Chickpea Balls with Chocolate

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, prepare a small baking sheet that fits into your freezer and line it with parchment paper.
• 2
  Then, start preparing the dough for the balls: Drain the chickpeas and rinse them under cold water. Place the rinsed chickpeas into a blender, add almond flour, oat flakes, honey, and softened butter, and blend everything until smooth. Incorporate 3⁠–⁠4 tablespoons of water into the resulting mixture so that the ingredients combine well and the dough is pliable.
• 3
  From the finished dough, start forming balls weighing approximately 30⁠–⁠35 g on the lined baking sheet (you should get about 12 balls). Once all the dough is processed, place the baking sheet into the freezer for at least 2 hours for the balls to firm up.
• 4
  After the specified time, remove the baking sheet from the freezer and melt the chocolate: Prepare a pot and a glass or stainless steel bowl that can be placed into the pot without touching its bottom. Pour a small amount of water into the pot and bring it to a gentle boil; meanwhile, break the chocolate into the bowl. Once the water in the pot starts to boil, reduce the heat to low, carefully place the bowl with chocolate into the pot (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water), and let the chocolate slowly melt over the hot steam, stirring constantly. Then, using a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the firm balls.
• 5
  Serve the finished balls immediately or store them in the freezer, where they will last for 3⁠–⁠4 months.