Do you want dessert? Learn how to prepare some delicious “Energy Balls”
If you didn't hesitate for a minute to enter this article, it is for the simple fact that you feel like trying a new dessert. So today we will introduce you to the “Energy Balls, a delicious recipe that you can recreate from your kitchen, share with your friends and best of all, guilt-free! In this way, it will become the indicated option if we are trying to lose those extra pounds.
But what exactly are they? Well, as their name suggests, they are balls that give you the boost of energy necessary to continue with our busy lives. Since it is one of our friend's recipes Anna Mateo of @leckerandhealthy, she herself will explain to us how to prepare them.
We are sure that we have awakened your curiosity. That is why we invite you to stay with us and discover how to make this exquisite dessert, whose surprise ingredient will leave you wanting to eat them all.
How do “Energy Balls” come about?
Some time ago Anna Mateo taught us how to prepare her very healthy star recipe: La Raw coffee cheesecake. A dessert that left us so impressed that we couldn't pass up the opportunity to try another of their popular creations, the Energy Balls, which are characterized by being healthy, delicious and that go down wonderfully at any time of the day.
But how did they come about? According to what Anna explained, Energy Balls are created after mixing ingredients. In this recipe, coffee is the protagonist of this preparation since it provides high doses of energy, making this much more attractive to the palate.
Once she found the perfect formula, the creator of Lecker and Healthy saved the recipe to recreate it, share it with her 35.5 thousand followers and on this occasion with the family Incapto Coffee.
What makes them so healthy?
Just as their name says, Energy Balls They are very energetic and have high caloric density. This is because they contain nuts and dates, making them the perfect dessert. In fact, you can consume them before an excursion to the mountains, since you will travel several kilometers for a few hours. So taking a few will be of great help to you.
Another point in favor is that, in addition to lasting several days thanks to correct storage, these will satisfy you a lot, preventing you from snacking on unhealthy foods.
Prepare your Energy Balls and enjoy!
Now that you know that it is a healthy snack, capable of providing shots of energy, the time has come to learn how to prepare your own Energy Balls without dying in the attempt thanks to the guidance of Anna Mateo. From now on we can tell you that it is a fairly simple and quick recipe.
That said, we invite you to take note of the ingredients that you will have to use.
Ingredients
-8 pitted medjool dates
-120ml of coffee
-200g of almond
-15 g of grated coconut
-30 gr of cocoa
-Salt (a pinch)
- Cocoa and grated coconut for coating (optional)
step by step
The first thing we must do is put the pitted dates to soak with the coffee, in a glass container. Subsequently, we proceed to grind the rest of the ingredients in the food processor, which in this case would be the almonds, coconut and cocoa, adding a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor.
Once we have everything crushed, we add the dates. We will only add a little coffee alone to obtain the texture we are looking for. It should be noted that if it is too thick, we can add more coffee. But if it is very liquid, we add a small amount of nuts, oats or even cocoa.
The result should be similar to that of a dough, with which we can make the balls without any difficulties. If we want to decorate them, Anna recommends sprinkling cocoa or grated coconut to give it a more attractive touch.
Lecker and Healthy the perfect site for healthy recipes
If you thought the Energy Balls recipe was great, then we are 100% sure that you will like the ones you will find at @leckerandhealthy three times as much, starting with the Raw Coffee Cheesecake, whose recipe you can also find at our Youtube channel.
In this Instagram account you will not only find recipes to kill those sweet cravings, here you will also find preparations that are easy to prepare, friendly to your pocket and exquisite. From unconventional salads, zucchini pasta, to cakes of all kinds, and even ice cream, recipes with which we can make the perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner.
One of the great philosophies that Anna transmits through Lecker and Healthy is not to be afraid of food, since eating means nourishing yourself, not only the body but also the mind and soul. This thought has made this entrepreneurial girl go very far, since she started in 2018.
Get to know Anna Mateo's Lecker Box
Through the Instagram account @leckerandhealthy, Anna Mateo offers interesting dietary proposals for those users who follow a healthy lifestyle. One of them is the famous Lecker Box, one of his most recent projects and with which he has managed to conquer many, (including us).
These are small boxes where we can find healthy snacks, whether sweet or salty. They are granolas, pesto rosso, spiced chickpeas, vegan sobrasada and of course the energy balls, some of them.
It is inevitable that this will not make your mouth water. But after learning how to prepare Energy Balls, can you imagine being able to find all the ingredients in a lecker box, including one of the coffees from Incapto Coffee. It would be wonderful, because you would only have to place your order directly at Lecker and Healthy and that's it!
In short, it is an idea that has gotten into our heads and that we have already presented to our friend Anna Mateo. Therefore, we ask you to be very attentive to our networks so as not to miss this incredible opportunity.
