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Vegan Energy Balls

Lately I've been experimenting with carob powder! I toss it in my smoothies, raw granola, overnight vegan oats, and now...ENERGY BALLS! Carob powder is naturally sweeter and lower in fat than cocoa powder.

Vegan Energy Balls

1 cup of almonds
1/2 cup of walnuts
1 cup of pumpkin seeds
3 tablespoons of organic chia seeds
2-3 tablespoons of almond butter
1 heaping tablespoon of carob powder
dash of cinnamon
small handful of carob chips (optional)
unsweetened coconut

You can alter the sweetness and texture by adding chopped dates instead of carob chips, and peanut butter instead of almond. A squeeze of lemon is also good in these little guys!

Blend/grind the nuts and toss all the ingredients into a food processor.

Roll into bite-sized balls and cover in coconut. They make for a great pre or post workout snack! Yum in my tum =)

Tags: energy, vegan

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Comment by Jessica Michael on August 2, 2010 at 12:53pm: Awesome!! Will start training soon for the January Marathon and need little snacks to keep up the energy-

Comment by Jess Muhlbier on July 28, 2010 at 6:00pm: Yay! I hope you all enjoy them. They're so easy to make and last in the fridge for approx 2 weeks!

Comment by Lisa on July 28, 2010 at 2:33pm: Yummy, can't wait to try them! Oh, and how great it would be to know that something so yummy is waiting for you post-workout... :)

Comment by Vega Alana on July 28, 2010 at 1:42pm: These look great!! Thanks for sharing :)

Comment by Jvegegirl on July 28, 2010 at 10:50am: OMG these look amazing! Can't wait to have a food processor again :).