Pistachio cheesecake bites

Name: Pistachio cheesecake bites
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 1 tsp/5 ml hemp or wheatgrass powder (optional); 2 tbsp/30 ml ground flaxseeds; 250 g/9 oz/1 cup reduced-fat mascarpone; 1 tsp/5 ml chia seeds; 2 tsp/10 ml maple syrup; 1 tsp/5 ml vanilla extract; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp pistachio nuts; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

Tiny creamy bites that taste like cheesecake but are made in minutes, packed with healthy seeds and rolled in high-protein pale green pistachio nuts.

Ingredients

Calcium-rich

250 g/9 oz/1 cup reduced-fat mascarpone
2

Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Add the mascarpone and maple syrup to a mixing bowl then stir in the flaxseeds, chia seeds and vanilla. Scoop out 20 teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to a large plate.
Finely chop the nuts and pumpkin seeds with a knife or food processor then put on to a second plate

Ingredients

Calcium-rich

Method

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