Cacao and Almond Energy Balls

'This is a great recipe for a healthy energy ball snack, adapted from themaedeli.com' 

Ingredients:

100g of almonds

200g of dates

2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder

1 tablespoon of almond butter

1 tablespoon of coconut oil

Pinch of salt (optional)

Method:

Begin by placing the almonds in the food processor and pulsing until they are nicely crushed

Add the medjool dates and coconut oil and pulse until it’s fully mixed

Add the almond butter and cacao and then mix again in the food processor

Add a pinch of salt if desired

Take a tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball

Continue doing this until the mixture is finished

Place the rolled balls into the freezer for an hour, then remove and store in an airtight container in the fridge

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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