Quinoa & Chocolate Energy Balls
A delicious, nutritious and well balanced sweet snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa + 2/3 cup water
- 3/4 cup desiccated coconut plus extra for coating
- 1/4 cup almond butter or nut butter of choice
- 3 tbsp cacao powder
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of fine grain salt
Instructions
- Cook quinoa by combining 1/3 cup of uncooked quinoa and 2/3 cup water to a medium pot. Bring to boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove and let it cool.
- Add all ingredients to a medium sized mixing bowl and stir until combined.
- Roll a spoonful of mixture into a ball and coat it in desiccated coconut.
- Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Notes
These Quinoa and Chocolate Energy Balls can be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to four days.