Chocolate and Date Energy Balls

These can be stored in the fridge for 4-5 days or kept in the freezer for up to 1 month!

Serves 25|Takes 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup of Flahavan’s rolled oats
1/3 cup of almonds
1/4 cup of sunflower seeds
1/3 cup of sesame seeds
Pinch of salt
2 dessert spoons whey protein powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 cup of medjool dates
3 tsp. tahini
1 tbsp. honey
Juice of ½ an orange
1/4 cup of melted dark chocolate

METHOD:

Place the almonds, Flahavan’s Oats, sunflower seeds, half the sesame seeds, salt, whey protein powder and cinnamon into a food processor and grind into a powder.
Add the medjool dates, tahini, honey and orange juice to the mixture and blend until it comes together. Add in another squeeze of orange juice if it is too dry.
Roll the mixture into 25 equal sized balls.
Place the remaining sesame seeds on a flat plate and roll the balls in the seeds to coat them.
Drizzle the balls with the melted chocolate and leave to set in the fridge for 1 hour or until dry to touch.

Recipe Categories:

Snacks   High Protein  

For this recipe you can use:

Flahavan's Irish Rolled Oats
Flahavan's Oats Illustration