Matcha Balls

These matcha balls are such a delightful snack! They’re creamy, flavorful, and so easy to make. You only need a handful of ingredients to make these matcha energy balls and they come together in minutes! They’re the perfect make-ahead snack.

You may know them as energy balls, bliss balls, protein balls, or power balls, but regardless of what you want to call these, these matcha balls are such a delicious little snack that you can make with a handful of pantry staples. I love the combination of matcha and almond butter and even better, there’s no cooking required!

 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• They’re the perfect grab-and-go treat, as it’s so easy to just pop one in your mouth.
• They’re really simple to make. I throw everything into a food processor and blend all the ingredients together before rolling them into a ball. No cooking or baking is required!
• They’re also tasty and full of nutrients while keeping you feeling satisfied until your next meal.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• rolled oats — make sure you are using old-fashioned rolled oats and not steel-cut oats.
• chia seeds — both black and white chia seeds have the same nutritional content. The only difference is their color.
• matcha powder — a finely grounded powdered green tea, matcha is full of antioxidants and health benefits! Make sure to good good quality culinary grade or ceremonial grade matcha powder. You’ll also want a little extra for dusting the energy balls. Don’t want to do that? See my suggestions below!
• salt — a pinch of salt helps bring the flavors together.
• maple syrup — maple syrup is my preferred sweetener, but you can use your favorite one.
• almond butter — I use almond butter for my binder in these matcha energy balls but you can also use cashew butter, peanut butter, or your favorite nut butter.

How to Make Matcha Balls

• Add the rolled oats, chia seeds, matcha powder, salt, maple syrup, and almond butter to a small food processor.

• Pulse the mixture together until it resembles wet sand.
• Using a spoon or cookie scoop, scoop out some of the mixture.

• Roll the mixture into even-sized balls.

• Dust the energy balls with matcha powder if desired.
• Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge.

Recipe Tips and Notes

• If you don’t want to dust the energy balls with matcha powder, you can roll them in another topping, such as crushed pistachios, crushed almonds, coconut flakes, or hemp hearts!
• If the mixture is too crumbly, you can add a bit more almond butter and maple syrup to bind the ingredients together.
• When you store the energy balls in the fridge, after a while, the dusting of matcha will essentially be absorbed into the ball, and they won’t have that pretty green coating on them after some time.
• They won’t be as creamy when they’re straight out of the fridge due to the almond butter.

Make Ahead Tips

• Meal prep: you can store these matcha balls in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the fridge. However, they rarely last that long as I’m a pretty snacky person!
• Freezer: freeze the energy balls in an airtight container. You can freeze them with wax paper between them so they don’t stick together or you can flash-freeze them on a sheet pan first then transfer them, frozen, into a bag. They can last for up to 3 months.

More Matcha Recipes

• Matcha Latte
• Strawberry Matcha Latte
• Matcha Ice Cubes
• Matcha Overnight Oats
• Matcha Chia Pudding
• Matcha Avocado Smoothie
• Matcha Bubble Tea

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