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No-Bake Cinnamon Sugar Balls

By Deryn Macey

5 from 1 vote

on Apr 06, 2019, Updated Feb 07, 2025

These no-bake cinnamon sugar balls taste like a cinnamon sugar donut hole! Bonus: all you need to make them is almonds, almond butter, sweetener, cinnamon and ground flax.

How to Make These

All you need to make these is a food processor. You could maybe skip that step and use almond flour instead of almonds but I’m not sure of the exact amount of almond flour you will need. I’ll try to test that soon and let you know!

If you can to try using almond flour, just mix everything in a bowl. Otherwise, start by adding the almonds to a food processor and mixing into a coarse flour.

Once you’ve blended the almonds, add the rest of the ingredients, mix it up, roll the balls, coat them in cinnamon and sugar and that’s it!

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make these delicious donut hole-inspired balls:

1. Cinnamon. Of course cinnamon sugar donut holes need cinnamon! You can use regular cinnamon or for some extra health benefits splurge for ceylon.
2. Almonds. I used 1 cup of raw almonds in this recipe but I’ve also made them with walnuts, pecans and a mix of sunflower seeds and nuts. You can use pretty much any nut or seed but you might need to adjust the amount a bit to get the right consistency. The final dough, should be thick and easily rolled into balls.
3. Almond butter. Almond butter, tahini, peanut butter, sunflower seed butter…anything works! Use your favourite. As long as it’s nice and drippy, you’re good o go.
4. Ground flax. You’ll need some ground flax to help with binding. Golden or brown ground flaxseed works just fine.
5. Cane Sugar. I used this both in the balls and for coating.

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5 from 1 vote

No-Bake Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Balls

By: Deryn Macey

These no-bake balls are insanely delicious. They taste just like cinnamon sugar-coated donut holes!

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Total: 5 minutes mins

Servings: 10 balls

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 cup raw almonds
• ▢ 1/4 cup almond butter
• ▢ 1/4 cup ground flax
• ▢ 3 tablespoons water
• ▢ 2 tsp cinnamom
• ▢ 1/4 cup cane sugar
• ▢ 1/4 tsp sea salt

Optional Coating

• ▢ 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cane sugar

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Instructions 

• Add the almonds to a food processor and mix until they resemble a coarse flour.
• Add the rest of the ball ingredients and mix until it forms a thick dough.
• Roll the dough into 10 balls.
• In a small dish, mix together the cinnamon and sugar for coating the balls. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture until fully coated.
• Place the balls in the fridge for an hour to firm up a bit (you can enjoy right away if you like!).

Notes

Store in the fridge for up to 10 days. They can be frozen for up to 3 months but do freeze solid so you’ll have to let them thaw a little before eating.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ball, Calories: 138kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 13g, Fiber: 2.2g, Sugar: 0.5g

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