Nutrition Facts
Gingerbread Truffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g
12%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 4mg
0%
Potassium 368mg
11%
Total Carbohydrates 18g
6%
Dietary Fiber 2g
8%
Sugars 11g
Protein 8g
16%
Calcium
4%
Iron
7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Simple, portable, perfect ratio of carbs for endurance running, these delicious bites have lots of potassium, an electrolyte that needs to be replaced after long runs. Blackstrap molasses adds iron and calcium, two more important minerals for runners. They are the perfect trail food, pre-workout bite, and post-run snack .
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
servings
|
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond meal or ground almonds
- 1/2 cup cashew meal or ground cashews
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter or peanut flour
- 1 cup pitted medjool dates
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon black strap molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-4 tablespoons water as needed
- cocoa or cacao powder for rolling
Ingredients
|
|
Instructions
- If you already have almond and/or cashew meal (Trader Joe's sells them), add all ingredients except the water and cocoa to a food processor and blend until you achieve a cookie dough consistency, adding water one tablespoon at a time if needed to make dough (if you use peanut flour--I like PB Fit--you will need to add a couple tablespoons or more of water).
- If you are starting from whole nuts, grind those first into a fine meal before adding the other ingredients, being careful not to over-process into nut butter.
- Once you have a sticky dough, dust your clean hands and a plate with cocoa powder. Roll the dough into bite-size truffles coated with cocoa.
- These keep best in the fridge, but should be fine without refrigeration for several hours on the trail.
Recipe Author: