Key Lime Pie Energy Balls

These high-protein Key Lime Pie Energy Balls are loaded with healthy fats and energizing, whole-food carbohydrates. They’re the perfect easy snack to meal prep ahead of time and reach for throughout the week!

These key lime pie energy balls are incredible! Made in the food processor with dates, almond butter, cashews, lime zest and juice, shredded coconut, protein powder, and white chocolate chips, these energy balls are a snack you can easily make a bunch of ahead of time to have on hand for the week. Plus, the ingredients are really solid, so you can enjoy them completely guilt-free.

If you’re looking for more meal prep snack ideas, we’ve got a handful! Try our chocolate date balls, blueberry muffin energy balls, and salted chocolate peanut butter energy balls.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

It’s easy – this recipe (as energy balls tend to me) is so easy! It’s, essentially, just a matter of adding the ingredients to a food processor, letting the food processor do its thing, and then rolling into balls and, if you wish, drizzling with white chocolate.
It’s made with clean, simple ingredients – this energy ball recipe is made with really great, whole-food ingredients (besides the white chocolate chips, of course, but you can skip those if you’d like).

Key Lime Pie Protein Ball Ingredients

There’s a good chance you have some of these ingredients on hand already, and if you don’t, they can all be really easily sourced at your local grocery store. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.

All of the ingredients needed for Key Lime Pie energy balls in small bowls on a light surface.

Dates – you can grab pitted or unpitted Medjool dates here. The pitting process is really easy, so if those are significantly less expensive, it’d definitely be worth saving the money and quickly removing the pits yourself.
Protein powder – any vanilla protein powder you love will work great here. We stick with Equip’s vanilla protein because it’s made with grass-fed beef isolate powder.
White chocolate chips – this ingredient is a fun add in, but not necessary! If you’d rather keep this snack 100% whole-food, feel free to skip the white chocolate chips.

A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Recipe Variations and Modifications

Use olive oil – this recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of coconut oil added to the white chocolate chips before melting. No need to purchase coconut oil just for this – feel free to use olive oil if you don’t have coconut oil on hand!
Make it dairy-free – to make this recipe dairy-free, either omit the white chocolate chips altogether or use dairy-free white chocolate chips.
Make it gluten-free – this recipe is gluten-free as written.

How to Make Key Lime Pie Balls

This recipe is genuinely as easy as it gets. The food processor does all of the hard work for you – you’ll just need to roll the mixture in balls once it’s done! Follow along below for the full, super easy how-to.

Dates processed in a food processor until they are caramel consistency.

The ingredients for Key Lime Pie energy balls in a food processor.

Step 1: Place the dates in the food processor and pulse until they look caramel-like.

Step 2: Add the cashews to the caramel-like dates, and process until a sand-like texture forms. Add the almond butter and coconut, then pulse again until evenly mixed.

Step 3: Add the protein powder, half of the lime zest, all of the lime juice, and salt to the mixture, and process again until smooth.

Step 4: Add half of the white chocolate chips to the food processor and pulse 2-3 times, until just incorporated.

Key Lime Pie energy balls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Melted white chocolate in a small glass bowl.

Step 5: Use a large cookie scoop to portion the 12-ish balls, and then use your hands to press the balls firmly together. The mixture will likely be a little crumbly, but using your hands will help you to get them packed together.

Step 6: Melt the remaining white chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a microwave for about 30 seconds.

Key Lime Pie energy balls drizzled with white chocolate on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Step 7: Drizzle the energy balls with the melted white chocolate, then sprinkle the rest of the lime zest on top. Store in the refrigerator!

How to Serve

Drizzle melted white chocolate your energy balls, then finish with a sprinkle of lime zest for the most decadent experience! If you want to skip those extras, enjoy them as-is for a snack or feel-good dessert.

How to Store

Store the key lime pie energy balls in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer. Stored in the refrigerator, they’ll last for up to 2 weeks, and stored in the freezer, they’ll be good for up to 3 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should protein balls be refrigerated?

Yes! Store your protein balls in the refrigerator.

Are energy balls a healthy snack?

We think energy balls are an excellent healthy snack option! Made with whole-food sources of carbohydrates, a high-quality protein powder, and healthy fats in the form of nuts and nut butter, it honestly doesn’t get much healthier.

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