Nutrition Information
- Serves: 12
- Serving size: 1 ball
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 2.1 g
- Saturated fat: .3 g
- Unsaturated fat: 1.8 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.5 g
- Sugar: 2.1 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe type: Snack
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Chewy and delicious balls of energy full of protein and fiber to keep you full between meals and give you a pre or post-workout boost.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana - mashed
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbs natural nut or seed butter
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed
- 2 tbsp Nutrimeal Free
- pinch sea salt
- ¾ to 1 c quick cooking oats (not the pre-cooked favoured kind)
- generous pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Mash banana in a medium bowl and add in cocoa powder, nut or seed butter, flax, Nutrimeal Free, a pinch of sea salt and a generous pinch of cinnamon (optional).
- Continue to mash with fork until all ingredients are fully combined. (May seem dry at first but keep mashing!)
- Stir in enough oats to be able to form balls using a rubber spatula to combine edges of the bowl.
- Using a small ice cream scooper or two teaspoons, form into 12 balls and place on a plate lined with wax paper.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 3 days covered with plastic wrap.
Adapted from http://thelemonbowl.com/2012/09/chocolate-peanut-butter-energy-balls.html
