Zesty Vegan Lemon Chia Seed Protein Balls

Vegan Lemon Chia Seed Protein Balls – Ingredients

185grams of dried, pitted dates
2 tablespoons of honey (use agave syrup if you are keeping it vegan)
2 tablespoons of sesame seeds
30grams of gluten free rolled oats
25grams of pistachios
2 teapoons of Pulsin Organic Sunflower Protein Powder
Juice of 1/3 lemon

Method

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and evenly spread out the oats. Place in the oven on the middle tray for about 5-7 minutes or until the oats become golden brown in colour.
While the oats are happily toasting away, start to chop the dates until they become a paste like consistency.
Roughly chop the pistachios.
Next, mix together the chopped dates with the honey/agave, seeds, pistachios and protein powder.
Lastly, stir in the toasted oats and the fresh lemon juice.
Roll the mixture together into balls and store in the fridge in an air tight container.

I added Pulsin Organic Sunflower Protein Powder to these energy balls to give them a good ol’protein boost. The wonderful thing about this protein powder is that it is vegan, soya free, non-GMO, gluten free AND 45% protein – meaning a little goes a long way.