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These peanut butter energy balls are great as a snack and ideal to pack in a lunch box or take on a hike or road-trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 unsalted almonds, coarsely chopped, or 100 ml sunflower seeds
2 cups (500 ml) uncooked ordinary oats
150 g pitted dates, coarsely chopped
\u00bc cup (60 ml) raisins
1 tbsp (15 ml) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
\u2153 cup (80 ml) peanut butter (with no added salt and sugar)
\u00bc cup (60 ml) strong Rooibos tea, cooled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Blend almonds or sunflower seeds in a food processor until coarsely ground. This should make about \u00bc cup (60 ml) ground almonds or seeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Add oats and blend until it almost looks like a coarse flour mixture. Add dates, raisins, cocoa powder and cinnamon and blend. Add peanut butter and Rooibos tea and blend until it starts to look like cookie dough.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Roll about a tablespoonful each of the mixture into balls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Pack in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to a week. Serve three as a portion for a snack. Roll balls in cocoa powder for an added chocolatey flavour.

    Makes 24 balls | Serves 8 | Ready in 30 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    This healthy recipe is from Cooking from the Heart’s DASH edition<\/em>. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is a joint initiative between Pharma Dynamics<\/a> and The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Visit heartyfood.co.za<\/a> and scroll down to find previous editions, as well as the latest one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hearty <\/a>is Pharma Dynamics\u2019 recently launched digital heart-healthy recipe collection. It was awarded first place in the category: Best Free Recipe Resource in the World and also secured second place in the Free Resources for Healthcare Professionals category.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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