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Ingredients: 80g almonds, 65g dates, 1 tbsp. almond butter, o 1 tbsp. raw cacao, 1 tbsp. desiccated coconut flakes
1. Roast almonds in oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees. Set aside to cool.
2. Place dates into a cup and cover with warm water to soften.
3. Blitz up cooled almonds in nutri-bullet/blender and set aside.
4. Take dates out of water and blitz up.
5 Add all ingredients together in a bowl and mix.
6. You might need to add some of water from the dates if mix is too dry.
7. Roll up the mixture into 8 protein balls and store in the fridge in a Tupperware container for an hour before eating.
These protein balls will last up to a week/10 days in the fridge. Totally yummy!
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