Apricot, Ginger And Cashew Energy Balls

Good morning my lovelies. How are you all? I hope the Monday morning caffeine intake is being topped up as we speak. Today I have another healthy recipe for you all for some delicious and nutritious snacks. I got this recipe from Jamie Oliver's Everyday Super Food recipe book; I tried these yesterday with my Mum and we both loved them so I thought I would share them with you all. These are super healthy and good for you yet very delicious. Perfect for little snacks to keep you going. Think Naked Bars and Bounce Balls. Nutritious and Delicious. There are loads and loads of recipes for energy balls available in recipe books and online; the amount of different flavour combinations that you could try is endless. Once you have a basic recipe you can tweak it however you like whether thats using different nuts or flavours. These are so quick and easy to make and no baking or chilling is involved.

Ingredients - makes 12

100g unsalted cashew nuts
20g sesame seeds
80g dried apricots
20g puffed brown rice
a 4cm piece of ginger
1/2 tsp of mixed spice
2 tbsp honey

Method

1) Toast the cashew nuts in a saucepan over a medium heat string occasionally to stop the nuts from burning. Once the nuts are starting to appear golden add in the sesame seeds as these will toast faster. When golden tip the nuts and seeds onto a plate to cool

2) Blitz 40g of the toasted cashew nuts to a fine powder in a food processor and pour onto a plate to use as a dusting and coating at the final stage

3) Then blitz the sesame seeds, apricots, puffed brown rice and remaining cashew nuts in the food processor until finely chopped. Next time i make these I might try incorporating the puffed brown rice by hand rather then blitzing for a bit of crunch but it is totally up to you at this stage

4) Peel and finely grate your ginger into the mixture alongside the mixed spice and quickly mix so that both ingredients are incorporated

5) Add the honey and blitz for 1 - 2 minutes so that all of the ingredients are combined together

6) Divide your mixture into 12 balls and roll each ball in your cashew dust

You can store these little gems in an airtight container for up to two weeks if you can somehow find a way to make them last that long.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe my lovelies and let me know how you get on with these if you try making these. I would also love to know any of your own recipes for making energy balls and snacks similar to these. Enjoy the rest of your day.

XXX