Helen Ford's Carrot Cake Energy Balls!
These make a nutritious and very yummy mid-morning/afternoon snack. They are packed full of beta-carotene which is important for healthy skin, hair and immune system. The walnuts are a good source of hormone-balancing omega 3 essential fats, zinc and protein. Dates provide calcium and magnesium for healthy bone density. The flaxseeds contain lignans - a phytoestrogen which have subtle hormone-modulating properties.Note: Contains nuts!
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot peeled and grated
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 10 medjool dates pitted and chopped into small pieces
- 150 grams walnuts
- 50 grams flaxseed crushed
- Desiccated coconut to coat
Instructions
- Combine everything in a Nutri Bullt and whizz up until the mixture forms a soft dough.
- Roll into balls and coat in desiccated coconut.