Blissballs

Have you gone to a café and noticed the healthy round bliss balls on the counter? Well they are very easy to make and a great, healthy on the go snack. Kids also love them so great for lunch boxes. Bliss balls can be tricky to get the texture right, you want to make sure you can roll them into balls so they can’t be too dry. I usually play around with it until I can easily form a ball in my hands, then I know I got it just right. Once you get confident, play around with different ingredients (think vanilla, cinnamon, use other dried fruits instead of dates, etc). If your texture is really dry, add more dates or try with 1 tbsp coconut oil (a little goes a long way with these). Make in a large batch, store in an airtight fridge or freezer.

My typical recipes are:

• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup dates
• ¾ cup desiccated/ shredded coconut
• Protein powder (amount depended on protein powder)
• 1 tbsp cocao powder
• 1 tbsp natural peanut butter

With oats is always a good option:

• 1.5 cup dates
• 2 cups oats (if using rolled oats, pulse through food processor first so they are more broken down)
• ½ cup almonds
• ¾ cup desiccated coconut
• 1 tbsp cocao powder
• 1 tbsp natural nut butter of your choice