Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls

Submitted by Chef Joey Z.

"These are really delicious. I made a big batch of them yesterday and my DH took 1/2 the recipe to work with him. I love the crunchy, peanutty sweetness of these treats!"

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 24 balls
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup agave nectar
• 1⁄4 cup cacao, nibs (ground fine)
• 1⁄2 cup almond meal (I roasted slivered almonds and ground them up)
• 1 1⁄2 cups smooth peanut butter
• 5 cups corn flakes (I used organic amaranth, oat bran flakes and blue corn flakes)

directions

1. Put the agave nectar in a large microwave bowl.
2. Grind up your cacao and almonds separately. You can also use unsweetened coco powder and almond meal in this if you don't have the raw cacao and almonds.
3. Add the cacao and almonds to the agave nectar. Stir well. Add the cornflakes and mix to coat.
4. Put the whole thing into your food processor. Pulse until you have a rough mixture. Open the lid and taste it. It should be fairly sweet. If you want more sweetness add a little more agave, but not too much, you don't want this to be runny.
5. Put into your microwave safe bowl and heat for about 2 minutes until warm.
6. Roll into balls and put on a wax paper covered cookie sheet and refrigerate until set.
7. I put mine in a plastic container and returned to the fridge.
8. Bon Appetit!