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The best protein balls you’ve ever eaten

Smart snacking with our simple recipe for pistachio & cranberry energy balls - by Kerrie Worner
  • 29 Oct 2018
The best protein balls you’ve ever eaten
Nicky Ryan
Serves 22
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Making your own energy balls is a great way to avoid reaching for the cookie jar come 3pm. Packed with fruit and nuts, these will satisfy sugar cravings and provide a burst of energy.

Ingredients

150g dates, pitted, finely chopped

¾ cup vanilla protein powder

½ cup macadamias

1/3 cup shelled pistachios

2/3 cup dried cranberries

½ cup cacao cashew coconut butter (see tip)

¼ cup dark agave nectar/syrup (see tip)

Extra ¾ cup pistachios

Method

  1. Combine dates and protein powder in a bowl. Put macadamias, pistachios and half the cranberries in a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add to bowl with date mixture and stir until combined.

  2. Put cacao cashew coconut butter and agave nectar in a saucepan and stir over a low heat until melted. Add to dry ingredients and stir with your hand until mixture is combined and forms a stiff paste.

  3. Process extra pistachios until finely chopped. Finely chop remaining cranberries. Combine in a small bowl. Roll a tablespoon of energy ball mixture into a ball with a wet hand, then roll wet ball in pistachio mixture until well coated. Roll in your hands to press pistachio mixture on. Repeat with remaining balls.

  4. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Keep refrigerated up to 2 weeks.

Tip:

Find cacao cashew coconut butter at health food stores.

You can also use other flavoured cacao or coconut nut butters or almond butter.

You can use honey as a substitute for agave syrup.

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Kerrie Worner
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With over 20 years in magazines, Kerrie’s work has adorned HB’s pages as contributing food editor, along with BHG, Elle Cuisine, Australian Women’s Weekly and Family Circle. “It is so important to encourage people to learn simple food skills so they can learn how easy it is to fall in love with their creative side,” she says.

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