What in the world is a Mokki Ball? It's a little slice of heaven; that's what it is!
I was first introduced to Mokki Balls at a Holistic Mom's Network meeting. They are like a "no-bake cookie" of the raw/unprocessed variety. After eating what seemed like 10, I was hooked...and needed more. I actually bought the HMN cookbook almost primarily for this recipe (but there are a lot of truly great things in there; so the purchase was well worth it).
The recipe is out of the "Many Paths, One Journey to Health" cookbook; put out by the Holistic Mom's Network. The recipe was submitted by Lisa Rooney of the Chicago Western Suburbs, IL chapter (Way to go Lisa!). The original recipe is good: (also known as Rooney Snuggle Bugs' "Gone Before You Know It" Mokki Balls)
1 c. raw nut butter
1/2 c. raw agave
1/3 c. raw cacao or carob chips
1/2 c. ground flax
1 c. raw oatmeal
But I've tweaked it to perfection (in my opinion):
1/2 c. All Natural No-Stir Roasted Almond Butter (I'm a big fan of Maranatha brand)
1/2 c. All Natural No-Stir Roasted Peanut Butter (same goes for the peanut butter)
1/2 c. honey
1/3 c. 60% cacao chocolate chips
1/4 c. natural cocoa powdered
1/2 c. powdered ground flax
1 c. old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 c. ground almonds (for rolling)
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Using a melon baller (or in my case, an espresso scoop) make walnut sized balls. In a separate bowl, roll formed Mokki Balls in ground almonds until fully coated. Place Mokki Balls on a parchment lined baking sheet and put in the freezer to "set up"; about 30 minutes. Transfer chilled Mokki Balls to an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator.
They literally taste like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups; but without all the guilt! They are definitely not a low calorie snack, but the protein and fiber content (and the fact that there's no partially hydrogenated oils in them) make them WAY better then any store bought peanut butter/chocolate snack. The raw version is very tasty as well, but I only had non-raw products in my pantry; so those are what I used.
They make a great protein packed snack! I plan on bringing a batch on all our camping trips this summer!
*they do tend to get pretty sticky when NOT chilled...but still really really tasty.
mmm, Mokki goodness
Super yum! I've had something close to these before-lovelovelove no-bakes! If I can ever find some of the ingredients, I'll give them a go!
ReplyDeleteWow, they sound fantastic. Have to try them.
ReplyDeleteMmmm... I'm definitely going to try these!
ReplyDeleteAll ingredients can be found at Wegman's! Oats, Honey, chocolate chips and cocoa powder can be found in the baking/cereal aisles. The natural nut butters can be found in the Nature's Market section;along with flax and agave. Wegman's has a great natural/organic no-stir peanut butter (in a red container) that can be found in the peanut butter/jelly aisle. Man, I miss Wegman's!
ReplyDeleteI do recommend honey to agave nectar, though. Agave is advertised as being a healthy alternative to sugar, but as far as I can tell it is simply nature's version of high fructose corn syrup.
ReplyDeleteOh my they sound so good. will have to make them one day.
ReplyDelete