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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (Recipe)

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To make SCD compliant, use shredded coconut in place of chocolate chips and coat in melted oil and shredded coconut.

Use soy-free chocolate chips, such as those from Enjoy Life Foods. 

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups pitted dates
  • ½ cup coconut butter
  • 1 Tablespoons of coconut oil
  • ½ cup GFCF chocolate chips (I prefer Enjoy Life brand, they are also soy-free)

Directions

In a food processor, process the dates for a minute or so into a paste

Add the coconut butter.  Pulse a few times to crumble the coconut butter and mix it throughout.

Melt the coconut oil in a small pan, don’t overheat.  It will melt easily.  Turn on the food processor and pour the melted oil through the top allowing the dates and butter to blend into a  smooth paste.

Put mixture into a bowl and stir in chocolate chips by hand.

To roll the balls, pick up a small handful of paste and press it into your hand and roll it into a little ball, less than 1 inch in diameter.  Put the balls on a plate as you roll them.  Place them in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator (in the summer) or a cool spot.

Julie Matthews is a Certified Nutrition Consultant who received her master’s degree in medical nutrition with distinction from Arizona State University. She is also a published nutrition researcher and has specialized in complex neurological conditions, particularly autism spectrum disorders and ADHD for over 20 years. Julie is the award winning author of Nourishing Hope for Autism, co-author of a study proving the efficacy of nutrition and dietary intervention for autism published in the peer-reviewed journal, Nutrients, and also the founder of BioIndividualNutrition.com. Download her free guide, 12 Nutrition Steps to Better Health, Learning, and Behavior.

2 Comments

  1. Jeanne Queromain on February 23, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    what is coconut butter ?

  2. CoconutOilGuy on February 4, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Hello! “To make SCD compliant, use shredded coconut in place of chocolate chips and coat in melted oil and shredded coconut.”
    – Indeed, a healthy substitute. The coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera Linn) is not called The Tree of Life for nothing. All of its edible components (oil, milk, meat, etc.) possess remarkable health-boosting properties. Just my two cents.
    Cheers,
    CoconutOilGuy
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