Coconut / Date / Nut energy balls

The internet is full of all sorts of recipes for healthy home made snacks, anything from energy bars, energy balls to different kind of shakes. I thought I'd share you my favourite one, for coconut chocolate energy balls, which is a nice little snack to take with you for the day or have a little pick me up - snack in the afternoon. It's super simple as well!

                           

You'll need a blender, the more powerful one the better (my one is not the best and it does struggle a bit with mixing it all) or a food processor. This recipe makes about 15 balls, depending on the size you'll want to make. 

What you'll need is 

100 g almonds
100g brazil nuts
 200g soft, dried dates. I'd recommend to use medjool or deglet noor varities.
1-2 tablespoons raw cacao powder(or more if you want them quite chocolatey)
150g organic honey
1 table spoon chia seeds
Dessicated coconut for rolling

Pop all the almonds and brazil nuts in the blender and blend until you have a smooth, fine mix. Add the dates, blend and add the honey and blend again. The mixture will become very sticky at this point. Add the cacao powder and chia seeds, then blend again until it's a smooth,even mixture.

Roll the mixture into small balls and roll them in the dessicated coconut to coat them. If you prefer to leave the coconut out and have them plain, you'll want to use a bit less honey to make the mixture bit firmer as it will be quite hard to roll them without the coconut flakes.

Put the balls in the fridge for a few hours to chill, or in the freezer for a bit. Store them in the fridge too! You can use other nuts too, walnuts work pretty well as well.

Enjoy!

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