Cleanse Breaking Coconut Rum Balls

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Gluten free, Dairy free, Sugar free, Yeast free

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Serves: 12 rum balls

These easy to make chocolaty balls are sugar free and loaded with rum fiber rich coconut.

Ingredients

⅓ cup coconut flour
2 organic eggs
5 medjool dates, pitted
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 tablespoon cacao powder
1 tablespoon rum – I used white because it’s all we had, but dark would be good too!
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat.
Combine eggs, dates, coconut oil, rum, and vanilla in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Pour into a medium sized bowl and add coconut flour and cacao powder. Stir until combined.
Shape batter into balls and roll in shredded coconut.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until coconut is starting to turn golden.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack for 10 minutes.

Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/04/cleanse-breaking-coconut-rum-balls/