Protein Balls Recipe

These no-bake Protein Balls are perfect for lunch-box snacks and are a fabulous way to sneak in lots of nutritious seeds and nuts!

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Also an excellent pre or post-workout snack on the go.

I love how flexible this recipe can be - you can add goji berries, beetroot powder, choc-chips, dried apricots, coffee....whatever you palate desires (within reason). You can also choose any seeds and nuts - they are quite interchangeable. If you've got kids - get them involved rolling the balls or even adding bits to the blender.

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried pitted dates

• 1 cup boiling water

• 2 cups rolled oats

• 1 cup walnuts

• 1/4 cup protein powder

• 1/2 cup pepitas

• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds

• 1/2 cup hemp seeds

• 1/2 cup chia seeds

• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

• 3 Tbsp cacao

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• optional goji berries/cranberries/dried apricots

Directions

• Cut the dates in half in case there's any sneaky pips and add them to the cup of boiling water in a bowl. Let them sit for about 10-15min.

• Put everything else in a food processor and blend until fine

• Add the dates to the processor but save the water

• Keep processing until one big ball forms almost (you may need to add more water)

• Roll into small balls and cover in desiccated coconut.

• Store in the fridge

1 Ball = 20g

Energy: 293kJ, Carbs: 3.4g , Fat: 4.4g, Protein: 3.6g, Fibre: 1.8g,