Hello Friends!
Here is another recipe that I shared on my Instagram account this week and I wanted to be sure to share with my blog followers here too. These Chocolate and Peanut Butter Power Balls are delicious and made with nourishing ingredients. They have a light dusting of flaxseed meal on the outside–plus more of it in the inside too!
Flaxseed meal provides healthy fats (omega-3s), lignans, which offer antioxidant benefits, and is fiber rich, containing both soluble and insoluble fiber. It’s best to eat flaxseeds ground to maximize the body’s ability to access its nutrients. Whole flaxseeds can pass through the intestinal tract–undigested! Milled or ground flaxseed is the same as flaxseed meal. Be sure to store flaxseed meal in the fridge or freezer to keep the healthy fats in the seeds fresh and the flaxseed meal from losing some of its nutritional power.
Russ and I found a similar “ball” on our recent adventures in Charlottesville, Virginia. Truthfully, I bought 3 for us to share from a local coffee shop. Truthfully- we ate all 3 within seconds. And truthfully, Russ immediately when back to the coffee shop for FIVE more balls. So, I think we liked ‘em.
These make a delicious sweet treat after eating a meal or as a quick pick me up mid-day.
For the low FODMAP elimination diet followers, limit to one per serving. (You can certainly enjoy more if you tolerate–or over the course of the day.)
Enjoy!
Chocolate + Peanut Butter Power Balls!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup oat flour ( I used commercial brand for finely ground flour- if you make your own, blend well)
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/4 cup pepitas or sunflower seeds, chopped
Instructions
- Mix peanut butter, oat flour, maple syrup, 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal, cocoa powder and chopped pepitas or sunflower seeds.
- Mixture should be creamy.
- Form into 14 balls. Roll balls in remaining 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal- to lightly cover.
- Place balls on parchment lined plate- set in refrigerator. Keep in air tight container in refrigerator.
Amy CG
YUM! These look delicious and very easy to make. Will def be trying these soon!
Thanks for sharing on your blog for those of us that don’t do Instagram.
katescarlata
You’re most welcome. Definitely give them a try–they are yummy!
Kate
Debbie Gertner
Oh yum. Do you think it would work with GF oat bran cereal like bob’s red mill or better to use oat flour. Also what about eating raw oat flour or oat bran. That’s ok?
Thanks!!!
katescarlata
Hi Debbie-
Best to use oat flour for the creamy texture vs. oat bran. Yes, unlike wheat flour –which should NOT be consumed raw, oat flour is okay raw. It’s just oats–ground up. We eat raw oats in “energy bites” –they are a source of Prebiotics–feeding our beneficial gut microbes. Stick with the one “power ball” per serving for starters to gauge tolerance.