Coconut Almond Rum Balls. Glutenfree. Vegan
Coconut Almond Rum Balls. Easy Festive Coconut rum balls. Make these into Indian sweet Ladoo with cardamom instead of rum.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup dry coconut small flakes
- 2 Tablespoons oats
- 2/3 cup almonds
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon warm coconut oil
- 3 Tablespoons raw sugar ground to a fine powder
- 1-2 Tablespoons Agave or maple syrup or any thick sugar/sweet syrup
- 2 -3 Tablespoons Rum or fruit juice of choice
- cocoa powder coconut flakes or melted vegan chocolate for rolling
Instructions
- Grind the almonds and oats to a coarse powder.
- Add 1/2 cup coconut flakes and grind all together again until most coconut flakes break into smaller flakes/coarse powder.
- In a bowl, add this clumpy mixture, rum, oil, salt and agave and mix. Add sugar and mix in.
- Mix and keep adding coconut flakes if needed till you get a soft dough. Adjust sweetness by adding more powdered sugar or agave.
- Chill for half an hour.
- Make balls and roll in coconut flakes, or cocoa powder or dip in melted chocolate.
Notes
nutritional information based on one serving
Variations: Add some chocolate chips or pistachios in the middle.
Substitute rum with favorite essence/extract(a few drops of rose, vanilla, kewra or a pinch or cardamom) to make them into festive Indian sweet balls ( Laddoo).
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.8mg