Self-Isolation means, well, the obvious… a lot of time at home. Being home 24/7 can make for snack cravings… 24/7. Even when you’re not actually hungry. And during these times of social isolation, not every ingredient is available to us as it would be. Or, we just don’t want to be making trips to the grocery as often as usual. This snack go-to is my fav because it doesn’t need many ingredients and those you do use are shelf-stable but highly nutritious!
I’ve been making these power snacks every day almost and I enjoy them in the morning with my coffee or during a much needed afternoon slump, with my coffee, or sometimes with a cup of tea or water. But often it’s with my coffee. They are very easy to make. You’re basically just combining your preferred nut butter whether it be peanut butter or almond butter, and mixing it with coconut flour and/or almond flour. That’s really it. The seeds I include give it a crunch and some extra power but it’s up to you what you’d like to include or maybe just what you have in your pantry.
To begin, in a bowl add a heaping tbsp of coconut flour and then a heaping tbsp of almond flour. I use both to give a mix of flavor but if you only have one or the other that’s fine. Look at the coconut flour health benefits below from drjockers.com/coconut-flour/
I then add a heaping tbsp of coconut flakes, a tbsp of raw hulled pepitas. Then about a tsp of flax seeds, chia seeds, you can add hemp seeds and even some hemp protein powder for an added boost of power protein!
Above is a look at the dry ingredients combined. This is actually how I make my N’Oatmeal. From here, I would add water or a nutmilk like almondmilk or walnut milk and it becomes an oatmeal like consistency. But here, we add nutbutter and this allows you to form them into balls. I love this infographic below from www.yogabycandace.com The seeds and coconut flakes are how you make it your own, but let me tell you by adding the seeds, you give these little balls some super power!!
You can add some dried fruit as well to make it a “peanut butter and jelly ball” but again, totally optional!
Roll them up into balls and enjoy! Kali probably eats 2 or 3 of these a day! So easy, so good, so Nutritiously Well-Fed! And not bored anymore.
Place them in the fridge and you are ready to have a healthy protein and healthy fat filled power snack high in Omega3 and heaps of yum!
| Prep Time | 5 |
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- 1-2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1-2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 tbsp peanut butter or almond butter or both
- 1 tbsp coconut flakes
- 1 tbsp hulled pepitas
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp flax seeds
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- Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Stir and then roll into balls to have now or save for later! Easy Power Snacks whenever you're ready for a healthy snack!