Energy Balls
Delicious & nutritious......
These balls are full cacao, dark chocolate and nuts, which make them great nutrient dense little snacks. They are a perfect evening treat the night before a big training session or a long race, fueling your body the energy it needs to go the distance.
Ingredients
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1 cup dates - pitted - Medjool or Neglet Nour
3/4 cup rolled wholegrain oats
6 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp ground flaxseeds or other ground seeds
Pinch salt
3 tbsp ground cacao
30g Dark chocolate 75% cocoa or above
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1. Blitz dates in the food processor first before adding the rest of the ingredients, except chocolate, and blitzing again.
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2. Chill the mix for 30 mins and then roll into 16 one inch balls, place on a lined tray and chill again
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3. Melt dark chocolate in microwave in a small pot in 20sec blasts, stirring after each one until melted.
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4 Use a fork to lower some of the balls in to coat in chocolate and place back on greaseproof paper. Decorate remaining balls with left over chocolate.
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5 These can be stored in the fridge for a week or so, or frozen until needed.