While I would love to gorge myself on a packet of Jaffa Cakes (the king of UK treats – look them up!), I would hate to know the list of ingredients. Living healthily means finding a balance of whole foods, while enjoying the taste of things you love, so here’s my replacement for the Jaffa Cake, and a fine one at that. Jaffa Protein Balls at the ready…
Recipe
SERVES: 25 balls
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ cup pitted dates
- 1 cup almond meal
- ½ cup natural / vanilla / chocolate protein powder (optional)
- 3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
- ½ cup raw almonds
- zest and juice of 1 small orange
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch Himalayan sea salt
METHOD:
- Place dates in a food processor, and blend to a thick paste (adding a little water if necessary).
- Add almond meal, protein (if using), salt, vanilla and cacao powder and blend again until combined.
- Add in whole almonds, zest and juice of the orange (reserving a tablespoon of zest for rolling).
- Process until the mixture is coarsely ground and starts to come together.
- Take a tablespoon of mixture in your hands and gently roll with your palms.
- Place remaining zest in a shallow plate and quickly roll the balls in it before storing in a glass jar.
- These will keep in a cool corner of your kitchen for up to a week.
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These are the best thing ever!
Agreed!!!! hehe. Thanks Jo 🙂 xxx
Sally I’ve tried making these twice over the past few days and the mixture is so sticky I can’t get them to roll in to balls, I’ve put the second try in the fridge to see if it will firm up a bit after a few hours, am I right in thinking 1 and 1/2 cups of dates would be about 11. Must say it so yum, sticky or not.