Paleo, Vegan, Energy Balls (Edit recipe)

These healthy, citrusy energy balls are paleo and vegan. This delicious dessert takes just 15 minutes to make.

5 minutes

Difficulty:

Easy

This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	75
Fat:	5 g
Carbohydrates:	6 g
Protein:	2 g
Cholesterol:	0 g
Sodium:	1 mg
Fiber:	1 g
Sugars:	4 g
Calculated per serving.

by itzraininggreen

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Serves: 12

Ingredients

2 cups Almond Flour
3 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup, (can reduce to 2 tbsp. if less sweetness desired)
1 Tbsp Coconut, oil
.25 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 Tbsp Orange Juice, freshly squeezed or tangerine juice
.25 cup Dark Chocolate, in bits
Sea Salt, Light sprinkle of coarse
.25 cup Almonds, silvered
1 Tbsp Orange, or tangerine peels cut into very thin strands

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Melt the coconut oil on the stovetop.
Take the melted coconut oil off the stovetop and stir in the honey. Add vanilla extract and orange juice, and mix well.
Add the above mixture to the almond flour.
Stir in chocolate bits, slivered almonds, coarse sea salt and tangerine peels.
Mix everything together well and make small round balls out of the mixture.
Refrigerate the balls for 30 minutes.
Enjoy cold!

Notes

I used Lily's brand of paleo dark chocolate baking chips. You can also use the Hu brand of dark chocolate chips, you might need to break them up a bit.