A sweet treat for kidney disease

You don’t have to completely avoid sweet treats just because you have kidney disease. This almond coconut ball recipe is a great renal diet dessert! It is low in potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and added sugar!

Another perk is you don’t have to bake this dessert. These almond coconut balls are stored in the freezer giving a cookie dough vibe 🙂

Can you eat almond butter with CKD?

While almond butter is a higher potassium nut/nut butter, there is still room for it on a kidney friendly diet!

This recipe uses 1/2 cup of almond butter, but the recipe makes 16 servings! Even if you ate two balls (2 servings) you would still be consuming a low potassium dessert.

And remember that the phosphorus in whole plant foods (like almonds) is only absorbed 30-50%. So even though there is 77 mg phosphorus per ball, only 23-39 mg is actually absorbed. Learn more about what you should know about phosphorus if you have kidney disease here!

Tips for making this renal diet dessert

1. If your almond butter is a fresh jar and at room temperature, the ball mixture could be sticky. If this is the case, wet your hands a little before forming the balls.
2. If your almond butter has been in the fridge and is harder, pull it out 10-15 minutes before making the balls so that the almond butter isn’t so hard to stir/combine with the other ingredients.
3. If you don’t have almond butter, you can use peanut butter or another nut butter!

If you’re looking for a tasty, simple, renal diet dessert, take 10 minutes to try out this recipe. Enjoy!

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Almond Coconut Balls

Simple, kidney-friendly almond coconut ball dessert! Packed with wholesome ingredients and low in potassium, phosphorus, and added sugar, this treat is perfect for supporting renal health while satisfying your sweet cravings.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Keyword: CKD, Plant Based, renal diet

Servings: 16

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole rolled oats
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut chips or flakes
• 3 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/2 cup creamy almond butter choose real almond butter with no sugar or oils added. Can use peanut or other nut butter instead.
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Combine dry ingredients (oats, coconut flakes, and chia seeds) in small mixing bowl.
• Combine wet ingredients (almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract) in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
• Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to scoop and form balls. Place balls on a baking sheet covered in foil or parchment paper. Recipe makes about 16 balls.
• Place baking sheet with balls in freezer for about 30 minutes and then store in an air tight container in the freezer.

Notes

Nutrition Facts Per Serving (1 ball): 102 calories, 2.5 g protein, 9.5 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 4 g added sugar, 2 mg sodium, 85 mg potassium, 77 mg phosphorus, +0.9 PRAL