Cherry Pistachio Energy Balls:DIY Holiday in a Jar

Cherry Pistachio Energy Balls

Give the gift of homemade this holiday season and layer up the ingredients for these delicious Cherry Pistachio Energy Balls in a your favorite mason jar!

What.

Another ball recipe from Fit Foodie Finds? Don’t tell me you are disappointed. I know you can’t get enough of my ball jokes on Snapchat. 

Pleaseeee tell me you are following FitFoodieFinds. Lin and I posted a hilarious snap of these balls mid photo shoot. We may or may not have referenced Santa’s balls.

Yay for week 2 of DIY Holiday in a Jar!

I thought there was no better thing to do that throw all the ingredients of a yummy holiday flavored ball recipe into a jar and give one to all of the people I adore. 

I mean, these are red on the inside and green on the outside. 

Those pistachios though.

Just splurge on the dang pistachios already. I know they are an expensive-er nut, but they’re bright green and PERFECT. They do complete the Santa’s balls look. Green + Red…you get my drift? 

BA

BALLS

BALLS BALLS.

BALLS BALLS BALLS.

BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS.

BALLS

Yah, I just made a half Christmas tree made from the word BALLS. 

Before you rush to Trader Joe’s to go pick up all of these ingredients…check out Davida’s 2nd DIY Holiday in a Jar Recipe! Almond Cherry Granola —> UMMMMM get at me. 

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DIY Holiday in a Jar: Cherry Pistachio Energy Balls

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• Author: Sandra
• Total Time: 10 minutes

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Ingredients

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1 cup raw almonds

1 cup pistachio nuts, divided in half

1 cup tart dried cherries (no sugar added please!)

10 medjool dates, pitted

1 teaspoon water

⅛ teaspoon sea salt

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Instructions

1. Place 1 cup of almonds in a high speed food processor and blend until you’ve created a meal.
2. Next, add dried cherries, medjool dates, sea salt, and water into the food processor and blend for 2-3 minutes or until you’ve created a ball of dough.
3. Add in ½ cup of pistachio nuts and pulse for 30 – 60 seconds or until the pistachio nuts are chopped and combined with the dough. Remove all contents from the food processor.
4. Place the remaining ½ cup of pistachio nuts in the food processor and blend until you’ve created a meal. Transfer into a small bowl and set aside.
5. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out dough and roll in between your pals to form a ball. Repeat.
6. Finally, roll balls in pistachio meal.

• Prep Time: 10 minutes