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PB & L Power Balls

These protein packed balls have lentils in them...and they're delicious.  These can be a choose-your-own-adventure recipe, depending on what's in the pantry or what mood you're in.  I recommend adding mini chocolate chips since we're working with peanut butter here :)

Servings: 30 balls
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cooked lentils, drained and rinsed if canned
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup honey*
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp hemp or chia seeds
  • 1 tsp cinnamon or other spice of choice (optional)
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut optional
  • 1/3 cup chopped dates raisins or mini dark chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
  1. Mash lentils with fork in a large bowl. Stir in peanut butter, salt, honey, oats, seeds, cinnamon, coconut and dates, if using, until well combined. Scoop out mixture using a tablespoon (or 1-inch scoop) and roll into balls.

  2. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Option: freeze balls on a tray until frozen, then store in a sealed container or freezer bag. When ready to eat, allow balls to thaw for at least 10 minutes.

  3. *replace honey with 1 small very ripe mashed banana for a lower sugar option
Recipe Notes

Options: 

  • Roll balls in coconut (instead of stirring in) before refrigerating.
  • Press mixture into square pan. Refrigerate and cut into bars.
  • Use any other nut or seed butter (including tahini) and any dried fruit or nut/seed as add-ins, OR omit all add-ins and simply stir together lentils, peanut butter, honey and oats to make quick power balls.
  • Replace 2 Tbsp nut butter with coconut oil
  • Make PB & J balls: Scoop out mixture and press into flat disk.  Add a small spoonful of jam or jelly into centre (not too much!); fold up sides and roll into a ball so that filling is intact and not squeezing out.