Sesame and coconut energy balls with palm sugar
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes (shaping sesame balls)
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 20 - 24 balls
- Category: Tea time
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients
- 250g sesame seeds
- 100g desiccated coconut
- 100g palm sugar or jaggery
- 100g Medjool dates
Instructions
- In a large frying pan dry roast the sesame seeds and coconut until the coconut turns golden.
- Using a food processor, in batches, blitz the sesame seeds coconut, palm sugar and dates.
- Tip the blended mix into a bowl.
- Using your hands, grab a fistful of sesame mix and start to squeeze and mould into balls.
- You’ll have enough mix to make between 20 – 24 balls
- Place on a baking tray and allow to rest before placing in an airtight container and storing in the fridge.
- Next time you have the munchies – grab one of these energy balls.
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