NO-BAKE ENERGY BALLS

INGREDIENTS:

Dates	20
Peanut butter	2 tbsp
Almonds	10-12
Walnuts	8-10
Flax seeds	1 tbsp
Chia seeds	1 tbsp
Oats	¼ cup
Cocoa powder	1 tbsp
Honey (optional)	1 tbsp

METHOD:

• Dry roast ¼ cup oats in low heat until oats turn aromatic and crisp. They shouldn’t turn brown or get burnt. Remove from heat and let it cool down.
• Roughly chop the almonds and walnuts. Toast the chopped nuts on lowest heat for 3-4 mins or until nuts crisp little bit. Remove the nuts from heat and let the nuts too cool down. Any other nuts can also be added.
• Remove the seeds from dates and roughly chop the dates.
• In a blender or food processor, add the roasted oats, roasted nuts, chia seeds and flax seeds. Pulse for few times until everything is coarsely powdered. Keep aside the powder in a mixing bowl.
• In the same blender/ food processor, add the chopped dates, peanut butter and grind into a smooth paste.
• Add the date paste to oats-nuts-seeds powder. Also add cocoa powder and mix everything well using a spatula.
• After mixing evenly, take small portions of the mixture and roll into balls. If the mixture is too dry and crumbly to form ball, add a tbsp of honey and mix well. The mixture should be perfect texture to form balls.
• Continue making bite-size balls with all of the mixture. The energy balls can stored in airtight container at room temp or refrigerated.
• Alternatively, the entire mixture can be set in a large rectangular pan. Transfer the mixture to a rectangular pan and press down firmly so that the mixture sets. Refrigerate the mixture for 30 mins and then cut into small square bars.
• No-Bake Energy Balls are ready!!! Enjoy the power-packed snack!