Amaze-balls! They taste naughty but they're not!

One of my best friends Pocahontas shared this awesome cheap to make and easy recipe with me yesterday and I knew instantly it would be a new regular appearance in my paleo lifestyle and a favourite with my friends.

Tasting like it's made out of naughty things it appears to be a sweet treat but it's not!  Well it is a sweet treat but it's got only seed fats and nothing naughty in it.

SCRIPT

* 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

* 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds

* 3/4 cup desiccated coconut

* pinch of salt

* 8 fresh medjool dates

* 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

* 1/4 cup water

* 1/2 cup crushed nuts for rolling them in either pecans, walnuts, pistachio

*I crushed up a Whittakers dark, mint chocolate finger and rolled them in that also

METHOD

* add seeds, coconut, coca and salt to a blender/food processor and blend till very fine and even.  

* add chopped and seeded fresh dates and blend until combined and also fine 

* pour in water and blend until mixture comes together

* roll out the mixture into balls of your own size choosing 

* roll them in crushed nuts

* refrigerate

* store them in the freezer to keep them fresh

NOTES

* Play with changing the quantities to make more!  Try adding ground ginger, cinnamon, fresh mint, other ground up nuts, apricots or even dried berries!

source: slightly adapted from Dr Libby’s book The Real Food Chef.