Pumpkin Amazeballs
These pumpkin protein balls are the perfect seasonal healthy snack! They pack a punch of protein and healthy fat in delicious dessert-like bites.
It was a low-key, laid back day- everything a holiday should be.
Got the Bob tire fixed (!)
took it for a spin at the dog park
lunch at Chippodle (my fave fast place, and Liv loves it too)
and a grocery haul.
Someone restrain me from the pumpkins.
It’s funny because I don’t even use them too often during the season (“too often” is subjective, baha), but I just love having access to them. Like candy corn, they seem like such a lovely seasonal treat.
I especially love these little pumpkin trees:
so cute!!
I remember buying them last year and eventually cutting into one to figure out what the heck they were. I can’t remember or find the post for the life of me- guess I’ll have to experiment again.
As pumpkin seems to creep it’s way into every nook and cranny of my life, it only makes sense for one of my favorite snacks to be pumpkin-ified…
Pumpkin Protein Balls
aka amazeballs!
These are less dense than the original version, and can easily be customized to suit your personal tastes.
Pumpkin Spice Amazeballs
Ingredients
- 4 T of dry ingredients (protein powder, oats, coconut, almond meal or any combo of those. I used oats and coconut)
- 2 T nut butter
- 2 T pumpkin puree (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/4 t cinnamon
- 1/8 t nutmeg
- 1/8 t cloves
- pinch of dried ginger
- pinch of sea salt
- splash of vanilla extract
- Sweetener of choice (I rolled with Stevia, but if you like to use liquid sweetener, you may have to add to the dry ingredients).
Instructions
- Pulse the dry ingredients in the food processor until you have a powder.
- Add in the reminding ingredients and pulse to combine.
- Taste a little bit for spice and sweetness- adjust as needed. (If you use maple syrup or honey as your sweetener, you may have to add more dry ingredients)
- The mixture will be very wet. Do not be afraid- just roll into balls using your hands or melon scooper and store in the fridge to harden slightly. In the fridge overnight allows the flavors to mingle and they taste even better.
Enjoy! <3
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I love those pumpkin trees too! I already had to throw mine away though, because it started to get moldy. Do you put water in your vase? I’m thinking that I put too much in mine?
YUM!! I love all your pumpkins 🙂
OHMYGOSH. This recipe has made my day!!! As a dry ingredient, can we use 4 tbsp of cocoa powder instead? Oh, and can we use fresh & minced ginger instead of dried? (Or ground?)
Thanks! 🙂
– Laura
I love all the pumpkins!! I can’t wait to have a home to be able to decorate for the holidays!
Love all your pumpkin decor!
These look amazing – I cannot wait to make them! I love all the pumpkin decorations – super cute!
I’ve been waiting for you to post this recipe since your meal plans! I love pumpkin and your amazeballs recipe so these babies look amazing! Thanks for experimenting for our benefit 😉 Also, I love the Chevron shirt!
These sound delicious, and I bet they would taste especially good with some dark chocolate chips thrown in 😀 Loving all the pumpkin decor! I haven’t been using much pumpkin in cooking/baking this year either, but they’re definitely making my house look festive.
I must try the pumpkin amazeballz!! What’s your fave at Chipotle? And what’s Liv’s? LOL!
i get the chicken burrito bowl with lettuce on the bottom, brown rice, black beans, chicken, hot, pico, guac and lettuce on top
liv gets rice, black beans and guacamole 🙂
I love your Chevron shirt!
I remember your little pumpkin tree, but I don’t remember you cutting into it either so I’m excited to see it!
For some reason I thought all your ballz had dates in them! So excited to try this recipe! Raunchiest comment ever lol!
my balls are date-free 😉
I cannot wait to make these. I’ve been waiting since… yesterday 🙂
I love your love of pumpkin! Saw you on the DailyBuzz today with them linking up your roasting/using an entire pumpkin post. Which I am highly impressed with!
Ohhh those amaze balls sound….amazing! I can’t wait to try them 🙂
Cathy Trails
I love all of your decorations! So pretty!! and I definitely need to try those pumpkin balls!! They look amazing! 🙂
These look sooo so amazing, I need to make these!
Love your black and white shirt– where’s it from?
francesca’s collection
Fall decorations definitely make me happy. I love little gords, they are so cute. Glad you enjoyed your holiday, wish I had the day off!
Love this recipe! and love all the fall decorations! As sad as I am that it is starting to get colder out I do love everything fall! Pumpkin and squash is pretty irresistible right about now!
A request for you! (your blog is fab is always btw!) I was wondering what are your thoughts on the Leangains Protocol…? Thanks!
Mmmm I love this version–especially the addition of coconut!
That little pumpkin tree is SO cute!
You’re genius continues to amaze me everyday!
Hi Gina,
First off, I realize this is a totally strange question, but since you are a native to Tucson, I figure you might have some advice. This is my second year living in Tucson- I go to UA for graduate school. Anyway, long story short, this weekend, I saw a tiny translucent pink lizard/gecko in my closet in my house! I freaked out! I tried to lock him in there and sealed the door by shoving a towel in the crack, but I don’t think that worked because just this morning, I saw him in my closet AGAIN!
People keep telling me that these little guys are 100% harmless and actually eat crickets and spiders that might be in the house, but I can’t help but feel a little icked out by the thought of him crawling around while I am sleeping at night.
So, I am wondering, is there a way to get these guys to leave for good, or do I just need to get used to him because they are unavoidable in Tucson. Ugh I am sorry for such a long silly comment, I am just freaking out and I figured you would probably feel not so good about little lizard/geckos in your house too…
Thank you ahead of time! Agh!
hey girl,
yes, they’re totally harmless- don’t be afraid. the best way would be to make sure your doors are sealed well, and maybe get an exterminator to come out. lavender oil is also a great way to get rid of insects- they hate the smell of it. when seasons change, the creepy crawlies come out. we had a couple of scorpions a couple of weeks ago, but since the exterminator came and sprayed outside, we haven’t seen any (knock on wood!)
hope this helps a little!
Thank you! Since I am renting the house, I think my best bet is to email my landlord and start with the lavender oil. Do you just burn it in an oil burner around the house? Thank you so so much for the advice!
Those pumpkins are so cute!! I’ve never succeeded in making “balls” –they never held together for me lol
Oh my, these look amazing!
Can’t wait for the day, when canned pumkin puree will be availabe in Germany.
I seem to be too lazy to cook a whole pumkin just to mash it up again…
Can’t wait to make these!!!
Ran right out and got pumpkin and scurried home to make these. I added carob chips and used 2T coconut flour and 2T vanilla whey protein. They’re so good I ate one before they had even set :S
yay i’m glad you liked them!!!
Genuis! Love your amazeballs already, but can’t wait to make this version 🙂
Ohh, I love your amazeballs and already made the pumpkin version!
I used oat bran and rice protein for the dry ingredients, and sunflower seed butter. They turned out delicious, love it! Ate 2 as part of my afternoon snack and saved the other two in the freezer for later – I usually make lots of balls and keep them in a zipbag in the freezer, then take as many as I need/want and bring along with me/eat!
Thanks Gina for another amazing recipe idea!
Ana
I HAD to come to your blog to find this recipe. I pinned it on pinterest but I NEED to make these today. I think the kiddos are going to adore them too! Ben keeps saying, “Cookie” and I’m lucky that I can pass most anything off to him as a cookie, but I know this one he’ll love!! Thanks Gina!!
I made and ate all 4 today then made another batch!
Made these last night with coconut flour in lieu of oats and shtuff, and cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and a smidgen of black pepper instead of pumpkin spices. So good! I’ve been loving cayenne pepper with pumpkin lately 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
Good idea to use coconut flour. I made mine with oat bran + rice protein for the dry and these were awesome!
I will try it with coconut flour too!
Ana
whoo hoo!
Can I use just ALL oat flour for the dry here? Don’t have a food processor, but I have ground oat floor (Bob’s)
These look fantastic! I can’t wait to try them!
So excited to try these! Queston, are the oat, coconut and almonds meal types of flours? Or do you put in whole oats and coconut flakes? Thanks!
whole oats and coconut flakes 🙂
Just made these…holy YUM!
Just made these tonight- they are in the freezer now! We used cookie butter (speculoos), oats, ground almonds, pecan pieces, and rolled them in cinnamon sugar! Can’t wait!!
For the amazaballs, did you use shredded coconut or coconut flour?
shredded coconut
Any recommendation for a nut butter substitution???? We have allergies 🙁
are seeds out too?
Hmmmmm….not entirely….I could use pumpkin or sunflower seed….but if I wanted to do nut/seed free what are your thoughts?
Another thought….maybe I could use a Chia gel…it wouldn’t form as well but could do the trick.
i’m not sure of a good nut/seed-free option since the nut butter really gives it the consistency. sunflower seed butter if you can! and yes, chia gel would work in a pinch, but they wouldn’t taste or look the same
I can’t wait to make these once I’m done with school work tonight! Since I’m celebrating the Jewish New Year today I’ll consider pumpkin amazeballs my Jewish Champagne. 🙂
How many balls does this recipe make? The quantities are so small?
it only makes 4-5 balls! you can always double the recipe if you’d like more
Thank you for the quick response!
Thank you for the wet/dry ratio. It’s super helpful!
This looks so good! What a fun way to make this treat with a fall flavor!
Thanks for sharing! Do they freeze well?
i’ve never frozen them but i’d imagine they freeze great!