1 Year Blogiversary & Celebration Balls! {GF}

It’s my blogiversary this week!

What started out as a way for me to share my healthy tips, turned into much more in the last year. It’s during that time that I embraced my calling of helping people introduce more healthy vegan meals into their lives. I love and appreciate that I have a way to share my thoughts, recipes, and passion with you through this blog.

I have connected with so many people across the globe and made a number of new blogging friends. Your dedication and devotion inspire me and I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned from you as well.

I am excited to continue to help others find more healthy and fun ways to live a vegan lifestyle and to share more plant-based recipes with you.

PS – I love hearing from readers so don’t feel shy in contacting me about anything at all! You can let me know if you’re interested in anything specific and I can do special posts with reader questions or recipe ideas.

Thanks again for all of your support and love – now on with the tasty treats!

For my blogiversary I wanted to create something fun but still healthy.  I used a plant-based protein powder as the base of these balls and added in almond butter and coconut oil for healthy fats and coconut flour for fiber and extra protein. I used a small amount maple syrup as the sweetener.

You can leave out the little sprinkles but I think they add a nice little crunch without adding too much extra sugar.  And what’s a celebration without a little sugar!

You could make these balls any time you needed a little special treat. They would be great for birthday parties, anniversaries, potlucks, etc. You can use specific colors for sprinkles to fit with the theme of your celebration!

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Celebration Balls

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 8 -10 balls

Author Mary Ellen @ VNutrition

Ingredients

• 1/2 C dairy-free vanilla protein powder
• 2 TB coconut flour
• 1.5 TB coconut oil , melted
• 2 TB almond butter
• 2 TB maple syrup
• 1/4 Tsp vanilla extract
• 1 TB sprinkles

Instructions

1. Mix protein powder, coconut flour and sprinkles in a large bowl.
2. In another bowl mix coconut oil, almond butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Add wet mixture to dry mixture until fully incorporated.
4. Form into 8-10 1-inch balls.
5. Place balls in fridge to harden for 45 minutes to 1 hour before eating.
6. Keep in fridge up to 5 days.

Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen Valverde MS, CNS, LDN is a Licensed Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Specialist helping clients regain their energy, confidence and health through a plant-based diet. When she’s not reading up on the latest nutrition research, you can find Mary Ellen doting on her two rescue shih tzus, creating the perfect vegan mac & cheese, or exploring the world with her husband.