Pineapple Coconut Protein Balls

Ingredients

• Coconut meat

  Nuts, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

  1 cup or 85g

• Macadamia nuts

  Nuts, raw

  ¾ cup, whole or halves or 101g

• Dried Pineapple

  Wellsley Farms

  ½ cup or 80g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Whey protein powder

  Gold Standard, Any flavor, 100% whey protein

  1 scoop (30g) or 30g

• Vanilla extract

  2 tsp or 8g

• Honey

  2 tbsp or 42g

Directions

1. Combine ¾ of the coconut and coarsely chopped macadamia nuts into a medium bowl.
2. Combine the dried pineapple and water into a small microwave safe bowl and heat for 20 seconds. Remove and allow to cool enough to handle. Add the reconstituted pineapple to a food processor and pulse into a paste.
3. Add the pineapple paste to the coconut and macadamia nuts along with the protein powder, vanilla, and honey. Mix to combine. The consistency should be sticky and form a ball.
4. Roll 1 inch balls of this mixture and then coat with the remaining coconut. Place in the refrigerator to set for a few minutes.
5. Enjoy immediately or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.