Peruvian Energy Balls

photo by Chef PotPie

- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 batch
- Serves:
- 18-20
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup puffed wheat cereal (i.e. quinoa or amaranth)
- 1 cup dried dates
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened coconut
- 1⁄4 cup almonds or 1/4 cup cashews
- 1⁄4 cup brown sesame seed
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1 -2 tablespoon honey (use enough to form balls)
directions
- Add all ingredients to food processor and blend well.
- Hand form into small balls and place in refrigerator to harden.
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Reviews
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I loved these! They remind me of skillet cookies that we used to make for Christmas when I was a kid. I used a puffed seven grain cereal as I could not find puffed wheat anywhere--otherwise followed the recipe to the letter. I wet my hands with water periodically to keep the mixture from sticking as I formed it into balls. I used a heaping teaspoon to form walnut sized balls. The recipe yielded 20 balls. Made and reviewed for ZWT4.
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Easy and good! But it's kind of funny that I don't like the first bite because of the sesame seeds, but after the first bite I don't taste sesame seeds anymore and I really like the balls. Weird, huh? I used puffed millet because I had some and cashews. It's all pantry stuff for me which is nice. Reviewed for ZWT4.
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Yum. DD1 (5 years old today) and I like these little morsels. I made ours gluten free using a puffed rice cereal which is not wheat. Quinoa & amaranth are not wheat either as mentioned in the ingredients list. I used Iranian Parnoosh dates (pretty soft), whole almonds, sesame seeds I toasted in a dry frying pan, yellow raisins, no honey as it didn't need it. I liked that they weren't too sweet without the honey. Made for FEBRUARY'S SUN and SPICE EVENT (Prime Ingredient Challenge - Dates)
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