Make Pumpkin Bliss Balls for a mouth-watering, easy snack in minutes! These bliss balls are made with 8 simple ingredients in just 30 minutes of prep time. Store them in the fridge for 10 days or freeze them longer, up to 2 months!
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Why You'll Love These Pumpkin Bliss Balls
- Healthy snack or breakfast option! These homemade bliss balls are made with dates, oats, almond butter, and pumpkin puree. They have a nice balance of natural sugars, protein, and fats. The dates and the pumpkin also add additional vitamins and nutrients.
- Easy to make! These pumpkin bliss balls are just as easy to make as my date balls, chocolate bliss balls, apricot bliss balls, peanut butter bliss balls, and lemon bliss balls. They use just 8 pantry ingredients and can be prepped in about 30 minutes!
- Perfect for fall! Serve these delicious bite-sized treats as an after-school snack, a quick on-the-go breakfast, or as a healthier dessert. They're packed with pumpkin spice flavor for a great welcome to the fall season.
Ingredients
A few notes about the ingredients:
- Medjool Dates: Medjool dates are the base of this recipe. They are perfectly sweet, chewy, and hold their shape. Make sure to remove their pits and stems before adding to the food processor!
- Oats: Old fashioned oats help in binding the ingredients together. They soak up the wet ingredients, helping them stick to the dry ones. They are also good for added fiber.
- Almond Butter: I like to use almond butter because it provides a neutral nutty flavor. It also adds some protein. Make sure to stir the separated oil into the almond butter in the jar before adding it to the food processor.
- Pumpkin Puree: Canned pumpkin puree adds some vitamins to these bliss balls. It also helps in providing some moisture that allows the rest of the ingredients to bind together.
⭐️ See recipe card below for descriptions and quantities of each ingredient. Then, watch this brief tutorial on Instagram!
Instructions
- Step 1: Add all ingredients, besides the pumpkin puree, to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until it forms fine crumbles.
- Step 2: Add pumpkin puree and pulse again until the mixture turns sticky and starts to combine.
- Step 3: Using a cookie scoop, form small balls of the mixture, about 1 to 2 tablespoons each.
- Step 4: Optional: Form into a pumpkin shape by flattening the balls lightly with your hand. Use a spoon to add the lines on the sides of the pumpkin. Place a chocolate chip on top for the stem.
- Step 5: Place balls on a baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to set.
- Step 6: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. You can also freeze these pumpkin bliss balls for up to 2 months.
⭐️ Tip: While you roll and form these pumpkin bliss balls, they will be slightly oily from the almond butter. But don't worry! When they are refrigerated for storage, the oil will solidify and make them less messy.
Substitutions and Alterations
- Almond Butter - I recommend using almond butter for it's neutral taste, but peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, or cashew butter would work well too!
- Pumpkin Pie Spice - Adds great fall flavor, but can be substituted for just ground cinnamon or a combination of ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, and a pinch of ground cloves.
- Canned Pumpkin - Canned pumpkin is a great way to add pumpkin flavor, but if you don't have any on hand, you can simply use water instead.
How to Store Pumpkin Bliss Balls
To store: Store pumpkin bliss balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 10 days.
To freeze: For longer term storage, these snack balls can also be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months. Keep them in a zip top bag with excess air removed.
When ready to eat again, place the balls in the refrigerator overnight, or allow them to come to room temperature on the kitchen counter. You can also just pop them in your mouth, while still slightly frozen!
Top tip!
Make sure you remove the date pits! They're hard and inedible, so they need to be removed prior to blending.
Recipe FAQs
I recommend about 2 bliss balls per serving. They're perfect for popping into your mouth as a quick and easy snack!
Bliss balls are typically made of dates or other dried fruits, nut butters (like peanut butter and almond butter), as well as oats, nuts, and other fillings. They come in all different flavors for so many great breakfast and snack options!
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Pumpkin Bliss Balls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted medjool dates (about 12 dates)
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup almond butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of salt, if your almond butter is unsalted
- ¼ cup canned pumpkin puree
- chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients, besides the pumpkin puree, to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until it forms fine crumbles.
- Add pumpkin puree and pulse again until the mixture turns sticky and starts to combine.
- Using a cookie scoop, form small balls of the mixture, about 1 to 2 tablespoons each.
- Optional: Form into a pumpkin shape by flattening the balls lightly with your hand. Use a spoon to add the lines on the sides of the pumpkin. Place a chocolate chip on top for the stem.
- Place balls on a baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to set.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. You can also freeze these pumpkin bliss balls for up to 2 months.
Notes
- This recipe yields 20 total bliss balls.
- Make sure to remove the pits from the dates prior to adding to the food processor!
- The bliss balls will be slightly oily as you form them into a pumpkin shape, but when you refrigerate them, the oil will solidify and become less greasy.
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