Rice Free Tropical Coconut Energy Balls
These no-bake bites are a little taste of the tropics packed into a one-inch ball — chewy dried mango, bright lime zest, warm Ceylon cinnamon, and creamy coconut butter all rolled into one seriously satisfying snack. Cassava flour does the heavy lifting as a binder here, keeping everything cohesive and sturdy without a grain of rice or rice-based starch in sight, which makes them a genuinely easy win for anyone navigating that restriction. The ripe banana adds natural sweetness and helps the dough come together beautifully alongside a drizzle of honey, so nothing feels like a compromise. A quick pulse in the food processor is really all the effort required before you're rolling these into neat little spheres and tossing them in extra shredded coconut for a snowy, textured finish. After a short chill in the fridge they firm up perfectly — sturdy enough to toss in a bag for a hike or an afternoon snack, but still soft and fudgy when you bite in. The ginger and cinnamon give them a subtle warmth that keeps them from tasting one-dimensional, and the lime zest cuts through the richness just enough to make you reach for another one immediately.
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12 servings
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup dried mango, roughly chopped
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- ¼ cup cassava flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp vanilla powder
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp lime zest
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
For serving
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, for rolling (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the dried mango to a food processor and pulse 8–10 times until broken down into small, sticky pieces roughly the size of a pea.
- 2
Add the shredded coconut, mashed banana, cassava flour, coconut butter, honey, vanilla powder, Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, lime zest, and sea salt to the food processor. Pulse 10–15 times until the mixture comes together into a cohesive, slightly sticky dough that holds its shape when pressed between your fingers.
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