chocolate love balls

Er, yeah corny name, apologies. What can I say, I'd like to announce that one of my kids named these, but I'd be lying, it was me. Felix wanted to know what they were as I rolled them and this just popped out. It made him want one though (which was my aim, because he is my hard-to-please food-wise child). He thought they were wonderful, so did Isaac and Esmé (but they both will eat anything, so Felix was the real test).

I just utterly threw them together and didn't measure anything. They took 5-10 minutes max from grabbing things from the cupboard to rolling...

chocolate love balls
almonds - maybe a big handful
cashews, another big handful
hemp seeds, yeah the big handful again
ground flax seeds, good sprinkle (handful?)
dates, fistful (lower GI: use a dollop of almond butter)
cocoa powder, 2-3 heaped tbsp
squeeze of agave nectar
good sprinkle of lucuma powder (or use mesquite/maca or what ever superfoods you have around)

~Blitz in the magimix until it all comes together in a big squishy firm dollop (well broken and almost smooth but still with a slight crunch). Roll into tiny balls and place in sweetie papers.

The dates mean it is not strictly low GI. But it's not bad. As a treat. I had a few of these for lunch :) But I did have salmon and nori and salad for breakfast (unconventional you say?).

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**edited to add - that I had a mini brainwave this morning! Instead of the high GI dates - almond butter could be sub'd - I can't wait to try that combo, it would hold them togehter just as well I think, plus add a touch of salt...mmmmmm :)**