These little delights were a huge hit yesterday at Active Sports Club Oakland City Center. I had a great time hanging out and meeting new peeps, while sharing samples of Phytosport, Arbonne’s clean hydration suite.. A few requested the recipe for these decadent, yet nutrient-packed beauties. The original recipe is pretty simple and mine is a variation of this standard: 1 cup nut or seed butter + ½ cup honey + 2 ½ scoops Arbonne Essentials chocolate or vanilla protein powder + 1 cup rolled oats
Of course, I have to make it my own!
1 cup nut or seed butter (I used organic peanut butter)
1/4 cup honey
3 scoops Arbonne protein powder (2 chocolate + 1 vanilla)
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/4+ cup of water as needed for correct stickiness
3/8 cup finely shredded coconut for rolling
Heat the nut butter and honey in a saucepan until it liquefies. My peanut butter didn’t really want to go there, so I just added the melted coconut oil after the honey and mixed it vigorously by hand. Then I added the oats. It was a big sticky hot mess, too think to swallow, I would think. Then I simply added water until I knew I would be able to drop misshapen spoonfuls into the coconut. With clean fingers, I gently coaxed each blob until it was entirely coated in coconut, then I rolled the balls in my palms. Finally, I dropped them onto a pan and then chilled the Bliss Balls overnight (an hour would be fine, I’m sure). The next morning, I sliced them in half to sample the lovely folks at Active Sports, but if I were eating them, they’d remain whole! And vanish in about the same amount of time. 😉
Let’s be real. Sometimes that frozen berry delight doesn’t sound so delightful on a cold, grey winter morning. Sometime we need to change it up a little! Maybe we’re craving a warm afternoon cup of hot cocoa?