Modernmeal Dark Chocolate Apricot Energy Balls

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dried apricot, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 1 ounce dark chocolate, with a 64 to 72 percent cacao content, finely chopped
• 2 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon lightly toasted, sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup medjool date, pitted and halved
• 3/4 teaspoon orange zest
• dash sea salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup cacao powder
• Substitution: Pecans instead of almonds
• Optional:
• 1/4 teaspoon ground flax seed
• 1/4 teaspoon hemp seed