Tasty Snack Ball Things (vegan!)

From: Chef #843677

On Jun 1, 2009

We liked these, and I don't feel bad letting the kids have more than one because they are healthy! We used agave nectar instead of maple syrup and rolled them in wheat germ and unsweetened finely grated coconut. Thank you for sharing, we will make this again and again.

From: Dominick & Amanda

On Oct 24, 2008

These are pretty good. They are a little dry though. I used all maple syrup, but next time I think I'll try using half syrup and half honey. What a nice, healthy snack!

From: Roosie

On Dec 16, 2004

I had a serious problem with this recipe...I couldn't stop eating these! I made these as a past-midnight snack because BF and I were pulling an all nighter (its the end of the semester and along with that comes the joys of final exams, projects and essays) and my stomach started rumbling for something yummy. Well these are right on the money. I wanted to try the suggestion of Ladypit and Missy Wombat and use coconut, so I substituted half sunflower seeds, half coconut. I also used about half maple syrup (used up the bottle, it may have been more like 2/3) and half honey. I also used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour- I think these would work just fine with plain ol' whole wheat flour too. Delightfully chocolately with a great texture that is somewhere between fudge and a brownie. Sweet, but not sickeningly so. The wheat germ that you roll these in make them look very pretty- gourmet, even! They look like fancy little truffles that you could buy from a chocolatier that are rolled in finely ground nuts or something. Just very tasty and I love that they're pretty nutritious. I also used organic natural peanut butter- no salt, no nothing, just peanuts. Very, very good. I stored these at room temperature, but I did feel they dried out a little even in a sealed container... so I had to eat the rest today. Boohoo. Anyway, I wonder if they dried out a bit because of the fact that I substituted part coconut? They weren't very dry, just the texture leaned more towards 'brownie' than 'fudge' the second day. I tried rolling some in a mix of coconut and wheat germ too, but honestly the ones just rolled in wheat germ were better. Great, great, great snack- delicious, moderately nutritious, quick to throw together and all the ingredients are usually on-hand. Will certainly make again (and again and again and again...)

From: kokeshi doll

On Jul 18, 2005

This is such a versatile recipe and I love that it is full of good ingredients and can be made even more healthful if you want. I use a lot of ground flax seeds in my recipes and substituted 1/4 cup of ground flax for half of the flour. Used non-hydrogenated natural peanut butter, and ground hazelnuts instead of the sunflower seeds because that's what I had on hand. I bought a bag of ground hazelnuts at Trader Joe's a while ago and have been wondering what I was going to do with them. Using walnuts would increase the omega 3's considerably. If you used walnuts AND flax seeds you would have incredibly healthy little omega 3 balls. I rolled some in ground hazelnuts, some in ground flax, and some in wheat germ. All are good and it's just a matter of preference which one you like best. Ground peanuts would also be good since they contain peanut butter. I would like these just a tad sweeter so will adjust accordingly next time. You could make wonderful rum balls with this recipe and get a good dose of healthy stuff along with your booze! Great recipe that will be fun to experiment with. I wonder if you omitted the flour altogether and substituted ground walnuts or flax seeds you could fit a couple of these into South Beach? Wishful thinking?As is I give them 4 stars but with changes to suit our taste more they will be 5 stars. I'm glad I found this recipe.