Festival Recipe
Gut Healthy Energy Balls
Recipe by The Tummy Fairy
Ingredients
- 150 g mixed seeds
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- 40 g cacao powder
- 10 dates
- 80 g desiccated coconut and additional for rolling
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 80 g chicory root syrup or honey
- 65 g coconut oil (melted)
- 30g dark chocolate (optional)
Method
- Soak the dates in a little boiling water for 10 minutes.
- Add the mixed seeds, chia, flax, desiccated coconut, cacao and cinnamon into a food processor and blitz for a few minutes until the seeds break down.
- Then add the dates (keep the water aside), coconut oil and syrup and blitz until a dough starts to form. If its too dry you can add a little of the date water if needed.
- Use a dessert spoon to scoop out some of the mixture and roll them into 20 small balls.
- Then you have two ways to decorate them, you can roll them into some desiccated coconut, or you can drizzle them with some 85% dark chocolate.
- If you are choosing the chocolate method, pop the balls into the freezer for 30 minutes first, then melt 20g of chocolate and use a teaspoon to drizzle on top.
- Store them in an airtight container in the fridge, they last for 2 weeks or you can freeze them, and leave to thaw in the fridge overnight.
