HOW TO MAKE GUT HEALTHY PUMPKIN ENERGY BALLS

gut healthy pumpkin energy ball

Another gut healthy recipe??

OH HELL YAS. NEXT QUESTION.

You guys know that I’m having SUCH 👏🏻  A 👏🏻 MOMENT with pumpkin spice.

Everything from Trader Joe’s pumpkin spice cream liquor ( hellooo 11AM game day ) to Starbucks’ pumpkin cream cold brew ( swapping the vanilla for SF vanilla obvi ). Every basic bitch knows that fall is our time to sprinkle an obnoxious amount of pumpkin spice into our bevvies or foods ( boozy or not ) and I think energy balls need a moment too.

TBH, I’ve been eating these energy balls since the end of August and I can’t get enough. I’m absolutely one of those girls who started sprinkling PS in my coffee in the middle of the summer and I’ve been eagerly waiting for a socially acceptable time to share this recipe.

Aside from being SO DELISH, these energy balls are fab because they promote gut health and are super filling. ( more deets here in my blueberry muffin energy ball recipe blog post ).

For my SparkNotes gals out there, these energy balls contain…

  • Probiotics: the good bacteria that promotes a healthy gut
  • Prebiotics: fuel for the probiotics
  • Protein: for satiety & feeling full

ANYWAYS, I decided to create this recipe because it is a great OTG snack that will keep you full and your gut happy 😉

Recipe

  • 1/2 cup + 2 T oat flour
  • 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder ( use this brand )
  • 1/4 cup cashew butter
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 3 Tbsp maple syrup – i use this low sugar brand
  • 3 Tbsp lily’s
  • 1, 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Mix dry ingredients in a medium to large bowl.
  2. Mix wet ingredients in a medium size bowl.
  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
  4. Roll into balls.
  5. Optional ( but *highly* recommended ): melt lily’s chocolate with a tsp of coconut oil in the microwave. Dip half of the energy ball in the chocolate.

There’s nothing spooky about these ingredients – HAH!

xx hails

gut healthy pumpkin energy balls