Lemon Coconut Orbs

Deliciously light, perfectly sweet and healthy - these cute little vegan & gluten free balls have a lot going for them!


There is just so much to say about these happy chappies. Perhaps the best is that, although they taste sweet, they are also low GI thanks to the lack of refined ingredients. So, our body spends more time breaking these down for digestion resulting in a slow release of energy. When compared with the instant, damaging, sugar highs and crashes we get from biscuits, lollies and milk chocolate, that's definitely something to be happy about.

Needless to say, I like these a lot and have made them quite a few times now. I originally used the recipe from Addicted to Veggies and I've tweaked it a little bit.

Coconut flour & preservative free desiccated coconut can be purchased in health food stores and online. Honest to Goodness has reasonable prices. Rice malt syrup can also be found in health food stores or the health food section of the supermarket.

If you have concerns about the health value of coconut, more information can be found at the Healthy Food Affair blog.


Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Makes: 20

Ingredients
3/4 cup almond meal
3/4 cup shredded desiccated coconut, no preservative
3 1/2 Tbs coconut flour
1 pinch of sea salt
3 Tbs Pure Harvest Rice Malt Syrup
1 tsp natural vanilla extract, alcohol free
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs lemon zest
2 Tbs melted coconut oil





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Categories
#easy
#healthy
#vegan
#gluten_free
#raw
#snack
#coconut


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