CACAO & ALMOND ENERGY BALLS

Hi everyone! André here. This is the first official recipe post of our blog and we both could not be more excited about it! This is a pretty basic recipe for healthy energy balls that we make once about every 2 weeks and stock our fridge with for three reasons. One, to keep our snacking in order. These babies make sure you get properly energised when you get the munchies in the middle of the day or late at night. With this in hand you won't feel tempted into reaching for something unhealthy when you are running low on energy. Second, Rita is a hardcore sweet tooth. And I mean hardcore. This satisfies her (frequent!) needs for both chocolate and sweetness. And third, because they are SO YUM! We've experimented with a few different ingredients and flavour profiles, and we rotate between two or three other truffle recipes, but this is the one we end up making on a regular basis. Not only because it is probably the simplest, but also because the ingredients it requires are staples you can always find in our pantry.

We eat them straight out of the jar, break them into little pieces and sprinkle them in our smoothie bowls and pack them to the gym or to our weekend roadtrips and picnics. Whatever the occasion, these energy balls will not disappoint. If you roll them in all sorts of colourful, healthy toppings and wrap them nice and neat as pictured above, they will also make up for a lovely, meaningful gift that is actually much simpler to put together than it looks. We've given these little recycled cardboard boxes filled with yummy treats to a few friends and their reactions are always more than positive.