Dessert

Ray Peat's Candy sugar balls

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Microwave
  • Wax paper
PrepPr30 minCookCk30 minCookingCoo30 min (Drying time varies with humidity)ServesSrv~20 ballsCa:PCa:P1:0.8
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups plain powdered milk
  • 1 cup pure cane sugar
  • 3-6 Tbsp liquid (coffee, orange juice, or water)

Directions

  1. Mix sugar and powdered milk in a large bowl.
  2. Slowly add liquid to form a non-sticky dough. Adjust with more powdered milk if sticky.
  3. Shape into small round balls.
  4. Place on wax paper to dry.

(Optional)

  • Use high-quality powdered milk without fillers.
  • Fortified with vitamin A and D is common and usually digestible.

Why it works

Plain sugar and powdered milk make this a nearly pure glucose-and-calcium snack, with almost no fat or fiber slowing digestion.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (1 of 20). Does not change when you scale ingredients.

  • Calories 59.720000000000006
  • Total Fat 0.9g
  • Saturated Fat 0.6g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
  • Cholesterol 9.7 mg
  • Sodium 377.7 mg
  • Carbohydrate 275g
  • Fiber 1.4g
  • Sugar 236.1g
  • Protein 27.9g
  • Calcium 972.3 mg
  • Phosphorus 765.2 mg
  • Ca:P ratio 1:0.8
  • Vitamin A 9.7 mcg
  • Vitamin C 4.4 mg
  • B1 (Thiamin) 0.2 mg
  • B2 (Riboflavin) 1.1 mg
  • B3 (Niacin) 0.6 mg
  • B5 (Pantothenic) 3.1 mg
  • B6 0.3 mg
  • Folate 58.5 mcg
  • B12 3 mcg
  • Vitamin K 1 mcg
  • Copper 0.1 mg
  • Zinc 4.7 mg
  • Selenium 17.5 mcg

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