RECIPES: Energy balls of banana and pumpkin

Balls of nuts and dried fruits - a great way to recharge your batteries before exercise snack between meals or replace harmful sweets in the diet time. At the heart of a pair of these recipes - peanut butter alternative which can become any other nut butters, cooked his own hand or purchased at the supermarket.

To prepare the banana balls you do not even need a blender, pyurirovanie one ripe banana with a fork easily accomplished.

To add the mashed banana peanut butter and mix thoroughly.

If you obtain a mixture seems sweet enough, then pour in the honey (or add another sweetener to taste), followed Stir in cocoa and coconut. To the mixture was thicker and healthier, add bran. Replace the last possible protein powder.

While the future of candy do not look too appetizing, but give them time to let stand up for 20 minutes in the freezer in order to better retain the shape of the mass and not stuck to the hands.

Before cooking the pumpkin energy balls pour boiling water over dates so as to cover them with water, and leave for 5 minutes.

Remove the bone dates and whisk blender into a paste or fruit scroll through a meat grinder.

Add the remaining ingredients: pumpkin puree, cinnamon and peanut butter.

Vsypte latter bran mixture and let stand in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Before forming rub between the palms drop of vegetable oil or simply soak hands in cold water. Type of mixture and roll up into a ball, and then roll in cocoa, sesame, coconut flakes, chia or flax seeds.

Give the balls to stand in the freezer for 20 minutes more before placing in the refrigerator for storage.

Energy bulbs can be stored for about a week in an airtight container.

Ingredients

For banana balls:

• 200 g of peanut oil;
• 1 tablespoon honey;
• 1 ripe banana average size;
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder;
• ½ cup coconut;
• 2-3 tablespoons of bran.

For pumpkin balls:

• 1 cup pyurirovannyh dates;
• ¼ cup of pumpkin puree;
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon;
• 1 cup peanut butter;
• 2-3 tablespoons of bran.

preparation

1. Mix all the ingredients together and place the mixture in a freezer for 20 minutes.
2. Moistened hands roll portions of the mixture into balls and roll them in cocoa, coconut chips, flax seeds, seeds of chia - choice.
3. Ready to leave the balls in the freezer for another 20 minutes before placing in the refrigerator for storage.