BALANCED BREAKFAST ENERGY BALLS
These balanced breakfast energy balls were inspired by my daughter and adapted from my Healthy Ice cream sandwiches. These are simple, filling and healthy and great for on-the-go snacking.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 200 g prunes or pitted medjool dates Not too dry
- 25 g walnuts
- 150 g almonds
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp almond butter
- 60 g old fashion oats
- 40 g flax seeds
- 20 g hemp seeds
- 9 g salt
- 50 g dried milk
- 20 g pumpkin seeds
Flavoring
- 20 g dried tart cherries, barberries Optional. This tart flavor adds a different dimension
- 20 g coconut flakes
- 25 g unsweetened cocoa powder
Other flavoring options
- 20 g dried cranberries
- 20 g chopped dried apricots
- 20 g currants or raisins
Makes: 5cm round
Instructions
- In a food processor, chop nuts until there's a combination of flour and granules for texture.25 g walnuts
- Place in a large bowl
- Blend half of the oatmeal and all of the flax.
- Add this to the nut mixture.
- In a food processor, blend the dates or prunes and when it starts to combine and form a paste, add the cocoa powder.25 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- Stop when the cocoa powder is completely incorporated. The mixture will look granular.
- Add almond butter, vanilla, blended oatmeal-flax and the nut mixture.150 g almonds, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Mix until incorporated.
- Pour mixture back into the large bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Mix to combine. Mixture should be granular but soft. It should come together with squeezed into a ball.
- Place a handful of mixture into the palm of one hand and squeeze to make a ball. Add more mixture and squeeze to increase the size of the ball.
- Place the ball onto a baking tray.
- Refrigerate balls and enjoy! Store the balls into an airtight container.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 102IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 9g
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