Date Puffed Rice Balls

Name: Date Puffed Rice Balls
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 20 balls
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 cups dried dates; 1/4 cup hot water; 2 cups puffed brown rice; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons coconut; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons peanut butter; 1 scoop (32 g) chocolate protein powder

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

This no-bake balls are perfect for afternoon cravings

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

This no-bake balls are perfect for afternoon cravings

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Ingredients

20 min

20 balls

2 cupsdried dates
1/4 cuphot water
2 cupspuffed brown rice
2 tablespoonshoney
2 tablespoonscoconut
1/2 teaspoonsalt
4 tablespoonspeanut butter
1 scoop (32 g)chocolate protein powder

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Steps

20 min

1

Add 1 cup dates and hot water in a bowl. Set aside to rest.
2

Add the other cup of dates in the food processor and blitz.
3

Add the puffed rice, honey, coconut, salt, peanut butter and protein. Mix together.
4

I used puffed brown rice, alternatively replace with 2 cups Rice Krispies.
5

I used chocolate flavored protein powder, alternatively replace with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
6

Add the dates and water into the mixture. Blitz together until they are sticky and mooshy.
7

Roll the mixture into balls.
8

Refrigerate overnight.

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Mara @mara10

on August 30, 2020 13:00

Cape Town

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