{"id":249417,"date":"2022-04-07T11:52:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puregym.swiss\/?p=249417"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:59:40","slug":"cocoa-almond-butter-energy-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/blog\/cocoa-almond-butter-energy-balls","title":{"rendered":"Cocoa &#038; almond butter energy balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The perfect healthy treat which requires no cooking, is cheap to make (19p per ball!) , and can be stored for up to a week. It&#8217;s so moreish, you&#8217;ll be glad to know that this recipes makes 14 balls after you&#8217;ve had your first bite! No cooking is required making it super simple to make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The recipe has a good combination of healthy fats from the almond and flax seed, protein from the protein powder, and carbohydrates from the oats, along with fibre, added minerals and vitamins in the ingredients,\u00a0 making it a great pick me up in the morning or afternoon.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Makes 14 Energy Balls (INGREDIENTS):<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 2;\">\n<li class=\"p1\">1cup\u00a0dates (175g)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">4\u00a0Tbsp\u00a0almond butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\/4cup\u00a0dark chocolate (40g)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1tbsp\u00a0flax seed<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">2\/3cup\u00a0oats (60g)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1 scoop vanilla protein powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>METHOD:<\/h3>\n<p>Pulse dates in food processor until they are chopped down into small pieces.<br \/>\nAdd protein powder, almond butter, chocolate, flax seeds and oats to the processor. Pulse the mixture until well combined.<br \/>\nTransfer the mixture onto a clean surface and use your hands to shape into small balls (30g per ball). The mixture should make approximately 14 energy balls.<br \/>\nPlace the energy balls in the fridge for 15 mins to set and then enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can store them in the fridge for up to one week, or place into the freezer for up to one month. Take them out the night before you want to eat them, or enjoy them slightly frozen with a bite to them.<\/p>\n<p>____<\/p>\n<p>For more healthy treat recipes to try, check out our\u00a0Recipe section.<\/p>\n<p>____<\/p>\n<p>For more healthy recipe ideas, check out the recipe section of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/blog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLOG<\/a>\u00a0which is packed full of nutritious and most importantly tasty meals to help you reach your goals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The perfect healthy treat which requires no cooking, is cheap to make (19p per ball!) , and can be stored for up to a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":254099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":384201,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249417\/revisions\/384201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puregym.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}