Method:
Place dates, protein powder, cacao powder, desiccated coconut, almond meal, maple syrup and vanilla essence into a food processor, blender or Nutribullet, and blend until ingredients are finely chopped and stick together (you should be able to take small amount of the ingredients and roll it into a ball in the palm of your hand). It should hold together well. If the mix is too wet and sticks to your hand, add more almond meal and blend again, alternatively if it does not stick together add a small amount of water and blend again.
Once you have achieved your desired consistency, take a tablespoon of the mixture at a time and roll it into a ball. Place the ball onto a plate and gently push the end of a round wooden spoon (or you can use your pinky finger) into the ball to create a hole (don’t push all the way through). Then using a teaspoon, fill each hole with ½ a teaspoon of strawberry jam. Grab a small amount of the mixture, flatten it out slightly and place over the hole, gently smooth it down around the sides and roll the ball around in your hand again to ensure the jam is firmly trapped in the center of the ball.
Roll the ball through some desiccated coconut, place back onto your plate and repeat until you have used up all of your ‘lamington’ protein mixture. Place the balls into the fridge for an hour before serving.
*Note: To save time, you can leave out the jam center and just roll up your balls before rolling them through some desiccated coconut.
