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Breakfast balls

I got this recipe from a friend at the gym, they are called breakfast balls,
and they are really handy to have in your fridge or freezer for a quick snack.
I usually half the recipe cuz it does make a lot of them.

1 cup each: oats, coconut, sesame and sunflower seeds, sliced almonds, all toasted
1 cup ground flax
2.5 cups of chopped dried dates
2 cups almond butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 additional cup of toasted coconut for coating.

Preheat your oven to 350F

Soak the dated in warm water to soften them (optional).

Spread the first five ingredients on a large cookie sheet, toast them in the oven for about ten minutes
(keep an eye on them so they don't burn), remove and cool.

Drain the dates (if they have been soaked) and squeeze them to remove excess water.

Put dates, toasty ingredients, flax, syrup and almond butter in a large bowl and
combine well with your hands. Roll into balls (you choose the size) and roll in coconut.
Keep them in a closed container in the fridge.

Suggestions:
Substitute raisins, goji berries or dried cranberries for half of the dates.
Add in your choice of chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans hazelnuts).
Use hemp seeds in place of ground flax, and/or add chocolate chips.
They are no specific measurements for any of the suggested ingredients.
If the combined ingredients become to dry, just add more almond butter or rice syrup
to hold it all together. I freeze mine and they freeze really well.