Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Peanuts are rich in healthy mono-unsaturated fats, which help promote healthy cholesterol levels and good cardiovascular health. This legume also delivers vitamin E, folate, niacin and manganese. Eating a few Brazil nuts daily will supply you with a good dose of the antioxidant mineral selenium, which is needed for good tissue elasticity. It also acts to reduce cell damage from free radicals and may play an important role in reducing the risk of skin cancer.

Makes: approx. 12 balls

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Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

By: Lisa Guy

Kids coming home from school are starving and it’s great to offer them nutritious food that will keep them going until dinner. Try this delicious recipe.


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Ingredients

  • 6 medjool dates, seeds removed
  • 4 heaped tbsp 100% peanut butter
  • ⅔ cup shredded coconut
  • ⅓ cup brazil nuts
  • ⅓ cup pepitas, for coating

Method


  • Place dates, peanut butter, coconut and brazil nuts in food processor and blend until well combined.
  • Roll into 1 tbsp balls and place on plate.
  • Blitz pepitas a couple of times in food processor until small pieces.
  • Place pepitas in small bowl and roll each ball in pepita crumbs until covered.
  • Store balls in fridge until ready to eat.

  

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Lisa Guy

Lisa Guy

Lisa Guy is a respected Sydney-based naturopath, author and passionate foodie with 16 years of clinical experience. She runs a naturopathic clinic in Rose Bay called Art of Healing and is the founder of Bodhi Organic Tea.

Lisa is a great believer that good wholesome food is one of the greatest pleasures in life and the foundation of good health. Lisa encourages her clients to get back to eating what nature intended: good, clean, wholesome food that’s nutrient-rich and free from high levels of sugars, harmful fats, artificial additives and pesticides. Her aim is to change the way people eat, cook and think about food.

Lisa is an avid health writer, being a regular contributor to The Sunday Telegraph's Body and Soul, and leading magazines including WellBeing. Lisa is an author of five books to date, including My Goodness: all you need to know about children’s health and nutrition , Pregnancy Essentials, Heal Yourself, Listen to your Body and Healthy Skin Diet .

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