Energy Bliss Balls

I am often asked for this recipe, but I find it a very hard one to share as I make them differently every time!  So I encourage you to experiment, use what you have around, use what you know the family enjoys, and then share your experiments in the comments section below!

From a very young age the children have loved helping with these.  As they require no baking they are getting more independent at making these now – it is a matter of putting the ingredients in a food processor, turning it on (and oh how they love pushing the button), rolling them into balls, into coconut and into a container.  I set up a little production line of helpers.

As with most of my recipes this is sugar and dairy-free, can be gluten-free (by omitting the rolled oats) and nut-free by choice and this one is also egg-free.

I make a couple of different bliss ball recipes at a time, and freeze them in clip-lock bags.  Then I can just grab something different each day when packing the lunchboxes.

Energy Bliss Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of nuts, seeds, and optionally rolled oats (eg: about 1 cup of almonds and 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds; or 1 cup of sunflower seeds and 1/2 cup rolled oats; or 1 1/2 cups of sunflower and pumpkin seeds)
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, soaked in boiling water for 10 mins to soften (preferably unsulphured)
• 1/4 cup liquid approximately (fresh squeezed orange juice or water)
• extra coconut for rolling

Method:

1. Put the nuts and seeds into a food processor and grind.
2. Add the coconut, apricots, and water.
3. Process until the mixture forms a dough.
4. Roll teaspoonful’s into tight balls, roll in coconut and keep in an airtight container in the fridge.

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