Double Chocolate Protein Balls

Guilt-free, raw and healthy chocolate protein balls that take just 5 minutes to prepare and have less than 70 calories per serve.

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Course: healthy snacks

Cuisine: western

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: serves

Calories: 68kcal

Place the dates, honey, vanilla extract and cocoa powder into a food processor or Thermomix and blend until the mixture resembles a paste.
Add the almonds and cacao nibs and press pulse/turbo several times, until your desired texture is achieved.
Roll into tablespoon sized balls and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.

RECIPE NOTES & TIPS

Ingredients Info:

dates – you can use either pitted medjool or pitted dried dates for this recipe. Personally I prefer the texture and flavour of the medjool dates. If using dried pitted dates, soak them in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain and use as per the recipe.
almonds – use raw natural almonds.
honey – for a vegan option you can substitute the honey with either rice malt syrup or agave syrup. Adjust the amount of honey used based on how sweet you like your protein balls to be.
vanilla extract
cocoa powder – or substitute with cacao powder
cacao nibs – these can be purchased from the health food aisle of any major supermarket or from health food stores. Alternatively, you can substitute the cacao nibs for dark chocolate chips or omit them entirely.

More Recipe Tips:

Storing - Protein balls can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Freezing - Alternatively, they can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Vegan option - If you substitute the honey with rice malt syrup or agave syrup, then these protein balls are vegan.