Name: Spirulina Superfood Energy Balls
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: ½ cup almond butter; ¼ cup hemp hearts; ½ cup dried unsweetened coconut (plus extra for rolling); ½ cup oats (coarsely ground in food processor); 1 cup crispy brown rice cereal; 1 tablespoon spirulina powder; 1 teaspoon maca; ¼ cup maple syrup; A pinch of sea salt

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These superfood energy balls are made with hemp, almond butter, puffed rice, and spirulina powder which add extra protein.

Energy balls come by a lot of different names, but no matter how you spin them they are always 1) delicious (at least in my opinion), and 2) costly. There are a couple places in town that sell house-made versions which range anywhere from $2 to $4.

And don't get me wrong, I love them and I have been known to spend that much...and maybe a little more on one of these tasty gems.
But we don't always have the extra pocket money to shell out on something we can easily whip up at home.

I made these superfood energy balls in less than 10 minuets and at a fraction of the cost of those store bought varieties. And I decided to make them even more amazing-with the addition of some great superfoods like spirulina, maca, hemp, and almonds.

These little guys are so easy to make, and with no cooking required, they make the perfect school snack for the little ones to help make.

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Ingredients

almond butter
hemp hearts
unsweetened coconut
oats
crispy brown rice cereal
spirulina powder
maca (optional)
maple syrup
sea salt

Method

In one bowl combine the hemp hearts, coconut, oats, brown rice cereal, and salt.

In another bowl combine the almond butter, spirulina, maca, and maple syrup. Be sure to mix in the spirulina well with the other ingredients.

Combine the almond butter mixture with the coconut mixture and thoroughly combine.

Take a golf ball size amount of the mixture and squeeze it into a ball, then roll in the extra coconut. Continue until all the mixture is used up. Store in the refrigerator.

Substitutions

swap the almond butter for any seed or nut butter you like, so long as it is unsweetened.
maca can be excluded or replaced with another super-powder like lacuma, moringa, or even matcha.
crispy brown rice cereal can be replaced with any other crispy puffed cereal.
swap the maple syrup with another liquid sweetener like date or coconut.

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