This recipe would be a great snack snack between meals on an exercise day as it contains a good quantity of each macronutrient.
Health Benefits
The main ingredient in dark chocolate is called cocoa, which is an excellent source of flavanols and procyanidins (also known as epicatechin and catechin) which are major classes of antioxidants.
Expert Tips
Prepare these snacks at the weekend or early in the week and they are sure to save you time and from reaching for other less nutritious snacks throughout the week.
Equipment
Microwave
Fridge
Baking tray
Bowl
Ingredients
200gOats
70gMixed nuts(roasted)
2scoopWhey protein powder
2tbspPeanut butter
2tbspHoney
50mlMilk
1tbspShelled hemp
0.5tbspCoconut oil
150gDark chocolate
10
Instructions
Mix the peanut butter and honey in a small bowl and mix to create a paste.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, whey protein, hemp and 50g of the dark chocolate.
Add the peanut butter and honey paste and slowly pour in the milk. Mix well as you add the milk.
Add more milk if needed to bind the ingredients.
If the mixture becomes too wet, add some more oats or protein powder.
Melt the remaining 100g of dark chocolate with the coconut oil.
Using your hands, shape the mixture into balls and then roll them in the melted dark chocolate.
Place the balls on a plate or a tray and leave to set in the fridge for atleast 2 hours.