• Raw Protein Balls•

Makes 10-12 balls

• ½ cup walnuts

• ½ cup pitted dates

• Scant ½ cup raw carob powder

• Scant ½ cup maple syrup

• ½ cup almond butter

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

• ½ cup whole almonds

• 2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut

Directions:

Place the walnuts in a food processor and process until coarsely ground.

Add the dates, and pulse until well combined with the nuts. And the carob powder, syrup, almond butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Process until the mixture is thick and smooth. Add the almonds, and pulse a few times until combined; you want them to remain in crunchy chunks. 

Form the mixture into golf-ball-size balls with your hands. Roll the balls in coconut. Place in a sealed container in the freezer until hardened.