Cocoa-Nut Balls

Maura Knowles - The Upside Blog

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016 | Read time: 1 minute

Some pre-packaged gluten-free cookies taste more like the box they came than an actual cookie. Not these dessert balls! With chunks of dark chocolate and coconut shreds rolled into a nut butter butter and protein powder base, each bite is not only blissful, it’s good for you, too!

Cocoa Nut Balls Recipe

Cocoa-Nut Morsels

Ingredients

1/3 cup almond meal
2 Tbsp brown rice flour
1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
1/3 cup brewed chicory grounds
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2-4 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup mixed nut and seed butter
1/3 cup dark chocolate morsels
1 chia flax egg


Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Spray a sheet pan with non-stick spray.
  2. In a large bow mix together all of the ingredients.
  3. Using a cookie scoop, make small bits sized balls and place on the baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 12 minutes.Cool and dig in!