Peppermint Protein Balls

Prep. Time: 5 min
Cook Time: N/A
Makes: 18

INGREDIENTS

  • 225g (1 ½ cups) Natural Almonds / OR 2 cups loosely packed almond meal

  • 45g (⅓ cup) Sunflower Kernels

  • 20g (2 Tbsp) Chia Seeds

  • 55g (¾ cup) Organic Shredded Coconut

  • 75g (¾ cup) Organic Cacao Powder

  • 120g (⅓ cup) Organic Rice Malt Syrup

  • 145g (8 pitted) fresh Medjool Dates

  • 8 drops dōTERRA Peppermint Essential Oil

DIRECTIONS

Traditional
Add the almonds, sunflower and chia seeds into a food processor and blitz together. Add remaining ingredients and the food grade essential oil and blitz again to combine.

Thermomix
Add the almonds, sunflower and chia seeds into a food processor and blitz for 10 SEC / SP 10. Add remaining ingredients and the food grade essential oil and blitz for 30 SEC / SP 9.

Scoop out tablespoon size amounts of mixture and roll in the palms of your hands until a ball shape forms. Roll each ball in organic desiccated coconut.

NOTES

*If the mixture is a bit dry, add either 1 Tbsp of Rice Malt Syrup or another date (some dates are drier than others and we want those big soft ones), so that the mixture holds together.

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