Coconut & Macadamia Protein Balls

I hope that everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday I certainly did, even though I am not a mum and it was me that had to do the running around. It was great to see my brother and his wife and I had great fun making vegan Rye and Wholemeal Hot Cross Buns (recipe coming soon). I also got a chance to make vegan Yorkshire puddings to go with our roast dinner.

I am not going to lie it got a bit tiring, I think partly because of the clocks changing the night before but it was busy and fun. Plus we had an exciting Grand Prix to watch, lovely to see Lewis winning again and or course any day is always made better when Tottenham lose!

I posted on Saturday about my Vegan Baked Lemon Cheesecake and that was a massive success and a great end to the meal yesterday. I never thought I would be able to make such a creamy dessert without using dairy but it worked and everyone thought it was really tasty.

Now on to today’s recipe, I actually made these a few days ago so I would have them when I went to Be:Fit London and as I got 20 out of the batch I still have a few in the fridge to keep me going for the next week or so as they will keep for a while.

They are a really simple snack but as they are high in protein, vitamins, minerals and other great bits they are perfect to eat between meals. I have kept them small to keep their GL low as well as the calorie content low, plus they only take about 15 minutes to make and so will not have you slaving away forever in the kitchen.

Coconut & Macadamia Protein Balls

Makes 20

Total Time: 15-20 mins

Ingredients

3 tbs/25g Coconut Butter
5 tbs/80g Peanut Butter
50g/1.75oz Macadamia Nuts
40g/1.4oz Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder
6 tbs/40g Desiccated Coconut
2 tbs Agave Nectar
4 tbs Coconut Milk Drink or Vegan Milk of Your Choice

Instructions

1. Put all the ingredients, except  half the desiccated coconut and milk, in food processor and blend until well combined.

2. Add the milk 1 tbs at a time and blend until you get a thick paste that holds together. It should only be slightly stick and quite thick, a bit like a cookie dough texture.

3. Divide mixture into 20 and roll into balls then roll each ball in remaining coconut. Put in fridge to set.

Nutrition

Each protein ball gives you the following:

The highlights of these Coconut & Macadamia Protein Balls are:

• No cholesterol
• Low in sodium
• Very high in vitamin B6
• Very high in vitamin B12
• High in vitamin E