Paleo Protein Balls

By contreratara

Ingredients

• To taste:
• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Pecan nuts
• Hazel nuts
• Pumpkin seeds
• 3-6 dates
• 2-4 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Freshly ground coffee
• Shredded coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Run the nuts and pumpkin seeds in a food processor until ground into a fine flour.Remove the nut flour and grind the dates and shredded coconut in the food processor until smooth.Mix these ingredients together with coffee and cocoa powder according to taste.Finally, add the coconut oil and mix it all together by hand. Roll the paste into small nibbly balls and sprinkle them in shredded coconut.These snacks should be refrigerated to become firm.

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-tiramisu (use instant coffee/full fat cream cheese + cashew, dates)
-keylime (almond butter + lime zest + hazlenut + dates)
-carrot cake (shredded carrot, dates, almond, cloves, cinnamon)