Gluten Free Lady Protein Power Bites
Some store bought nutrition bars may not be very good quality when it comes to the ingredients and your health and when they are good quality they can be a bit expensive. You’ll want the right stuff for your body! Check out at the ingredient list as well as have a good understanding of why you’re eating one. People watching their diets, athletes, and those who are constantly eating on the run all have a different purpose in eating a nutrition bar. When you’re out and about and your blood sugar drops eating one of these little power bites is much better than then going through the Drive Thru or grabbing a sugar filled candy bar! Organic ingredients are not necessary for nutrition bars but we like eating organic whenever possible and that’s usually most of the time.
Ingredients
  • 8in pitted Medjool datesI buy thembulk at Whole Foods
  • 1/2cup dried organically or juice sweetened tart cherriescheck the bulk isle at Whole Foods or buy them in bags over the nut section
  • 2/3cup raw almonds
  • 1/3cup pecans
  • 1/3cup Hazelnut’soptional
  • *Note: For those allergic to various nuts use the ones that are appropriate for you.
  • 1 / 4cup almond or peanut butter . Justin Brand Almond and Peanut Butters from Whole Foods don’t have a lot of junk in them.I use Almond butter and also put in about a Tablespoon of Hazelnut chocolate butter and ¼ teaspoon Udo’s Oil which is optional. You could even add in some coconut oil
  • 1cup walnuts
  • or use some unsweetened coconut to roll the balls in. Personally I love coconut and going to try on some of the next batch. Whole Foods has unsweetened. It may be Bob Red Mills brand.
Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients into food processor except the walnuts.
  2. Process for a minute or so until it comes together. You may have to use a spatula to wipe down the sides and continue processing.
  3. Add in about 2 Tablespoons of water until it becomes like a paste and you can tell it will mash together into a ball
  4. Portion into 1” sized balls and roll in walnut crumbs or make a few rolled in some unsweetened coconut (see below for Coconut facts) and place on a sheet tray or 9 x 13 baking pan to store in frig or freeze them (see below).
Recipe Notes

*You could also serve these meat balls in a lettuce wrap!

Lettuce Wrap Sauce:

1 / 2 Cup Hellmann’s Mayo

1 Tablespoon Heinz Ketchup
1 Teaspoon of Gluten Free Soy sauce
Dash of Garlic Pepper

Enjoy the Journey!
Sue

 

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