Chocolate brownie balls

Name: Chocolate brownie balls
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 3 tbsp/45 ml light olive oil; 2 tbsp/30 ml dried goji berries, finely chopped (optional); 100 g/3¾ oz unblanched hazelnuts; 100 g/3¾ oz/¾ cup porridge (rolled) oats; 150 g/5 oz/8 Medjool dates, stoned (pitted); 4 tbsp/60 ml cacao powder; 3–4 tbsp/45–60 ml unsweetened almond milk; 2 tbsp/30 ml ground flaxseeds; 2 tbsp/30 ml soya protein powder

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

All the flavour of chocolate brownies and chocolate spread in a power ball, the only sweetness coming from naturally sweet high-fibre dates rather than refined sugar, so great for kids and adults too.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz unblanched hazelnuts
100 g/3¾

Snack
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Add the hazelnuts to a frying pan and cook over a medium heat for 2–3 minutes, shaking the pan until the nuts are evenly browned. Alternatively grill or broil on a piece of foil if preferred. Wrap in a kitchen towel and rub off the skins.
Add the toasted hazelnuts and oats to a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Add the dates, cacao powder, flaxseed

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