Prune & Almond Energy Balls
Monday, July 06, 2020
Here's a quick 10 minute Prune & Almond Energy Balls. Honestly, this recipe came about because there was a packet of prunes sitting in the pantry for a really long time that nobody wanted to eat & I didn't know how to use them up.
I have seen a lot of Energy Balls recipes that use Dates & I swapped it with Prunes. And, I am really glad I made these because my daughter loved them
Makes around 20-22 Balls using Standard Measuring Cups
You Will Need:
- Roughly about 2.5 cups of chopped Prunes
- 1 cup Almonds
- 1/2 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1.5 tablespoons of Edible Coconut Oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Honey or Maple Syrup (if you want it sweeter)
- Desiccated Coconut Powder to coat them with
How To:
Chop the Prunes into small Pieces
In a Mixer/Blender, Add almonds & powder it
Add in Prunes & coconut Oil & blend again until it forms a coarse paste. About 3-4 whizzes should be enough
Melt the Chocolate Chips in a microwave safe bowl. About a minute should be enough
Scoop the mixture out onto a bowl, Add the melted chocolate chips, Vanilla Extract & check for sweetness.
If you want it sweeter, add Honey or Maple syrup accordingly. I did not add any because the sweetenes of the chocolate chips was quite enough for us
Mix everything together & shape them into Balls. I got about 22 Energy Balls
Roll them on a bed of desiccated coconut powder so that it gets coated evenly & Done !!
These stay pretty soft & you may want to refrigerate them to slightly firm them up
NOTE:
This is a very easy recipe & there are no exact measurements that you need to use. You can swap almonds with any other nuts you like
I added Chocolate Chips because Prunes are not as sweet tasting as Dates so I wanted to balance the sweetness & I also wanted to make it tastier for the kids
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