Power balls (also known as energy balls ) are the trend snacks of the moment.
Surfing on the wave raw food , they made the success of Angèle Ferreux-Maeght, founder of La Guinguette d'Angèle.
These small bites, made from dried fruits or nuts, cereals and decorated with coconut, matcha tea or cocoa, are especially popular with athletes, given their high nutritional value. Indeed, the ingredients used to make these snacks are, for the most part, very fat (almond, nuts, peanut butter ...). To consume with moderation therefore.
- Energy balls dates and quinoa
For 14 meatballs • Preparation: 16 min • Cooking time: 10 min • Difficulty: very easy • Cost: €€
Ingredients: 15 g whole almond kernels • 15 g shelled macadamia nuts • 15 g shelled hazelnuts • 1 pinch fleur de sel • 8 Medjool dates (about 200 g) • 2 tablespoons water • 20 g of puffed quinoa • 3 tablespoons of milk.
" Energy balls and other vitamin-enriched snacks" by Hachette Cuisine
Recipe: Marjolaine Daguerre • Photo: Guillaume Czerw
Recipe :
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (item 6). Finely chop almonds, macadamia nuts and hazelnuts. Add the pinch of fleur de sel, mix and set aside.
- Pit the dates and cut them into pieces. Put them in a container. Add the water and crush it with a fork until you get a paste of dates. Add the quinoa and mix. Form 14 balls of this preparation.
- Pour the milk and chopped dried fruit respectively into a deep plate. Put each pellet in the milk first and then in the chopped dried fruit. These must coat the meatballs. Press if necessary to adhere them as much as possible to the meatballs.
- Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
Variation: these dumplings are also delicious without going through the cooking box!
Tip: the mince of dried fruits must be really fine, otherwise it will not adhere enough to the meatballs.
- Raw energy balls: peanut butter and cocoa
For 3 balls • Preparation: 2 min • Difficulty: easy • Cost: € • Material: mixer
Ingredients: 1 ½ tablespoons peanut butter • 6 pitted dates • 1 tablespoon raw cacao • 1 teaspoon Chia seeds • 1 tablespoon oatmeal • 2 tablespoons greased with cocoa.
Recipe :
- Mix peanut butter, dates, cocoa, chia seeds and oatmeal until you get a dough.
- Add the cocoa nibs, mix well. Form 3 balls.
" Energy balls and other vitamin-enriched snacks" by Hachette Cuisine
Recipes: Coralie Ferreira • Photo: Virginie Garnier
- Raw energy balls: cashew nut puree and apricot
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of cashew nuts • 6 soft dried apricots • 1 tablespoon of goji berries • 1 tablespoon of grated coconut • 1 teaspoon of chia seeds • A few chips of nuts coconut (or grated coconut).
Recipe :
- Mix the cashews, apricots, goji berries, grated coconut and chia seeds until you get a paste.
- Form 3 balls and roll them into the coconut shavings (or grated coconut).
- Raw energy meatballs: almond puree and matcha tea
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of whole almond puree • 4 soft figs • 1 tablespoon of quinoa flakes • 1 teaspoon of chia seeds • 1 tablespoon of almond powder • Matcha tea powder.
Recipe :
- Mix the almond puree, the figs, the quinoa flakes, the chia seeds and the almond powder.
- Form 3 balls and roll them in the matcha tea powder.
" Energy balls and other vitamin-enriched snacks" / Éditions Hachette Cuisine
