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Low Carb, Vanilla & Cacao Snacks
This is a great, guilt-free, healthy snack which you can make in a jiffy – double up on the quantity to have some extra for when the snack attack hits.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oats (gluten free oats optional)
- 2/3 cup raw cashew nuts (or macadamia nut, or a mixture of both)
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon natural vanilla powder or extract
- 1/4 cup raw cacao nibs
- 2 tablespoons of any super food powder (eg: lucuma, baobab, maca etc – or a mixture of them)
Method
- grind oats in a power blender
- grind nuts in a power blender
- mix all ingredients together and knead into a pliable dough (use clean hands)
- if mixture is too dry, add a little more honey/maple syrup, if it is too wet add a few more oats
- roll into small balls, store in air tight container in the fridge or freezer
- makes +/- 16 balls
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