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ENERGY DATE BALLS

energy balls, healthy recipes, simple nutrition

 

If you fancy a sweet treat using all natural and healthy ingredients and sugar, try these.  So delicious, simple to make and just 5 ingredients. They will keep for a week in the fridge in an airtight container or can be frozen.

 

Ingredients:

200g (1 cup) almonds

400g (2 cups) medjool dates

4 tbsp raw cacao powder

2.5 tbsp almond butter

2 tbsp coconut oil

(I add flax seeds and protein powder if desired)

 

Method:

  • Pulse almonds in food processor/nutri bullet until they are crushed.
  • Add dates and coconut oil and pulse till mixed.
  • Add almond butter and cacao and mix again.
  • Take a tablespoon of mixture and roll into a ball and continue until mixture is finished.
  • Put them into a freezer for about an hour, remove and store in an airtight container in the fridge.

 

 

Nutritional value:

Total calories 1550

Total carbs 320g

Total protein 24g

Total fat 58g

 

Per ball:

Calories 162

Carbs 17.9g

Protein 3.9g

Fat 7.8g