Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low FODMAP, Paleo, Pescatarian, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Serves: 12
Total Time: 5 minutes

These are super quick and easy to make with minimal ingredients!

Description

Hands up if you’re a huge fan of passion fruit!

Anything with passion fruit in, whether that’s a smoothie or a raw cheesecake, I’m there! These are super quick and easy to make with minimal ingredients. If you are a fellow passion fruit fan, try these mouth-watering macaroons for a snack. They are particularly great to serve with a cup of herbal tea in the afternoon.

So why do these little coconutty balls make the perfect PM snack? We can all get a little sluggish when it hits 4pm and these tangy balls provide a good pick-me-up. I have chosen unrefined sugar in the form of maple syrup (which is mineral rich) for this sweet treat and combined it with nutritious nuts and seeds which are high in healthy fats, protein and fibre to help slow down the absorption of the sugar into the blood stream, which allows for slow-releasing energy. This way you won’t have those sudden energy highs and crashing lows! Even the very sharp tang of passion fruit in these tropical balls upon first tasting can be enough to get you moving and give you that much needed energy boost.

Rather than just using the juice of the passion fruit, I throw in the whole pulp so that i’m not being wasteful. But that’s not the main reason! The pulp contains many more nutrients than the juice alone and provides dietary fibre.

Besides the passion fruit, the seeds also give these macaroons a great variety of texture, providing a slight crunch. The only drawback to these scrumptious balls is they are so moreish you’ll want to eat the entire lot in one go!

Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 150g desiccated coconut
• 25g sunflower seeds
• 100g almond flour
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3 passion fruits (pulp)

Method

1. Grind the sunflower seeds to crumbs using a blender or pestle and mortar.
2. Place all ingredients into a bowl and stir through, ensuring the syrup and passionfruit pulp have all been firmly mixed in.
3. Using your hands, mould and squeeze the mixture into balls ensuring they are now in compact balls.
4. Store in the fridge or in a container on the side.