Nutty Chocolate Energy Balls

During my vegan week I decided to find something to kick my chocolate cravings without actually eating chocolate.
Energy balls are the perfect solution and now that I have my nutribullet with me in Germany, super easy to make!
They are also really versatile and you can add dried fruits/ nuts/ seeds to your taste. I was inspired by a Deliciously Ella recipe, but changed the ratio of nuts to dates for a more nutty consistency.

Using peanut butter rather than almond butter makes it that much more tasty (and budget friendly) and just cause peanut butter is 💜

Ingredients:
150g dates
150g almonds
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp peanut butter
1-2 tbsp cocoa (depending on how chocolatey you want them)

1. Place the almonds in a food processor (or nutribullet) and grind to form a course flour
2. Add the other ingredients and continue processing until the ingredients are evenly distributed and all sticking nicer together.
3. Break off small sections and roll into balls.
4. Refrigerate for 1 hour (if you can wait that long)

Store in the fridge

Since my vegan week I have been experimenting with ingredients and my obsession with Nutella has lead to creating hazelnut chocolate truffles. So scrummy and the perfect evening snack for those post-dinner sugar cravings.

Ingredients:
200g hazelnuts
150g dates
1 tbsp chia seeds
1-2 tbsp cocoa (depending on how chocolatey you want them)
1 tbsp peanut butter
A splash of nut milk

1. Roast the hazelnuts until their skins start to fall off and they smell divine

2. Leave to cool and then rub off the skins with a tea towel
3. Pulse in a food processor (or nutribullet) until the oils start to be released and just before it completely turns to nut butter.

4. Add the other ingredients and continue to process.
5. When all the ingredients are nicely mushed together break off small sections and roll into balls

☆☆ For extra texture and flavour, roll the balls in chopped nuts or coconut before refrigerating☆☆