Nourish Me Chocolate Probiotic Balls
Aug
Immune boosting, high protein and absolutely delicious!
I have been making these to eat for my boys since they turned one… however I used to call them Rum Balls. I'm not sure why - it's just what we always called them.
So you can imagine the shock from a group of other mums when my twin toddlers starting asking me for 'Rum Balls' on a regular basis or me saying 'sit down on your bottom while you eat your rum balls' (!!)
One day one of them asked me if I really put rum in them!! NO!!!
I can assure you I never have or never will put rum in these little beauties. If anyone needs some rum - it's me!! Perhaps time for a name change I think…
I love these little 'rum balls' for so many reasons - filled with essential fatty acids which needs kids need every single day. If they don't have enough good quality fat they simply cannot absorb fat soluble vitamins. No point feeding them veggies if they are unable to absorb it due to inadequate quality fat intake!!
They are a perfect little protein pick up, and they take less than 5 minutes to make and are the perfect snack on the go. Plus given that my babies did not drink breast milk for long getting probiotics into them every single day was essential. Even now at 3 years old probiotics is something we consume every day. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Alisa x
TIP - Raw cacao is quite a stimulating food so as your children grow to like this taste I would recommend cutting back on the raw cacao. I would also recommend you don't feed them to children late in the afternoon or evening. For children under 3 I would not feed them anything with raw cacao after lunch time if you want them to sleep well. A mid morning snack is fine. 🙂
Ingredients
Directions
Place dates in a bowl, boil the kettle and pour some hot water to soften. Leave for 5 minutes and remove pits.
Add nuts and seeds (or seeds only if for school lunch box) and combine in food processor or thermomix to form a nut meal
Add dates, desiccated coconut & raw cacao and combine
Add coconut oil and probiotics and combine (remove probiotic powder from capsules if in capsule form!!)
slowly pour water in and combine - mixture should be sticky and easy to roll into balls. If too dry add a little more water
Roll in desiccated coconut and place in glass container in a fridge
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Ingredients
Directions
Place dates in a bowl, boil the kettle and pour some hot water to soften. Leave for 5 minutes and remove pits.
Add nuts and seeds (or seeds only if for school lunch box) and combine in food processor or thermomix to form a nut meal
Add dates, desiccated coconut & raw cacao and combine
Add coconut oil and probiotics and combine (remove probiotic powder from capsules if in capsule form!!)
slowly pour water in and combine - mixture should be sticky and easy to roll into balls. If too dry add a little more water
Roll in desiccated coconut and place in glass container in a fridge
Is there a probiotic that you would recommend and an online store that supplies these? Thanks
HI Holly – Can’t recommend brands but if you look at the recipe I have put what to look out for when looking for a probiotic. 🙂