Ultimate Power Balls

Ingredients

• 90 g prune- cut to pieces dried diced (prunes; see Note)
• 20 g indian puffed rice 
• 40 g coconut shredded unsweetened

Equipment

• bowl
• plastic wrap

Directions

1. In a large bowl, toss together the puffed millet and puffed kamut or rice.
2. Add the dried plums, chocolate chips, and sesame seeds.
3. Stir in the sunflower butter and the honey. You should have a nice sticky mess! Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Place the coconut in a small bowl. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and form it into 1-inch (2.5cm) balls with your hands.
5. Roll the balls in the coconut and transfer to a container. You can store the power balls in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer in a zip-top freezer bag for up to 1 month, but I bet they won't last that long!
6. There's a product from Sunsweet called Plum Amazins that is essentially just diced dried plums. Since they can be annoyingly sticky to chop up, I find the prediced ones helpful for putting this recipe together quickly.
7. (per power ball)Calories 86Fat 4.9gsat 2gmono 1.9gpoly 0.7gProtein 1.4gCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gCholesterol 0mgIron 0.6mgSodium 13mgPotassium 72mgCalcium 19mg
8. Eating in Color
9. Reprinted with permission from Eating in Color: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family by Frances Largeman-Roth. Copyright © 2014 Frances Largeman-Roth; photographs © 2014 Quentin Bacon. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS.