Maca Coconut Chocolate Balls

Maca Coconut Chocolate Balls

Protein filled snack for at home or on the go!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Peruvian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 heaping cup of dried dates
  • 1 cup of desiccated coconut
  • 2 tbsp of coconut oil
  • 1 cup of crushed nuts (pecans,cashews,almonds)
  • 1/4 cup of goji berries
  • 1/4 cup of maca powder (Incaliving)
  • 1/2 cup of shaved coconut
  • pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Process the dates and coconut in a food processor until they start to clump together.
  2. Add the maca powder, goji berries, crushed nuts and salt, then melt the coconut oil until it becomes liquid.
  3. Place all ingredients inside a big gowl and start mixing, you can also use a food processor if prefer while drizzling in the coconut oil until well combined.
  4. Remove the mixture from the food processor and or from the bowl and place roll into balls on a bed sheet of the shaved coconut.

Notes

Notes:
Kept in the fridge, these should last at least a week if not longer. They could also be frozen. Instead of balls, you could press the mixture into a pan and cut into bars or squares.