Snacks
Golden Sesame Balls
Golden Sesame Balls. Turmeric Toasted Sesame balls with Cinnamon and Cardamom. 5 Ingredient Sesame snack balls, or make them into…
- Ready 25 minutes
- Serves 10
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes

These super simple balls are a great snack and a great way to add more daily turmeric. They are super easy to carry along and store. The sesame balls use just 5 ingredients. Toasty Sesame seeds, maple syrup, tahini, turmeric + spices/flavors, coconut flour.
Make these with just sesame seeds or sesame and other seeds. Sesame seeds are an acquired flavor, so mix other seeds or nuts. Pulse the larger seeds/nuts to a coarse meal before using. Toast them to preference, then mix in the tahini maple mixture. You can also use popped grains (quinoa, amaranth, millet etc) instead of sesame seeds. You can sub the tahini with smooth nut butter. These balls also remind me of Til ke ladoo which are usually made of sesame seeds and jaggery syrup. Use these as a laddoo sub at the next Indian festival. Loads of options!
Add flavors of choice to these snack balls. I use freshly crushed cardamom and ground cinnamon. Freshly crushed cardamom seeds and amazing and add a vibrant flavor to these balls. Use unflavored protein powder instead of coconut flour for a protein filled ball. Make some and let me know how you like them!
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- Turmeric Lemon rice
- Most of the Indian Recipes


Recipe
Golden Sesame Balls
Golden Sesame Balls. Turmeric Toasted Sesame balls with Cinnamon and Cardamom. 5 Ingredient Sesame balls, or make them into bars or protein sesame bars. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe Makes 9 balls. easily doubled
- Serves 10
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2.5 tbsp or more maple syrup
- 1/2 cup white sesame seeds (or a combination of different seeds like sesame, coarsely ground pumpkin seeds etc)
- 1/2 to 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp or more freshly crushed cardamom seeds (or cardamom powder)
- 1 tbsp coconut flour (or vegan protein powder of choice)
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl mix tahini and maple syrup until well combined. (Heat the tahini in the microwave so that it mixes easily or let the mixture sit on the counter to come to room temperature.
- 2
Toast the sesame seeds in a skillet over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden. Stir occasionally. Take off heat. Mix the in the turmeric into the sesame seeds while still warm-hot.
- 3
Add the sesame seeds to the tahini maple bowl. Add the spices and mix well. Add coconut flour or protein powder and mix in. Chill the mixture for 5 to 10 minutes, then shape into balls or press in a parchment lined pan to cut into bars. Store on the counter for the day or refrigerate for upto a week.
Notes
For variation use half sesame seeds and half coarsely crushed pumpkin or sunflower seeds, or almond meal or other nut meal. Nutritional values based on one ball
Nutrition
- Calories78 kcal
- Carbohydrates6 g
- Protein2 g
- Fat5 g
- Saturated Fat1 g
- Sodium4 mg
- Potassium60 mg
- Fiber1 g
- Sugar3 g
- Vitamin C1 mg
- Calcium83 mg
- Iron1 mg






