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Healthy Recipes

Raw-energy peanut butter and jam protein balls

Beat hunger with these yummy bite-sized snacks. They're great for the early-morning rush or to store at your desk for a mid-afternoon snack.
Kupfert & Kim's raw energy PB & J protein balls. Kupfert & Kim's raw energy PB & J protein balls. (Photo editing, Jacki Slovitt.)

After a recent workout at Eden Pilates, we were graciously offered one of these PB & J protein balls as a post-workout snack. We loved them so much we asked their creators (Toronto's Kupfert & Kim) to share the recipe. We hope you love them as much as we do!

Peanut butter and jam raw protein balls (Makes 20) Ingredients 1 cup and 3 tbsp dried, pitted dates 3⁄4 cup and 2 tbsp golden or Thompson raisins 1 cup and 3 tbsp raw almonds 1 cup organic peanut butter 3⁄4 cup and 2 tbsp almond butter 1 1⁄2 tbsp lucuma powder (found at most health food stores) 3⁄4 tsp salt 2 tbsp freeze-dried raspberries

Directions 1. Purée the dates in a blender. Stop and scrape the sides as necessary and be careful not to overheat your blender motor, as the purée will be extremely sticky. Set aside in a large bowl. Repeat stop-and-scrape procedure with raisins and add to the same bowl.

2. Process almonds by pulsing until they become crumbly, but before they hit nut-butter state. Add to the bowl.

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3. Add the peanut butter, almond butter, salt and lucuma to the bowl and mix all ingredients thoroughly.

4. Grind the dried raspberries into a fine powder and set aside in a small bowl.

5. Using about 2 tbsp per ball, roll the mix into balls, and roll them in the dried raspberries to coat evenly.

6. Place in an airtight container and store in the fridge.

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Nutritional value (1 ball/35 g) 160 calories 13 g carbs 5 g protein 10 g fat 8 g sugar

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