POWER balls!

Inspired by a post Christmas cupboard clear out.. 

If you made a Christmas cake or pudding last year, then chances are you will, like me, have random bits of fruit and nuts leftover, that have already been pushed to the back of the cupboard...
This recipe is a perfect re-hash of these bits into brilliant lunchbox  bites, or a pre/post workout snack. 

POP your POWER!! 

Adapt the recipe to whatever you have hanging around - all quantities are approximate.

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Makes approx 16

• 75g Good quality Peanut/Almond Butter or Tahini 
• 75g Dried Fruit (raisins, sultanas, dates, prunes, figs etc) very finely chopped/food processed.
• 50g Nuts (Hazelnuts, Almonds, Brazils work best) toasted in hot oven for 5 mins and very finely chopped/food processed
• 1-2 tablespoons of Chia Seeds - lightly ground in pestle & mortar
• 1-2 tablespoons honey/agave (for vegan)
• 1-2 tablespoons Cacao
• Optional extras - I've tried adding candied peel, stem ginger, spirulina, sesame seeds, ground cinnamon/ginger... Experiment with what you have, taste as you go.
• Desicated Coconut &/or Cacao or other seeds/finely chopped nuts to roll in.

Start with the nut butter and add the processed nuts and fruit until you have a mixture that looks like you could work into balls.  
​Add the other ingredients as desired - the wet/dryness of the mixture should stay roughly the same with the addition of the honey/cacao & seeds. Taste a bit and add any 'extras' you might like to.
Shape into balls, no bigger than ping-pong size, then roll in cacao and coconut to seal. 
Keep in the fridge for up to a week (in tupperware or sealed in tin foil). 

Perfect fodder for a pre-breakfast run.

A version with candied lemon peel and chia. Power, Mexican-style!