Roasted walnut and maple spiced protein balls
Roasted walnut and maple spiced protein balls
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups Australian walnuts
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ½ cup shredded or desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 150g (roughly 10) pitted medjool dates OR 150g pitted cooking dates soaked in hot water for 10 minutes, then drained
- 1 tbs vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp sea salt
- Ground clove for sprinkling
- Desiccated coconut for rolling (optional)
- Additional walnuts, crushed finely for rolling (optional)
Method
- Place the walnuts onto a paper-lined baking tray and bake at 170C for 10-15 minutes, stirring the walnuts halfway through the baking time. Remove the walnuts from the oven and set aside to cool.
- In a food processor add 1½ cups of the roasted walnuts and blend until a paste forms.
- Add the remaining walnuts, oats, coconut, dates, maple syrup, cinnamon, and sea salt, and blend until combined and the mixture forms a smooth ball in the food processor.
- Add the coconut flour and blend until combined.
- Scoop and form the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls and place onto a paper-lined tray.
- Sprinkle a little ground clove over the rolled balls, then roll in desiccated coconut or finely crushed walnuts (optional).
- Place the tray of protein balls into the freezer for a couple of hours or overnight to set.
- Store in the freezer or fridge in an airtight container, and enjoy straight from the freezer or fridge for the ultimate chewy texture.
Tips
As you’re forming the mixture into balls it might seem quite oily. This is due to the oils from the roasted walnuts - which is perfectly fine, and will give the protein balls a delicious texture when set.Credit
Recipe courtesy of @walnutsaustralia and Gather & Feast’s Ashley Alexander| Nutrients per serve | |
| Energy | 732kJ |
| Protein | 3g |
| Fat | 12g |
| Saturated fat | 3g |
| Carbohydrate | 13g |
| Sugars | 8g |
| Dietary fibre | 3g |
| Sodium | 125mg |
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