Hemp Seed Maca Balls
on Apr 30, 2015, Updated Feb 24, 2025
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These no-bake vegan hemp seed maca balls call for just 4 ingredients and are easy to make in minutes. They make an easy way to incorporate maca powder into your diet and contain 1 tsp of maca each.
About the Recipe
Here are a few reasons to love these hemp and maca bites:
- Vegan and gluten-free recipe.
- Nut-free, oil-free and no added sugar.
- Easy to make in 10 minutes.
- Simple no-bake recipe.
- 4 ingredients.
- Easy homemade snack or dessert.
- 1 tsp maca per serving.
You can also try maca powder in these Maca Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls and Mocha Maca Energy Balls.
Ingredients
You’ll need just 4 simple ingredients to make these! Here are a few notes on what you’ll need and possible substitutions. Please see the recipe card for the complete ingredient list with measurements.
- Hemp Seeds: Look for raw hemp seeds or hemp hearts. This recipe can also be made with sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, pecans or walnuts.
- Dates: It’s important to use soft, moist dates. You can use any variety. If your dates are overly dry, you can soak them in hot water for 15 minutes and drain well before use.
- Maca: You’ll 3 tbsp gelatinized maca powder. This is readily available online or in health food stores.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon is perfect with the maca and dates but you can switch it up with a little ginger, nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Start by tossing everything in your food processor. Process the ingredients into a dough. It shouldn’t take long, just mix until you can press the dough between your fingers.
Recipe Tip
If your dates are very dry or you’re unsure, soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain well before using. If you don’t soak the dates and the dough isn’t sticking together, add 1 tsp warm water and blend again.
Once you’ve blended it up, use your hands to roll the dough into balls, coat in more hemp seeds, cinnamon sugar, coconut or cocoa if you like and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs
Maca is slightly bitter, earthy and nutty with caramel undertones. It works nicely with the dates and cinnamon!
Store the balls in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freezer for up to 3 months.
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Hemp Seed Maca Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup tightly packed soft pitted medjool dates, 220 g
- 1 cup hemp seeds, 150 g
- 3 tbsp maca powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt, optional
- shredded coconut, cinnamon and coconut sugar or cocoa powder, for coating, optional
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a food processor until it forms a dough you can press between your fingers.
- Use your hands to roll the dough into 12 balls.
- Roll the balls in a cinnamon and coconut sugar, coconut or cocoa powder, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on March 9, 2015.
ratios on ingredients way off
I had to add an extra cup of dates to try to mask the over bearing cinnamon taste and too much hemp seeds . You only need 1tsp cinnamon abd 2cups dates
these sound amazing!! i love adding maca to my morning yogurt or oats. i like energy bites but dont make them often, and love how these are so simple and use hemp instead of nuts. i’ve actually been wanting to make something like this but i guess you already came up with this recipe ;D i was thinking of using apricots though.
also, where did you her about maca & acne?