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June 5, 2010
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Power Balls (Two Versions)

These power balls make a great little snack or treat. There are two versions…

1. The Chocolate/Peanut Version (pictured):

I recently bought my first bar of unsweetened chocolate (100% cacao)…and to steal vocabulary from my 5-year-old, it tasted disgusting! However, in some magical way the combination of ingredients in this recipe below make the cacao taste like “regular” chocolate. I have to thank a 100 Days of Real Food reader for introducing me to a version of this recipe. I would have never thought to put these items together and now we can’t stop eating them!

Chocolate Peanut-Butter Power Balls

Course: Snack
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10 balls
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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup nuts I used pecans
  • ¾ cup dates dried, pitted
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter an all natural PB is recommended - the only ingredient necessary is crushed peanuts
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients into a food processor and blend.

  2. Form into balls and serve immediately or keep refrigerated.

  3. For a slightly different variation without peanut butter check out the chocolate torte recipe.

 

2. The Peanut/Honey Version:

This recipe is from a friend of a friend and you can get creative with adding extras.

 

Peanut Honey Power Balls

Course: Snack
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10 balls
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter an all natural PB is recommended - the only ingredient necessary is crushed peanuts
  • 1 cup honey
  • 3 cups oats rolled
  • 1 cup nuts or dried fruit

Coating Options

Instructions

  1. Mix the first four ingredients together thoroughly.

  2. Form them into balls then roll them in the crushed nuts, granola cereal, or unsweetened coconut.

  3. Serve or refrigerate.

 

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Reader Interactions

110 Comments

  1. I made the “date” version for a church social and set it aside for our diabetics – they all loved them. Instead of nuts I used the leftover almond meal from the almond milk. I didn’t have medjool dates but I added 5 deglet noor dates instead.

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  2. I made the peanut butter version today for the kids it was sickeningly sweet and no amount of extra peanut butter seemed to fix it. It made alot, so I wound up throwing alot away. I also used the almond meal (leftover from my almond milk) instead of nuts. Next time I’ll use 1/4 C honey.

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  3. I am a chocolate fanatic but I decided to try the peanut honey powerballs. They are amazing and fulfilled my craving even though there was no chocolate in it. I also made some for my office and recieved high praises.

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  4. LOVE these! I’ve been making these for my very picky boys…

    Modifications that I have been doing: I cut the honey down over time to 1/3 a cup, and just add more peanut butter.

    Also, for peanut butter cup fans…I’ve been adding unsweetened cocoa powder to make a chocolate peanut butter version. Now, it’s not a reese’s, but they taste pretty darn good!

    My kids eat these quicker than I can make them! Thank you again for helping us find real food recipes!!!

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