20 Reviews of Ruth's Flax Seed Balls

From: kpbrady

On Jan 24, 2004

Wow! What a wonderful and nutritious treat! I have made these twice now for breakfast and the second time I used molasses rather than the maple syrup. The molasses is not only better for you, it adds some extra moisture which helped the balls stay together a little better. Thank you, Missy Wombat for a winner!

From: Roosie

On Oct 22, 2004

Ooooh, these are gooooood! I had a little trouble getting them to stick together, but I think this was my fault- I ground the seeds quite roughly (about the consistancy of coarse cornmeal) and I think they weren't quite floury enough to be very cohesive. I used honey and maple syrup. I added a Tbs of honey then just added a little of each until I got to a point where I could sort of get them to stick together a little. I was tempted to add some water or something, but I don't really know what would help. Mine weren't sticky enough to roll in coconut (again, I think due to the coarse grind). I used golden flax seeds, so mine were lovely brown balls. Next time I think I might give the carob a shot. Honey-sweet, lightly crunchy, rich but healthy-tasting at the same time. The fact that the flax are ground and mixed with other seeds helps with their mucilaginous tendancies (that is how they sort of get slimey). I plan to give these a shot with molasses as the sweetener/wet ingredient sometime too and perhaps with other seeds or nuts. Thanks for a nice sweet-tooth-satisfying yet healthful snack, Missy!

From: Geema

On Jan 13, 2004

Yum Indeed!!! Now I can eat "candy" and be healthy! These delicious balls of powerful nutrition taste like a sinful treat, but are sooooo good for you. They provide large doses of calcium, potassium and Omega 3 and 6 oils to keep our arteries clean and supple. The recommended daily dose of flax is 3-6 tablespoons. Thank you sooooo much MissyWombat for posting this wonderful recipe.

From: ashley dixon

On Aug 23, 2004

These were yummy, but I made some changes. I used molasses instead of honey, but I thought it was too sweet...so I added some raw oats to get rid of the extra sweetness. I did not use the carob powder, but will try it in the next batch.

From: LUv 2 BaKE

On Jun 28, 2006

These are a great treat full of fibre and good fats, including omega fatty acids. I didn't have carob powder but wanted that chocolatey element so used cocoa powder. Next time I would use about 1 tbsp as it was a little strong (my fault). I also used 1 tbsp honey and 1 tbsp maple syrup which worked well. I stored these in the fridge and they were gone within 2 days. Yum!

From: Ariix

On Mar 3, 2005

Yum!! Delicious and nutritious! I made them without coconut(not a big fan of coconut) and with the carob and half molasses half maple syrup. I'm visiting my parents right now and last night my mom wanted to make something snacky/healthy so I showed her this recipe. She made it using cocoa powder, and half molasses, half maple syrup, and again no coconut. She loved it too! ...just beware of eating the WHOLE recipe by yourself at one sitting, cause it's got a lot of fibre, KWIM?

From: Ynn72

On Mar 8, 2004

I made two batches of these, one with regular honey for my husband and one with sugar-free "honey" for me (to accommodate my low carb diet). Both turned out fantastic. This is an excellent and easy recipe.

From: Monicaeh

On Dec 23, 2003

Yum! These were quick and easy to make. I used everything listed plus a total of 5 TB of honey to make this sweeter and to hold together better. Next time I will try this with maple syrup. (So far, I could only find toasted carob powder) My guests liked these too. I was tempted to make a double batch, however the oil in the flax seed becomes less potent if they are not eaten right away. I can see that I will be making these every few days- It is good and tasty way to increase your flax seed oil consumption.

From: Jennifer Roth

On Jul 14, 2004

These things ROCK. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. I left out the carob powder, which I think made them a teeny bit crumbly, but man are they good. My hubby and I are planning a five day 'cleansing diet' and these will actually be "legal" treats to help get us through. I've made them twice - next time I will experiment a bit and see what happens.

From: Narshmellow

On Aug 19, 2006

I guess I'm one out in left field on this recipe. I made it as said, I used the suggestion of 1 tbsp of cocoa powder instead of carob as I am not a lover of carob. I added a Tbsp of peanut butter to help with the flavor, and while it's not awful, if you aren't ready for the taste of flax it's an eyeopener. Grind a little bit of flax up and that's about the taste with a little flavoring. I was scraping it off the roof of my mouth for about five minutes. It wasn't bad tasting, just not something I'd care to snack on.