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With just 7 ingredients, you can make blueberry bliss balls that taste exactly like a blueberry muffin! Made with wholesome ingredients, they’re the perfect grab-and-go snack.
Our family burns through energy balls, so I always need a new recipe to keep things interesting.
Luckily, between pumpkin protein balls, peanut butter balls, and these easy bliss balls, new inspiration keeps on coming.
While I love blueberry desserts (like blueberry donuts and blueberry oatmeal cookies), these blueberry balls are a favorite healthy snack to keep me full between meals. I usually enjoy a few after a workout, or I keep them handy while I’m running errands in case the hunger pangs strike.
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Why you’ll love this recipe
- Easy to customize. Similar to protein balls, you can add extra protein, fold in chocolate chips, or make blueberry bars. The options are endless.
- Ready in minutes. All you do is mix everything together, shape the balls, then let them firm up in the fridge. That’s it!
- Healthy. I don’t use any dairy or gluten-derived ingredients, so everyone can enjoy these bliss balls! Like peanut butter oatmeal balls, they’re also easy to make sugar-free, too.
What we love most about these bliss balls is how easy they are to make ahead. I like to make a double (or triple) batch on Sunday and store them for the coming week.
Ingredients needed
These berry bliss balls are made with all healthy, easy-to-find ingredients. Here’s exactly what you’ll need:
- Coconut flour. My favorite high-fiber, low-carb flour for no-bake desserts. It also absorbs moisture well, giving us the perfect cakey texture.
- Blanched almond flour. Note: blanched almond flour, NOT almond meal. Almond meal has the skins left on, which will give you a grittier, more mealy texture.
- Sugar. I used white sugar, but any granulated sweetener will work. You can use a liquid sweetener like maple syrup or honey, but you’ll need to adjust the dry ingredients to compensate.
- Vanilla extract. To complement the blueberry flavor.
- Coconut oil. To help bind the ingredients and shape the batter. Use refined coconut oil for no coconut flavor.
- Dried blueberries. To put the blueberries in blueberry balls, of course!
- Milk. I used unsweetened almond milk, but any non-dairy milk will work.
Find the printable recipe with measurements below.
How to make bliss balls
Step 1- Make the dough. In a high-speed blender or food processor, add all your ingredients. Blend until fully immersed. If the batter is too thick, add a little extra milk.
Step 2- Shape. Transfer the batter to a large bowl. Using your hands, shape the dough into 12 equal-sized balls and place them on a plate.
Step 3- Refrigerate. Store the balls in the fridge for 30 minutes or until firm.
Recipe tips and variations
- Use a cookie scoop. Don’t feel like using your hands? Sometimes, I’ll use my 1-inch cookie scoop to shape the balls.
- Add protein. When I want to make more filling protein balls, I’ll swap ½ cup almond flour for vanilla protein powder.
- Don’t skip the added sugar. I usually avoid adding sugar to protein balls, but because the dried blueberries are not very sweet on their own, I think it’s essential.
- Adjust the consistency. Depending on how thick your batter is, you may need to add a little extra milk. If the batter becomes too thin, add a little coconut flour to thicken it.
- Add mix-ins. While I think these blueberry balls taste great as is, sometimes I’ll fold in some chocolate chips, raisins, or shredded coconut.
- Make blueberry bars. Sometimes, I find blueberry bars are easier to travel with. Luckily, this recipe can easily be transformed into bar form. Simply press the dough into a square pan lined with parchment paper. Store in the fridge until firm, then slice into bars.
- Use fresh blueberries. You can make these bliss balls with fresh or frozen blueberries. If frozen, let them thaw overnight and remove any excess liquid from the blueberries. Keep in mind the bliss balls will be darker in color.
Storage instructions
To store: Place leftover blueberry balls into an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 1 month.
To freeze: Store leftover blueberry balls in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 6 months. Let the balls thaw overnight in the fridge.
Yes! To make sugar-free bliss balls, swap the sugar for a granulated sweetener of your choice, like allulose or monk fruit.
Yes, when incorporated into a healthy diet, bliss balls can be a nutritious and satisfying snack loaded with protein, fiber, and antioxidants.
More delicious no-bake snacks to try
- No Bake Oatmeal bars– Thick, soft, and chewy bars made with only 3 ingredients.
- Homemade protein bars– Basically a healthy candy bar with 21 grams of protein per bar.
- Apricot delight– A refreshing way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
- Larabars– My family’s favorite snack bar, with 10 flavor combinations!
- Cookie dough bites– If you love cookie dough as much as me, you’ll love these raw cookie dough bites.
Blueberry Bliss Balls
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons dried blueberries
- 1-2 tablespoons milk * See notes
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender or food processor, add all your ingredients. Blend until fully immersed. If the batter is too thick, add a little extra milk of choice.
- Transfer the batter into a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, shape 12 small balls of dough and place on a plate.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until it has firmed up.
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe originally published May 2019 but updated to include new information for your benefit.
Excellent recipe! Thank you!
Do you know the nutrition information and serving size for these? I’m a big meal prep person so this would help me to portion for the week
Hi Allie! For sure- If you go to myfitnesspal and add in the ingredients, it will provide it for you, depending on how many you make 🙂 Enjoy!
I love that you have a paleo option for this recipe! That is where my question comes in though…should there be nut butter in the paleo recipe?
Love your site 🙂
Hi Doryss! Nut butter is paleo except for peanut butter 🙂
Thanks Arman. I realize that and would not have made it this far in my paleo journey had it not been for nut butters! Cashew is my personal fav. Your paleo version of this recipe doesn’t list nut butter and I didn’t know if that was just a slip or intentional. Thanks for all these wonderful recipes! Happy Eating 🙂
These look great! And I Will probably make them, and I love your art and photography. But I had to close three different pop-ups and an autoplay video with sound. I know you want to monetize, but that’s too much! I probably won’t be back. I’m sorry, but that’s too much trouble to go through.
I’m sorry to hear that, Jill. I do understand how frustrating that would be but those ads are necessary for me to be able to make a full time income.
Looks great, especially for foodies like myself who don’t have easy access to an oven. Is it possible to use banana in this recipe without making the mixture too moist or crumbly?
Hi Anorak! apologies for the delayed reply- I recently published a no bake banana bread bite- It’s really good if you prefer banana 🙂
How many balls does this recipe make?!
and to answer your question my nickname growing up from my dad was pumpkin.. don’t ask me why but I still to this day get called it! Favorite muffin has to be the Tim Hortons fruit explosion, so much fruit in one muffins, amazing.
Hey Alexa, I can’t give you a specific answer- It depends on how big or small you make them 🙂 They are so good!
okay 🙂 can’t wait to try them out! Have to wait until I get back to Canada though!
Please do Alexa!
YUM’d! This looks delicious. A definite must try! Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door OPENS tonight at 9pm Pacific Time. 🙂
~Lorelai
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Thanks Lorelai! 🙂 Fun link up party- Enjoy!
I am currently stalking your website and pinning all these balls like crazy. I don’t care how weird that sounds LOL
Hahaha stalk away my friend!
I could eat a plateful of these!
You and me both, Cindy! 🙂
I am going to make these and bring them to triathlon swimming practice on Saturday. I’ll let you know my teammates reaction.
OK?
Only if it’s a success 😉
Cheers Mike!
My mom used to call me sausage if that makes you feel any better.
My friend just told me that he hates blueberry muffins, so we’re not friends anymore. Just kidding, but seriously, how could you hate them!? I’m a fan of blueberry, corn, pumpkin, and banana muffins. So any muffin except chocolate chip.
….You need to defriend them!
Also…ONE WEEK!!!
What?!! To make children work in the garden during their summer vacations? It’s…it’s….it’s outrageously cruel! I’m that impressed with this fact that I’m speechless now:) Needless to mention, the muffin bolls look great (even though I don’t like protein powder). Good job!
So cruel, right! Ohhh no stress about the protein powder- It’s optional 🙂
GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMMMIEEE!! These look like what muffin dreams are made of.
YESSSSSS. You said it!
YUM! I’m in love – I have a whole container of dried blueberries at home! Love that these are just a bite of yumminess – usually all I need in the afternoon!! Thanks Arman 🙂 Pinning!
Thanks Sam- You’re a gem! 🙂
I like your balls Arman.
Standard response by many 😉
I’ve been waiting for this recipe allllll week. So SO happy now!!….and now I need to go buy dried blueberries.
Please do, Jess! 🙂
guuuhhhalllmndjabfkjbe. that is me drooling. a lot. I cannot wait to make these, seriously. I may stay up late making them tonight.
Haha, nooooo sleep is precious!
You could always change your blog to the Humpty Dumpty. That would be cute…and there goes your ratings lol
Yep, you said it!
Sneaky blueberries – they look like chocolate chips. I will let them off though, as chocolate chips are still awesome.
True that!
Humpty dumpty LOL. Wouldn’t have been my favorite nickname either. I ran xc and track in college and one year one of my teammates and I came back with a few extra pounds (mind you, we definitely were still plenty skinny) and our coach called us the Double Bubble Twins. My teammate was quite offended, I laughed. It was kind of funny. Anyway, your muffin energy balls look fabulous!
Thanks Michelle! Double bubble twins? I like the ring to it!
WHAT?! We want to bake these in the easy bake oven, DUH!
Hahahahaha that would probably make them burnt ballllllls.
You know I’m a fan of anything with fruit in it. I love the sound of these balls, er I mean bites.
I need to tackle my pantry items before the CSA season kicks off and I’ll about produce. I just so happen to have like 20 bottles of oils and vinegars, not to mention all those grains. 🙂
Oh God, now that you’re into smoothies, there better NOT be any lettuce smoothies. Gross.
1) Lettuce smoothies happened out of sheer desperation. You get that much lettuce; you’ll try anything.
2) I’ve been making and guzzling smoothies since I’ve been blogging, long before it was cool to do so. The chocolate ones and sharing a recipe is new though. I’ll give you that.
YES! I forgot about that- You totally started the smoothie trend! Although let’s hope lettuce smoothies never happen…
hahaha so whenever someone is complaining to me about something, my response is usually “awww, muffin!” Maybe I need to start throwing ‘blueberry’ in there too?
As for something collecting dust in my pantry – my almond flour. I haven’t used it in forever! I guess I just haven’t been baking much lately?
Hahaha do it. You better call me muffin when you come to NYC. We can even meet outside the Magnolia Bakery!
I read on a blog that they sprinkle almond flour on their toast and it’s ‘just like peanut butter.’ Gross.
Blueberry is my favorite Muffin <3 I am going to try these for our "road trip" on Friday. I guess it sweetens the 7+ hours in the car 😛 As a child I had all kinds of silly nicknames but luckily not one of them stuck.
Please do, my dear! Also…Why wasn’t I invited?
Chocolate chip, always and forever. But that doesn’t mean I’d ever turn down blueberry. And I’m pretty sure the bag of amaranth that I bought has expired already… I kept meaning to use it, but the texture kind of throws me off.
Amarath….Spoonhead you are cray.
Wow – Arman – the consistency of these balls rock! I was thinking they had some sort of coconut oil or something – then I read your recipe – brilliant!
Thanks Shashi 🙂
Need these right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
YESSSSSSSS.
These look delicious! Your photos always make me drool, it’s not very attractive haha. Aww I feel your pain with that aunt of yours, my nana is like that too! For Christmas one time she gave me women’s weeklys from the year dot…. the usual no present situation was preferable!
Thanks Jess- You’re welcome to drool all you like!
Nice balls
I get that ALL the time!
Haha I’ve decided I’m going to be the crazy aunt for my 5-year old niece. Once she’s old enough I can’t wait to put her to work in my garden!
My last name is Scallion, so all my friends in college used to call me Onion. Not a flattering nickname at all, but I couldn’t get them to stop.
Hahaha that is awesome. Slave labour.
Onion? love it.
These look fantastic! I’m thinking I might try making a batch with the dried cranberries in the cupboard that I can’t seem to use up elsewhere. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Please do, Amy!
I think you should thank your aunt for teaching you to read in Chinese! That’s very cool. But the making you pick weeds, not cool at all.
These look really good. Dried blueberries must be in right now because I just drooled over another recipe with them.
Haha, oh man, picking weeds and Chinese reading in one day was torture!
Glad to hear that, Linda! 🙂
Hello blueberry muffin of my no-bake energy ball dreams! YUM. So easy + delish. When are you moving?!
argh NEXT WEEK! But….I was planning on wearing shorts and a t shirt lol!
you’re an energy ball
Duh. I need to be for Cirque Du Soleil!
The nickname my mum used/uses still will stay a secret for as long as possible. It was embarrassing enough when she called me that way in front of my whole class in 6th grade.
Dried blueberries are one of the few kinds of dried fruit I actually enjoy so safe to say you created a balling recipe here 😉 .
My favourite kind of muffin is worth mentioning because it’s still the most requested in my family: chocolate with a sweet cream cheese filling and obviously covered in chocolate.
Please do try it out! That muffin sounds delicious!
Yum! Finally tried some no-bake balls yesterday and they were a huge hit over here. But clearly you are the expert here, I love blueberry and these look awesome!
So glad to hear that- Hope you’re ready for more! (Also, totally shot gunning you all for my taste testers!)
THEEEESE look so good. I need to get some dried blueberries asap! I’ve been wanting to try them, but have been a little worried that the entire would just “mysteriously disappear” in a short amount of time.
My aunt used to make big long nicknames for me like “Loua Leah Hucka Lucka” then add on like ten more rhymes. I also got “Leah Leah Ballerina” a lot even though I don’t dance and couldn’t if I tried.
oh Leah, that is exactly what happens!!!
Also, that is one epic nickname!
Haha lame nicknames? Well my last name is Lehocky so so many people said things like “LeBasketball” and “LeSoccer” and dumb stuff like that. My dad called me pumpkin head because my head is so big 🙂 I love blueberry muffins! And as we’re getting into summer (kinda?) blueberries are getting in season and I can’t wait.
hahahahaha LeCouscous. LeSpinach. LeSandwich.
Hey, I like the last one.
PS- Can I convince you to come to NYC?
Blueberry muffin is seriously my favorite flavor of anything! Like to the point where i would have my dad drop off a bakery blueberry muffin for me practically every morning before school =l probably not the best choice for a daily occurrence. Andddddd I’ve had to change my schedule to be able to workout in the mornings and searching for something quick (yet still delicious and breakfasty) that i can grab at 530 AM and hold me over 😉 Aka I think i need to make these this weekend.. as well as some rice pudding.. and oatmeals.. and no bake cookies. p.s. how did you get your balls to stand on top of each other.. NO PUNS INTENDED. I’m mesmerized.
Hahahahahahahahaha.
My balls are magic. Magic balls.
These look awesome and the fact that they’re no bake is amazing! I just want to pop and handful of these bad boys in my mouth. On a side note, your auntie reminds of character out of a Roald Dahl story 🙂
LOL!!!!! Sonali- Not even kidding, my sister just told me they booked tickets for Matilda when it comes to Australia!
Two things I notice about a lot of your recipes (beside no bake) is 1) balls and 2) breakfast cookies. 🙂 lol! I think if I made half the stuff you post I’d be 500 pounds. lol! Hope the transition to the US goes well!
Haha but they are all healthy so I doubt that! Thank you! 🙂
Awesome!!
Yes!
Ugh…I have SO many grains in my pantry right now! Multiple kinds of rice (I think at least 6 versions??) quinoa, flours, gluten free mixes, oats…. The list goes on. I really need to work on thinning out my supply! These energy balls sound really good!
Thanks Kelly! I kind of feel bad for posting so many couscous recipes…that silly grain.
My grandpa used to call me, “Bridget Gidget”…
My mom STILL calls me “Little Bridget”
I have canned green chilies collecting dust in my pantry. I haven’t needed them in a while, and it’s kind of driving me crazy.
My favorite muffin is definitely banana nut!
I was Peanut all the way up to high school…I was always a ‘little nothing’ in terms of physical size who’d then impress everyone because I looked 3-5 years younger and sounded the same amount older than my age 🙂
Hahaha that’s an awesome nickname, Alyssa!
These look fantastic! I bet the texture is wonderful. Make me some, and I promise to never call you humpty dumpty. 😉
Come to NYC and consider it done!
Woohooo! This means that I won the Facebook contest! #Right …or was it #Left? Either way, I’m all about the blueberries, too. Blueberry muffins have long been a morning favorite of mine…and I’m digging the energy ball version you created here. Hmmm…collecting dust in my pantry right now? I’d say several spice blends that I picked up along the way. I love spice blends, but they’re difficult to use when trying to write up a recipe since I don’t know the exact proportions of spices that went into said blends. Also, my nickname in college was Diggity. Not sure exactly why. It just was. Glad that one fell by the wayside.
Hahaha yes. Purely for the hashtag. Oh spices, they are the worst- I just chuck and pray for the best!
Diggity ey? Maybe people said No to you a lot. I like the way you work it, No Diggity.
Why yes, I WILL take a whole batch of these….thanks for asking. 😉 I think once my Whole30 is over, I need to make a version of this with some dried cherries. YUM!
Please do- They are delicious!
You’re amazing with these no bake recipes! I also love that these don’t require dates (which I feel like are in a lot of no bake types of treats) because I never remember to buy them at the store! haha
Thanks so much, Liz! YES! I’ve never used dates and (hopefully!) don’t intend on using them!
My aunt also had nicknames for me and my cousins…I was Cupcake (often shortened to Cups), one cousin was Punky, and the other was Sweet Pea. And actually she’ll still sometimes call us by those nails. I don’t really think too much of it until someone unfamiliar is nearby and then I realize it’s kinda weird to call a 25-year-old Cupcake. Haha.
I’ll call you cupcake in New York. Even outside Magnolia’s.
You are definitely a creative genius!! I looove blueberry muffins..think I’ll make these today. Travel safely!!!
Please do, Marsha!
These look incredible! perfect idea for when you want a muffin, but don’t wanna turn on the oven!
Thanks buddy! PS- We need to go on an oatmeal date in NYC!
Not going to lie, it is kind of badass to read in Chinese. And maybe she called you Humpty Dumpty because she knew you would be a) such a stud and b) a foodie and c) you were egg-cellent.
Blueberry muffins have to be one of the most nostalgic American foods, period. Especially with the crumb topping. gah. sooooo good.
Hahahaha your a gem.
…So. uh. Can you send me some cornbread muffins? IT’s been on my mind all day!
Love the looks of this recipe! My nickname in high school was doodles – I wouldn’t call it lame though, I liked it 🙂 It just fit.
So doodles, I’m excited for some baked potatoes.
Doodles. lol. Doodles.
Mmm blueberry muffin is my favroite kind, right next to apple cinnamon, banana walnut & lemon poppyseed…ah how can you make me choose just one favourite ! It’s funny, I always buy raisins, dried apricots & dried cranberries but never even thought to look out for dried blueberries. As soon as I get my hands on a packet, I know what I’ll be making- these look great buddy!
PS I think I’m going to hang on to the ‘Blueberry Muffin’ nickname- it’s rather endearing ;)!
Expect more of these to come to suit those muffin tastes 😉
Dried blueberries are bomb.com