Low Iodine Tropical Coconut Energy Balls
These no-bake bites are a little burst of the tropics — chewy dried mango, sweet banana, warm cinnamon and ginger, and a bright hit of lime zest all rolled into one satisfying little ball. The base comes together entirely in a food processor, so the prep is genuinely quick and the cleanup is minimal. For anyone navigating a low-iodine eating plan, snack options can feel limited fast, but every ingredient here — from the cassava flour to the unsweetened coconut butter — fits the bill without any workarounds or substitutions. There's no dairy, no eggs, and no iodized salt, just whole, simple ingredients that happen to taste incredible together. A short chill in the fridge firms them up perfectly, and rolling them in extra shredded coconut gives them a gorgeous, snowy finish. Keep a batch in the refrigerator and you've got an easy grab-and-go snack that genuinely feels like a treat rather than a restriction.
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12 servings
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup dried mango, roughly chopped
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- ¼ cup cassava flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp vanilla powder
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp lime zest
- ¼ tsp fine sea saltChef's tipFine sea salt and table salt measure the same - no conversion needed.
For serving
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, for rolling (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the dried mango to a food processor and pulse 8–10 times until broken down into small, sticky pieces roughly the size of a pea.
- 2
Add the shredded coconut, mashed banana, cassava flour, coconut butter, honey, vanilla powder, Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, lime zest, and sea salt to the food processor. Pulse 10–15 times until the mixture comes together into a cohesive, slightly sticky dough that holds its shape when pressed between your fingers.
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