29 Reviews of Tasty Snack Ball Things (vegan!)

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.

From: ladypit

On Nov 28, 2004

These are fanTABulous. Really wonderful flavor. I took Missy's lead and used coconut instead of the sunflower seeds. I also used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour and oat bran instead of wheat germ in the balls though I rolled them in wheat germ (though I didn't have enough wheat germ for both). I also used chunky peanut butter as that is the only type I have. I'd like to try them with some finely chopped pecans or maybe some very finely diced dates. My one caveat is that I thought these were much better at room temperature rather then cold and I thought that rolling them in wheat germ was a must. Without it they were ok, with it they were wonderful!

From: MasterOfPans

On Jun 20, 2005

I used carob powder instead of cocoa since I get migraines from chocolate. What are these anyway.LOL Great that's for sure. Thing's is right.

From: shazpetal

On Nov 24, 2003

these taste great, you can change it around and it still works. might try with nuts and a dash of rum for xmas. kids & dad loved them.

From: Kleyt

On Aug 16, 2005

These were a great, healthy snack that were quick to make with ingredients that were already in my pantry. The only changes I made were to split the flour with ground flax seed as another reviewer had suggested and to use half honey half light corn syrup. For half of the recipe, I added ~ 1/4 c. quick oats because I love the texture and the flavor. I will definitely make these again!

From: Missy Wombat

On Aug 16, 2003

Very useful base recipe for vegan truffles. The sunflower seeds I thought I had had disappeared so I substituted coconut. I didn't have quite enough peanut butter and topped up wih tahini. The next batch I used golden syrup to top up the maple syrup. This recipe is very flexible and tastewise you don't miss the sweetened condensed milk that non-vegan recipes tend to use. The balls all disappeared within a couple of hours. Perfect toddler snack because it is healthy despite all that sweetness.

From: Chris from Kansas

On Dec 21, 2004

Very interesting recipe. I'm giving them four stars for ease of preparation, good taste and great potential. Made as the recipe directs, they were not really sweet enough for my taste, but I think I could add some Splenda to the mixture to take care of that.

From: punkarooni

On Jul 24, 2007

I will refrain from rating this recipe because our "Things" were awful. I think the awful flavor came from untoasted wheat germ, though. Toast your wheat germ if not already toasted!

From: Barb O

On Nov 20, 2005

Very delicious and my two year old gobbled them up. We rolled them in cinnamon and wheat germ. Thanks