I have to confess to have largely inspired myself from this lovely lady (http://fedandfit.com/2013/04/07/paleo-sour-cherry-energy-balls/), who should get all the credit for the recipe. I've slightly adapted it and made it metric - 1 cup? 1 inch? 1 foot? Talk metric people pleeease!
Ingredients:
- 340g raw almonds
- 6 Medjool dates (pitted)
- 90g sour cherries (make sure you get the ones that are sundried and not the ones covered in sugar - I buy mine online)
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1 zest and juice of an orange
- Some unsweetened dessicated coconut
Method:
In a food processor, coarsely blitz the almonds (don't do that in the morning when everyone is asleep, bad, bad move it turns out). Add the dates, cherries, chia seeds, zest and juice of the orange and blitz again until you have something that's fine enough to bind together but coarse enough to have some bite. I make sure mine don't have any whole nuts so that I can safely give them to my boys for their snack.
I store them in the fridge and they keep pretty well.
I store them in the fridge and they keep pretty well.
