Almond Butter Ball Treats

1 cup almond butter

1/2 cup honey or brown rice syrup

1/4 cup carob powder

1/4 cup chopped or ground nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, etc.)

1/4 cup coconut

1/4 cup sesame seeds

Optional additions: flax meal, ground sunflower or pumpkin seeds, etc.

In a medium bowl, stir together nut butter and sweetener. Stir in rest of ingredients. The mixture should be thick. Test the consistency by pinching a bit of dough between your fingers. It should mold well and hold it's shape. If too dry, add a tiny bit of water, and if too wet, add more carob or ground nuts.

Shape into small balls of about 1 tablespoon of dough. Roll in coconut, sesame seeds or chopped nuts. Some rolled in each kind looks pretty arranged neatly on a plate. Refrigerate for 1 hour before using. Store in the refrigerator.

This recipe is easy, yummy and good for you. The kids love them. It's very flexible too. With this batch I ground up some pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder and threw in some ground flax seeds too. I also couldn't find my carob powder so used cocoa instead. Still good.