Cacao Sea Salt Protein Balls

Our recipes are designed to balance blood sugar, satisfy hunger, and provide sustained energy. We aim to provide easy, delicious recipes you’ll want to make at home instead of buying protein bars at the grocery store.

What’s the difference between conventional cocoa powder and raw cacao powder?

Cacao is raw (non-roasted) ground cacao beans, which are used to make chocolate. Typically, when manufacturers make conventional chocolate or cocoa powder, they roast the beans at high temperatures and then process them, adding refined sugar, sweeteners, and/or powdered milk products, as well as other non-food ingredients such as gums, stabilizers and flavours. Just as I always buy coffee beans organic, I buy cacao organic as well to avoid added chemicals and toxins.

WE ARE ALL ABOUT REAL, SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

1 C Raw almonds
1 C Raw cashews
1 C Pitted dates (about 10 soaked in hot water)
1/2 C Egg white powder
1/2 C Grass-fed vanilla whey protein
3 Tbsp Raw organic cacao powder
1/4 C Raw cacao nibs
1 Tsp Pink sea salt + garnish

Servings: 20 1″ balls | Time: 15 mins | Equipment: food processor

Directions:

Boil hot water in a kettle and cover dates. Pulse almonds and cashews in a food processor until they are fine ground. Add egg whites, protein, cacao powder, sea salt and pulse until combined. Add nibs last and pulse twice to mix to maintain their texture. Place on low and slowly add dates until mixture turns into a thick paste-like texture, then slowly add the hot water from the dates until everything is mixed well. You can also mix with your hands if it is too sticky for your processor.

Keep your hands slightly moist. Roll into 1″ balls and place on a baking sheet. Garnish with pink sea salt and place in the fridge or freezer for setting. Store in fridge or freezer.

Why is raw Cacao powder a superfood?

Raw organic cacao powder is a nutrient-dense powerhouse, full of antioxidants, polyphenols, fibre, magnesium, iron, and healthy fats. 20g (~3 tbsps) of raw cacao has 6g of fibre, which is 3x more fibre than 100g of oatmeal, which is commonly praised for its fibre content. If that doesn’t make you want to make some cacao chia pudding or avocado cacao mousse, I don’t know what will.

Don’t be afraid to add this nutrient-dense superfood to your meals throughout the day. I love adding it to smoothies, chia pudding, protein balls, and raw chocolates and treats.

See how Raw Organic Cacao stacks up against traditional Cocoa powder in the nutrient department.