Raw cacao prune balls

These simple raw cacao balls are a nutritious and tasty way to
satisfy a need for a sweet and especially a desire for chocolate.
y Prep time 15-20 mins w Makes 25 balls
Gluten free, wheat free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan
Ingredients Method
1 cup pitted soft, juicy In a food processor, process almonds until desired texture (finely chopped or
prunes roughly chopped coarser for a crunchier textured ball). Then add prunes, goji berries, cacao and
cinnamon and process until ingredients are combined.
1 cup raw almonds Use a teaspoonful of mixture and make into little balls. Put sesame seeds on a
¼ cup raw cacao powder plate and roll balls in sesame seeds to coat. Store in fridge to access as desired.

¼ cup goji berries

½ teaspoon of ground
cinnamon
½ cup unhulled sesame
seeds.

Variations
For a nut free ball-
substitute almonds with
any combination of
sunflower seeds, chia and
sesame seeds. Use dried
cranberries instead of
goji berries.

Nutritional information
This recipe is a chocolatey ball packed with nutrient dense ingredients often
referred to as superfoods. Rather than think of a food as a “superfood”
consider foods which are superior because of their nutritional value, or health
benefits that may be attributed to a nutrient it contains.

Many of the ingredients; Prunes, raw cacao and goji berries are rich sources of
Recipe by antioxidants. Prunes and goji berries contain the antioxidant flavonoids called
Sandra Villella anthocyanins, which are found in most red and blue berries. Don’t be fooled by
Jean Hailes most of the other elaborate claims made about goji berries, which have been
Naturopath shown to be unsubstantiated. I have included them in this recipe because they
add a bit of tartness to the recipe, but any dried berry could be included.

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