Dairy Free
Gluten & Grain Free
Egg Free
These tasty balls are a lovely healthy treat any time of the day!
Serves: 10-12
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins. (if pumpkin not cooked)
Ingredients
- 250g butternut pumpkin
- 150g pecan nuts, chopped
- 50g chopped pecan nuts extra , or coconut, to roll balls in
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- ¼ cup honey or rice malt syrup
- 1 tbs grated ginger
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 2 tbsp dextrose powder
- ½ cup pepitas, chopped
- pinch salt
Method
- Peel pumpkin, seed, chop and steam or boil until tender, cool.
- In blender add pecans, coconut, honey or rice malt syrup, ginger, cacao, salt and pepitas.
- Blend until almost smooth, then add cooled pumpkin and mix well.
- Roll mixture into walnut size balls and roll in extra chopped pecans or coconut.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Store in fridge in airtight container, or freeze.
