Chocolate and Hazelnut cake pop energy balls

Ingredients

• 3 heaped tbsp oat flour
• 30g chocolate whey protein
• 3 heaped tbsp ground hazelnuts
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp plain yogurt
• 200ml hazelnut milk
• 1/2 heaped tsp baking powder
• 1/4 heaped tsp bicarbonate of soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp nutella or other chocolate spread
• 1 heaped tbsp cream cheese
• 150g dark chocolate or hazelnut chocolate

Method

1. Blend 2 cups of oats until they look like fine flour - also blend 1 cup roasted hazelnuts if you don’t have ground ones already
2. Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix well
3. Add the milk little by little until a cake batter forms
4. Add the yogurt and mix well
5. Put in a large microwave safe bowl and microwave at 1000W for 5-6 mins or until fully cooked (move around every few mins)
6. Spoon the mix into another bowl, and allow to cool for about 5 mins
7. Add 1 tbsp cream cheese and 1 tbsp chocolate spread to the mixture and knead in with your hands until combined
8. Press and roll the mixture into 6-8 balls and set aside
9. Melt the chocolate
10. Coat each ball in chocolate, and a pinch of ground hazelnuts and salt and leave to set in the fridge for 30 mins.
11. Keep in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container.