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These snack balls are wonderful to make when you don't want to turn on your oven! They come together quickly and easily, and are packed with flavor!

Cashew and Lemon Balls [Vegan, Gluten Free, Sugar Free]

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Serves

14

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of oat flakes
  • 3/4 cups of cashews
  • 1.5 tablespoons of softened coconut oil
  • 4 tablespoons of brown rice syrup
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder (optional)
  • shredded coconut

Preparation

  1. Place the oat flakes in the chopper and process until they are in flour.
  2. Add the cashews and chop until they are well ground.
  3. Add the lemon zest, juice, coconut oil, salt, brown rice syrup and turmeric if you like (it turns yellow).
  4. Process everything until you get a homogeneous paste.
  5. Make balls the size of a walnut and pass them through the grated coconut.
  6. Store them in the refrigerator.


About The Author

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Sara Oliveira

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Sara is a Traditional Chinese Medicine therapist and a healthy food enthusiast. She blogs at Nem Acredito Que é Saudável, and is the author of a healthy dessert cookbook with the same name. In her blog and book, she shares healthy, mostly gluten-free, and vegan-friendly recipes. She believes that eating healthy, clean food doesn't have to be boring and monotonous; we just need a bit of imagination and choose the right ingredients.

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