Vigors sweet energy balls
What you need:
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8 – 10 dates (Take the soft ones. They are the glue which keeps it all together and gives the sweetness).
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1/3 banana (Adds some nice taste, but if you don't like bananas, you can skip them)
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ca 300 g nuts (Peanuts, Hazelnuts, Almonds, or whatever you like
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3 spoons kakao
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1 spoon cinnamon
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Coconutmilk
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½ cup of grated coconut
For ca 20 energy balls.
No artifical sugar.
No animal products.
Pure satisfaction.
Creationplace and tools:
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Rubbergloves (You don't need them, but dates are pretty sticky and its easier with gloves).
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Coated baking paper (You don't need that, too, but it makes rolling of the balls easier).
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Something to grind the nuts (I use a manual grinder. You can do it with a knife, too).
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A small bowl for the grated coconut.
How to do it:
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Grind the nuts
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Core the dates
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Prepare some heavy cream from kakao, cinnamon and coconutmilk. Take care that its not liquid after mixing it. The coconutmilk is just meant to stick the powder together.
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Spread the grinded nuts on the paper.
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Knead the nuts with the dates. Don't worry if you think it would be far to much nuts for 8 dates. If you knead for a while you will see, that the dates and nuts turn into some heavy dough.
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Add the 1/3 banana to catch up all the grinded nuts that may be left on the paper.
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If you have some moldable pastry, add the kakao cream.
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(In case the pastry is to liquid, you may add some more nut grind (if you have some leftover) or add some sesame seeds.
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Knead until everything is well mixed.
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Form little balls of ca. 3 cm diameter. You will see, you form them best on coated backing paper. If you cannot roll them, it means you made the dough too liquid.
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Roll the balls in the bowl with grated coconuts.
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Place them on a plate and put them in the fridge
Enjoy and don't become addicted to them. ;)
Everlasting thank to my nutritional inspirators
Anna K. Sonami, and Karen