These peanut butter energy balls are great as a snack and ideal to pack in a lunch box or take on a hike or road-trip.
25 unsalted almonds, coarsely chopped, or 100 ml sunflower seeds
2 cups (500 ml) uncooked ordinary oats
150 g pitted dates, coarsely chopped
¼ cup (60 ml) raisins
1 tbsp (15 ml) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
⅓ cup (80 ml) peanut butter (with no added salt and sugar)
¼ cup (60 ml) strong Rooibos tea, cooled
- Blend almonds or sunflower seeds in a food processor until coarsely ground. This should make about ¼ cup (60 ml) ground almonds or seeds.
- Add oats and blend until it almost looks like a coarse flour mixture. Add dates, raisins, cocoa powder and cinnamon and blend. Add peanut butter and Rooibos tea and blend until it starts to look like cookie dough.
- Roll about a tablespoonful each of the mixture into balls.
- Pack in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to a week. Serve three as a portion for a snack. Roll balls in cocoa powder for an added chocolatey flavour.
Makes 24 balls | Serves 8 | Ready in 30 minutes
This healthy recipe is from Cooking from the Heart’s DASH edition. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is a joint initiative between Pharma Dynamics and The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa.
Visit heartyfood.co.za and scroll down to find previous editions, as well as the latest one.
Hearty is Pharma Dynamics’ recently launched digital heart-healthy recipe collection. It was awarded first place in the category: Best Free Recipe Resource in the World and also secured second place in the Free Resources for Healthcare Professionals category.
