Here’s the deal. I have been making balls since I can remember.
Of course when I was a child those were made from cookie crumbles, butter, sugar and some colorant, of which health safety I am not particularly certain. Still we rolled everything together and formed them as cherries. And then we ate them.
You’d assume that by writing mostly about healthy foods now I’d be disgusted and would be throwing up in my mouth by that mental image. The drool dripping on my keyboard right now suggests otherwise.
Those little balls were beyond delicious.
These days I make healthy balls, and these here are beauty balls that are also very very very tasty, very good as a snack or as a small dessert.
They’re made with apple flour, which right now I am obsessed with. It’s made entirely from dried apples and it’s perfect for paleo-friendly and gluten-free meals – I put it in pancakes, breads or in toppings to thicken them.
Here I used the apple flour to keep these apple flour cinnamon beauty together, because I really don’t like it when they’re too soft.
These apple flour cinnamon beauty balls are practical, made in almost no time and you can take them anywhere you want.
You can use them as a snack, a little dessert or even for breakfast.
Also you can give them names, draw faces on them, make tiny clothes for them, take pictures with them, just be nice – they’re good for you.
I almost named them quite creatively power balls like about 897352865196579657215657856 other people name their balls online. But I decided beauty to win over power, because what’s a world without beauty?
HEALTH AND BEAUTY BENEFITS
These apple flour cinnamon beauty bites are paleo-friendly, gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, loaded with fiber and omega-3 fatty acids – both great to reduce toxins and inflammation in your body and soothe your skin.
THESE BALLS MIGHT HAVE JUST 4 INGREDIENTS, BUT THEY’RE:
- heart-healthy
- cholesterol-lowering
- anti-inflammatory
- antioxidant-rich
I feel like I didn’t say “balls” enough here. So embarrassing. BALLS BALLS BALLS!
4-INGREDIENT APPLE FLOUR CINNAMON BEAUTY BITES
These delectable apple flour cinnamon beauty bites save money, time, lives and your skin! They're made in around 5 minutes, require only 4 ingredients, are high-fiber, rich in omega-3s and phytochemicals and will make you glow from the inside out!
Ingredients
- ½ cup dates pitted
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup walnuts
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup apple flour
Instructions
- Puree dates with water until very smooth.
- Add walnuts, cinnamon, apple flour and blend until smooth. Then form balls the size of a walnut. You can either eat them right away, store in the fridge, or freeze if you like. I haven't tried to freeze them, but I'm pretty sure that would work.
Notes
gluten-free, vegan, grain-free, paleo-friendly
What kind of apple flour do you use? I got some and was all excited until I realized it’s mostly wheat flour with some apple added.
Hi Becca, it was a while ago and to be honest, I haven’t used it for over a year now. But it was pure apple flour, made from dried and ground apples. I don’t even remember who I got it from, but remember it was pure apples. Here’s one I found on Amazon that should be only apples – what you want to look for is 100% apples (also in ingredient list), otherwise they’re always mixed. Hope this helps! Okay, so this is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Hearthy-Foods-Apple/dp/B01K5RYWYW/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1534190935&sr=8-3&keywords=apple%2Bflour&dpID=51KM9z0sHPL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1