Ultimate Power Balls

Name: Ultimate Power Balls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 90 grams 1/2 cup diced DRIED PLUMS (prunes; see Note); 20 grams cup PUFFED KAMUT or PUFFED RICE; 40 grams 3/4 cup shredded unsweetened COCONUT

Ultimate Power Balls might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 15 calories, 0g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 25. Head to the store and pick up plums, puffed rice, coconut, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, toss together the puffed millet and puffed kamut or rice.

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Millet

Kamut

Rice

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Bowl

Add the dried plums, chocolate chips, and sesame seeds.

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Chocolate Chips

Sesame Seeds

Prunes

Stir in the sunflower butter and the honey. You should have a nice sticky mess! Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Sunflower Seed Butter

Honey

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Place the coconut in a small bowl. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and form it into 1-inch (2.5cm) balls with your hands.

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Coconut

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Bowl

Roll the balls in the coconut and transfer to a container. You can store the power balls in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer in a zip-top freezer bag for up to 1 month, but I bet they won't last that long!

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Coconut

Roll

There's a product from Sunsweet called Plum Amazins that is essentially just diced dried plums. Since they can be annoyingly sticky to chop up, I find the prediced ones helpful for putting this recipe together quickly.

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Prunes

Plum

(per power ball)Calories 86Fat 4.9gsat 2gmono 1.9gpoly 0.7gProtein 1.4gCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gCholesterol 0mgIron 0.6mgSodium 13mgPotassium 72mgCalcium 19mg

Eating in Color

Reprinted with permission from Eating in Color: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family by Frances Largeman-Roth. Copyright © 2014 Frances Largeman-Roth; photographs © 2014 Quentin Bacon. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS.

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Bacon