Chocolate Hazelnut Energy Balls
- 2 medium very ripe bananas (the riper the bananas, the less honey you'll need)
- 3/4 cup to 1 cup ground hazelnuts plus an extra 1/4 cup for rolling
- 2 Medjool dates, pitted (optional but they give more sweetness)
- 3 plus 2 tablespoons good quality cocoa
- 1 tablespoon honey
Tip: to ripen bananas, bake bananas in the skins in a 150C/300F oven for 30 minutes or until blackened on the outside and soft on the inside.
Step 1 - Line a sheet tin or container with parchment. Puree the bananas in a food processor and add the 3/4 cup hazelnut meal, 3 tablespoons of cocoa and honey. If the mixture is too sticky, add more hazelnut meal.
Step 2 - Place the 1/4 cup hazelnut meal and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder on a shallow plate. Roll the mixture into balls and then roll through the hazelnut cocoa mixture to coat. Keep in refrigerator.