Name: 5-Ingredient Chocolate Brazil Nut Balls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: energy balls
Ingredients: 1/4 cup cocoa butter, melted (also sold as cacao butter); 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Cacao v. Cocoa Powder); 1/4 cup almond butter; 2 tablespoons agave nectar; 1/4 t. sea salt + additional for sprinkling; 1 cup brazil nuts

close up of white chocolate brazil nut energy balls, one with bite taken out — Satisfy your sweet tooth with these chocolate brazil nut balls. They’re no-bake, only five ingredients and so good for you!

These Chocolate Brazil Nut Energy Balls will be your new favorite snack or sweet tooth craving.

I like to think of these vegan chocolate energy balls as little candies. They’re chocolatey, crunchy, salty and sweet. They kinda remind me of healthier ferrero rochers and I loooove them.

If you love baking you have to check out my post of 50+ Gluten Free Dessert Recipes! You’ll find everything from these Chocolate and Peanut Butter Energy Balls to these Peanut Butter Donuts!

group of chocolate brazil nut energy balls on white parchment paper

Can brazil nuts be bad for you?

Yes! Eating too many brazil nuts can be toxic. It’s been recommended to only consumer 1 – 3 brazil nuts per day.

Where to buy brazil nuts:

I usually buy most of my specialty food items from amazon. Here are some of the brands I like:

overhead image of a small bowl filled with chocolate brazil nut energy balls on white counter

Ingredients for chocolate brazil nut balls:

cocoa butter or cacao butter: if you don’t have either of these, refined coconut oil would also work!
unsweetened cocoa powder
almond butter: any other nut or seed butter works too!
agave nectar: if you don’t have agave nectar, honey or maple syrup also works!
salt
brazil nuts

How to make chocolate brazil nut balls:

Melt the cocoa butter in the jar in the microwave for about a minute. Mix it with a spoon and then pop it in the microwave for another 30 seconds if it needs to be smoothed out more.

Combine the cocoa butter, almond butter, cocoa, agave, and sea salt in the food processor and process until the ingredients are combined and smooth. Add the brazil nuts to the food processor.

Use a small cookie scooper to scoop balls of the mixture into a lined baking sheet. You can eat them immediately, chill as is, or roll them into smooth balls.

Sprinkle the top with crumbled brazil nuts and sea salt. Store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat!

overhead image of chocolate brazil nut energy bites rough scooped into mounds before they are rolled into balls on white parchment paper

Other energy ball recipes you may like:

two chocolate brazil nut energy bites, one with a bite taken out sitting on a white counter and a small white bowl filled with energy bites in the background

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