Fruity Nut Balls

I love nut balls!! I love them even more that they are fruity and sugar-free!!!

This recipe could not have come at a better time. Although being sugar-free for Marvelous Me March has actually not been that bad, I still crave my sweets. Although these Fruity Nut Balls contain a lot of natural sugars from the dried fruit, therefore should still be treated, well, as a treat, they are a great healthy alternative to nutrient deprived white sugary treats. Just 4 of these sweet balls contain 6 grams of fiber and a whoping 10 grams of protein!!!

Ingredients

2 cups mixed dried fruit (cranberries, apricots, dates, etc.)
1 1/2 cups mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, etc.)
1/4 cup flax seeds
1/3 cup sesame seeds or coconut flakes (you'll get extra calcium if you use sesame seeds;)

Directions

• Put dried fruit in food processor and pulse until well mixed and sticking together. Take out and put in large bowl.
• Put mixed nuts and flax seeds in food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Pour into bowl with dried fruit.
• Cut fruit into nuts like cutting butter into flour. Continue until all nut mixture is sticking to dried fruit.
• Knead into 1 inch balls, roll into sesame seed or coconut mixture coating all around and serve. 

                                                                          YUM!!

Recipe adapted from www.wholeliving.com