Rich Choc-Nut Protein Balls Recipe
Ingredients:
4 tbspns extra virgin coconut oil 250 g unsalted nut butter (I use 1/2 ABC nut butter and 1/2 hazelnut butter, but use anything you like) 2 cups of crushed unsalted dry-roasted nuts (1 1/2 cups almonds, 1/2 cup cashews/pistachios. I’ve used a dry-roasted nut mix) 3 tbspns of sunflower and pumpkin seeds 2 tbspn coconut sugar 4 tbspns dessicated coconut 6 tbspns raw protein powder vanilla 6 tbspns raw cacao powder 2 tbspns organic unsulphured blackstrap molasses 50 g dried sour cherries or inca berries roughly chopped (or goji berries, or …) Shredded coconut to roll balls inMethod:
- Melt coconut oil over a low heat in a double saucepan or put bowl in oven for short time. Note: the idea is to melt the oil, not cook it
- Add nut butter, mix
- Add dry ingredients and mix
- Add blackstrap molasses, mix. The texture should be sticky and clumped together. If it’s still crumbly and falls apart, just add more melted coconut oil or nut butter
- Roll into balls and coat with shredded coconut
- Store in refrigerator
Please note:
* I wanted a crunchy texture so I put the nuts and seeds between sheets of greaseproof paper and crushed the nuts with a rolling pin.
* This is low sugar, low GI. You can adjust sweetness with proportions of coconut sugar and/or molasses.