Name: Healthy chocolate orange energy bombs
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 180 g (1.5 cups) dried, pitted dates; 65 g (1/2 cup) raisins; 2 tbsp chia seeds; 2 tbsp coconut flakes/dessicated coconut; 45 g (2 tbsp) toasted sunflower seeds (just dry toast gently in a frying pan); zest of 1 orange; 1 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tbsp maple syrup

Description

A completely delicious snack, filling and full of goodness!

Ingredients

Scale

180 g (1.5 cups) dried, pitted dates
65 g (1/2 cup) raisins
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp coconut flakes/dessicated coconut
45 g (2 tbsp) toasted sunflower seeds (just dry toast gently in a frying pan)
zest of 1 orange
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp maple syrup

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Instructions

Gently dry toast your sunflower seeds in a pan (no oil/cooking spray) until lightly golden (2-3 minutes)
Put the sunflower seeds, dates, raisins, chia seeds, coconut, orange zest and cocoa powder into a food processor and pulse until you have a fine, grainy mix (see picture above)
Add in the maple syrup and then pulse again to bind everything together
Roll into balls about the size of a walnut. If you wish you can roll these in a little icing sugar/sweetener/ cocoa powder so they aren’t sticky on the outside.
Refrigerate for half an hour

Prep Time: 15 minutes