After the almond butter energy balls — which was love at first taste — it’s time to try those with peanut butter and coconut.
What can I say? They are really delicious and perfect for a fit and protein-rich snack! 💪
I have to admit: a few years ago, I was a bit skeptical about this type of food. To me, “fit” meant “tasteless”. Well, I had to change my mind!
Here’s the recipe.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 9
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 281.67 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 25.15 (g) of which sugars 6.71 (g)
- Proteins 9.39 (g)
- Fat 18.15 (g) of which saturated 5.63 (g)of which unsaturated 11.47 (g)
- Fibers 4.33 (g)
- Sodium 141.78 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the energy balls
- 2.5 tbsp peanut butter
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- to taste shredded coconut
- 3 tbsp coconut milk
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (zero cal bulkpowders)
Tools
- Mixer
Preparation of energy balls
Start preparing your energy balls by placing the oats in the mixer and grinding them into flour.
Then add all the other ingredients and continue blending until you get a homogeneous mixture.
Check the consistency of the dough: if it is too hard, add a tablespoon of coconut milk and operate the mixer again for a few seconds.
Take the dough with a teaspoon and form balls with your hands.
Roll them in shredded coconut and place them on a plate or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Once ready, let them rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before enjoying them.
Tips
They last in the fridge for two days.
Instead of oats, you can use oat flour, thus skipping the first step and putting all the ingredients together in the mixer.
If you don’t have coconut milk, you can replace it with coconut water, or plain water in equal measure.
