Name: Blueberry Energy Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 cup Whole Almonds; ½ cups Cashews; 1 cup Medjool Dates (pitted); ½ cups Dried Blueberries

Why it works: Almond and dates work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 217 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Blueberry Energy Balls

Serves 20

Prep15 min

Ingredients

1 cup Whole Almonds
½ cups Cashews
1 cup Medjool Dates (pitted)
½ cups Dried Blueberries

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

314Calories

7 gProtein

14 gFat

48 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cashew	1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)	157
Blueberry	1 cup (148g)	84
Date	1 date (24g) medjool	66
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Almond + datestop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together217 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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