Energy Bites Recipe: Superfood Granola Balls

Energy Bites Recipe: Superfood Granola Balls

Here’s another great recipe from the newest addition to my cookbook collection, Energy Bites. It’s a lovely little book full of healthy sweet and savoury recipes for energy bites. A full review is coming soon, but in the meantime you can enjoy this recipe and the one I shared earlier this week.

Superfood Granola Balls

Contains amino acids which help musclesrecover and repair. Great pre and post workout.

Ingredients (makes 16)

• 100g (3½oz) blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 50g (1¾oz) maple syrup, rice syrup, or raw honey
• 50g (1¾oz) coconut oil
• 100g (3½oz) rolled oats
• 25g (1oz) pumpkin seeds
• 25g (1oz) sunflower seeds
• 25g (1oz) chia seeds
• 50g (1¾oz) flaked almonds
• 25g (1oz) ground almonds
• 25g (1oz) raisins
• 25g (1oz) goji berries
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1–2 tsp acai powder or baobab powder

Method

1. Put the blueberries in a pan with 1 tablespoon of water. Bring to the boil and simmer until the blueberries are really soft and squishy. Add the maple syrup and coconut oil and heat through until combined.
2. Combine all the other ingredients in a big bowl. Add the blueberry mixture to the dry mixture and stir until well combined. The mixture will be sticky. Divide into 16 evenly sized portions and roll into balls.
3. Refrigerate for 1 hour before eating raw.

If you’d like a smoother texture, you can crush the seeds before adding them to the other ingredients (a good large mortar and pestle works wonders here).

Alternative: You can also bake these bites. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan/350°F/Gas 4). Place on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper, and bake for about 15 minutes. Allow to cool and serve.

One ball contains: Calories 125 • Fat 8.5g • Carbohydrates 9.8g • Sugar 4.7g Sodium 3mg • Fibre 1.9g • Protein 2.9g • Cholesterol 0mg

Energy Bites is available now from DK, £6.99. DK.com

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