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Fudgy peanut butter chocolate balls

October 16, 2013 11 Comments

Fudgy peanut butter chocolate balls - to her coreNearly one year ago, I decided to cut sugar out of my diet.  My diet was (relatively) healthy asides from the occasional sweet treat. Whilst Im not against having the occasional treat, my issue was that my ‘occasional’ was every day, and my treat never stopped at a square of chocolate or a bite of cake – as soon as I had a taste of sugar, I would instantly crave more. I had tried to cut down on sugar before but without success, and decided that my only option was to go cold turkey – I cut out all added sugar from my diet for nearly three weeks. After that I started to slowly add back in healthier sweetener options – maple syrup, dates, coconut sugar, honey, stevia. I have hit some bumps along the way (I know know that its best not to keep Cadburys Marvellous chocolate in the house, otherwise I will devour the whole block within a day or two) but for the most part have managed to stick to my no added sugar rule.

My choice to cut out sugar was largely due to the fact that I was consuming way too much of it and my blood sugar levels were all over the place. Since cutting sugar out, I’ve noticed such a difference in my mood and energy levels, as well as feeling a lot healthier on the whole. And whilst my sweet tooth is nothing compared to what it used to be, I still get cravings for something sweet from time to time. Since reintroducing healthier sweeteners, I have been experimenting with healthier treats. For a quick and tasty bite to eat, I cant go past little chocolate nut balls (also called energy balls or protein balls).

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When I first tried one of these little morsels, I remember reading the description on the blog I got the recipe from which claimed “these taste just like a chocolate bar – only healthy!’ The ingredients of those particular balls included cacao, peanuts and dates, so I was envisioning a Snickers-tasting treat but of smaller proportion. When I bit into my finished product however, I was bitterly disappointed. Sure, there was a chocolatey flavour, and you could taste the peanuts, but it definitely wasn’t a Snickers. I was a little disheartened, but soon after stumbled across Peanut Butter Bites at Sprouted Kitchen – which were delicious. I then found Seven Minute Choco-Almond Truffles over at Green Kitchen Stories which also turned out amazingly and so I decided to come up with a recipe that was somewhat a combination of the two.

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Fudgy peanut butter chocolate balls

Notes: These contain a small amount of chickpeas for added protein and fudginess – don’t worry though, you cant taste them! 

1 cup almonds
1/3 cup canned chick peas, drained and rinsed
10 pitted dates, soaked
1/3 Cup peanut butter
2 Tbsp raw cacao
1 tsp vanilla essence
pinch of salt

 

Place dates in a bowl with just enough hot water to cover, soak for half an hour. Drain, and reserve the left over water to use later.

Process almonds in food processor until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add remaining ingredients and process until well combined. If the mixture is too dry, add the reserved water from the dates a tablespoon at a time.

Roll the mixture into small balls (a heaped tablespoon or a bit bigger) and either leave as is, or coat in desiccated coconut or cacao.

Store in the fridge.

Makes 12-16 balls

 

Filed Under: Recipe, Snacks Tagged With: cacao, chick peas, chocolate, dairy free, energy bites, gluten free, grain free, peanut butter, protein, vegan, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Moskoe Daily says

    October 18, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Fantastic. I’ll give these a go and hope they look half as good.

    Reply
  2. Zoe says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Just made the Fudgy peanut butter chocolate balls and they turned out great! Not too sweet but fudgy and indulgent – yum!

    Reply
    • dbond says

      October 19, 2013 at 8:26 pm

      Glad they turned out well and you enjoyed them Zoe! x

      Reply
  3. Angie says

    December 6, 2013 at 12:33 am

    Just made these yummy balls!!! I love dark chocolate and these by far curbed my choc fix and I loved the fudginess…..yum yum!!! I will be making these to take to my Xmas cocktail party!!! :)

    Reply
    • tohercore says

      December 6, 2013 at 9:31 am

      Glad you like them! They would make a great little Christmas treat to take along to your party :)

      Reply
  4. Lan | morestomach says

    May 13, 2015 at 12:48 am

    i’m having a difficult time with the no sugar in coffee. my coffee needs to be sweet, and while i have cut the amount, i still haven’t been able to cut it out completely.

    Reply
    • tohercore says

      May 13, 2015 at 12:49 pm

      Hey Lan! Sugar in hot drinks is a tough one, especially coffee as the bitter taste is hard to get used to without a little sweetener in there to level it out. You could try a less refined sugar like coconut or honey, or even using full cream milk can help as it will make it creamier and help to balance out the coffee a little. Another option would be to cut down on coffee, ie one every second day rather than every day – easier said that done though right! Or have you tried bulletproof coffee? Hope this helps x

      Reply

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