Easy Chocolate and Coconut Butter Energy Balls
Easy to make and incredibly healthy, these energy bites taste like a little bite of gooey brownie dough and can be rolled in either matcha, coconut, cocoa or maca powder!
Ingredients
- 5 medjool dates pitted
- 2 Tablespoons almond butter I used Justin's Maple Almond Butter
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 Teaspoon coconut butter
- 3-4 Teaspoons almond milk
- 1 Tablespoon pure cocoa powder
- 1 Teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 Teaspoon maca powder
- 2 Teaspoons ground flax meal
- 1/4-1/2 cup ground walnuts or almond meal I used 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips with or without diary - optional
Powders to roll energy balls in:
- matcha powder
- coconut
- maca powder
Instructions
- Add dates, almond butter, coconut butter and almond milk to food process and process for a minute or two, until everything is a peanut-butter consistency.
- Add chia seeds, maca powder, cocoa powder and flax.
- Process again until everything is mixed well.
- Remove from food processor and scoop in medium mixing bowl.
- Add walnuts to food processor and blend until they are in the form of a meal.
- Pour walnuts or almond meal into mixing bowl and use spoon to combine.
- Take small ice cream scoop and scoop about 1 Tablespoon at a time into your hand and then roll in either matcha powder, maca powder, coconut or cocoa powder.
- Let sit in fridge for 20 minutes to let set.
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