This is my favorite snack! I use these often to get through a long workday or right before a workout. Cool thing is they are great as a bedtime snack (when you are too hungry to get to sleep)
Healthy Cacao Balls.
Not only do they taste amazing, they are super great right before a workout when you need some quick fuel.Here’s a quick list of their nutritional benefits:
- High in Arginine- Amino acid that helps your body produce more Nitric Oxide for cardio endurance (CLICK HERE for vid and info on this)
- High in healthy fats that help your body BURN more fat
- Chock full of omega 3’s, magnesium, calcium, iron, protein, potassium and B vitamins – Perfect before a workout
- Help you sleep and decrease snack cravings
Decadent (easy/no bake) Spirulina/Cacao Balls
*makes about 25 balls
•1/4 cup hempseed
•1 cup cacao powder
•4 tbsp spirulina
•4 tbsp coconut oil
•6 tbsp raw honey
•2 pinch pink himalayan salt
•1/4cup unsweetened flaked coconut, small flakes
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix throughly with clean hands and form into small balls. I tear up sheets of foil into small sheets and wrap each ball in foil!
Freeze and save up to 5 months
I’m a nightime nosher. When it’s cold and dark outside the cravings hit hard. But I hate undoing my workouts and healthy eating with desserts I crave. That’s why I keep these decadent cacao balls stocked and ready in my fridge. I grab one when I crave something sweet. They also hit the spot and help me sleep better. That’s due to their nutrients: High in Magnesium, protein, Omega 3, B vitamins and anti-oxidants. Directions below makes about 25 two inch balls