Mango & Coconut Energy Balls
Total Time
3 hours
Prep Time
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Cook Time
3 hours
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Ingredients
25 servings
- 4.5 oz dried mango
- 8.8 oz dried apricots
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 7 oz cashews
- 2 limes
- 3.5 oz desiccated coconut
- 3 tablespoons of cashew butter
- pinch of sea salt
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F), fan setting.
Step 2
Place the cashews on a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes, until they start to turn golden.
Step 3
Whilst they’re baking, finely grate the two limes and leave to one side.
Step 4
Remove the cashews from the oven and leave to cool on the side for about 15 minutes.
Step 5
Then add the cashews and the desiccated coconut to your food processor and blitz well until a fine flour forms.
Step 6
Remove from the processor and leave to one side.
Step 7
Add the dried apricots and coconut oil to the processor and blitz.
Step 8
Once a smooth mixture starts to form, add in the dried mango and blitz again until it forms a sticky and smooth mixture, this may take a few minutes.
Step 9
Add in the blended cashews and coconut, cashew butter, pinch of salt and lime zest.
Step 10
Mix in the processor until everything smoothly mixes together.
Step 11
Pour some more shredded coconut into a bowl and scoop out a heaped tablespoon of the mixture. Press with your hands and roll into balls.
Step 12
Then roll the balls into the coconut so that they are covered, before leaving to set for two hours in the fridge.
Step 13
Remove from the fridge about 15 minutes before eating to allow them to soften!
Step 14
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