Carrot cake bliss balls
Looking for new snack ideas? Here's a healthy bliss ball recipe for you to try. Leave out the almonds to make this recipe nut-free.
SERVES50
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPEDessert
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPEDessert
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Method
- In a small bowl, cover chopped dates with hot water and soak for 10 minutes to soften, then drain the water off.
- Add carrots, oil, oats, ground almonds, cinnamon, ginger and soaked dates to a food processor. Blitz until combined and mixture has come together. If the mixture is very wet and sticky, add more oats.
- Roll mixture into balls a heaped teaspoon at a time and coat with a small amount of coconut. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Store in the fridge and eat within 5 days.
Tips
- This recipe can also be made using a bowl and your hands, instead of a food processor. After draining the dates, use a fork to mash and form a date puree before adding to the bowl.
- To make this recipe nut-free, use an extra half cup of oats instead of ground almonds.
- The finished balls freeze well.
- 1/2 cupdates, finely chopped
- 3carrots, peeled, grated
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 1/2 cupsrolled oats
- 1/2 cupground almonds, or use an extra 1/2 cup of rolled oats
- 1 tspcinnamon
- 1/2 tspginger, finely chopped
- 1/4 cupdesiccated coconut, or more if needed
Per serving
- Energy117kJ
- Protein0.6g
- Total Fat1.1g
- Saturated Fat0.3g
- Total Carbohydrate3.4g
- Sugars1.8g
- Dietary Fibre0.8g
- Sodium3mg
Method
- In a small bowl, cover chopped dates with hot water and soak for 10 minutes to soften, then drain the water off.
- Add carrots, oil, oats, ground almonds, cinnamon, ginger and soaked dates to a food processor. Blitz until combined and mixture has come together. If the mixture is very wet and sticky, add more oats.
- Roll mixture into balls a heaped teaspoon at a time and coat with a small amount of coconut. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Store in the fridge and eat within 5 days.
Tips
- This recipe can also be made using a bowl and your hands, instead of a food processor. After draining the dates, use a fork to mash and form a date puree before adding to the bowl.
- To make this recipe nut-free, use an extra half cup of oats instead of ground almonds.
- The finished balls freeze well.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupdates, finely chopped
- 3carrots, peeled, grated
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 1/2 cupsrolled oats
- 1/2 cupground almonds, or use an extra 1/2 cup of rolled oats
- 1 tspcinnamon
- 1/2 tspginger, finely chopped
- 1/4 cupdesiccated coconut, or more if needed
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupdates, finely chopped
- 3carrots, peeled, grated
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 1/2 cupsrolled oats
- 1/2 cupground almonds, or use an extra 1/2 cup of rolled oats
- 1 tspcinnamon
- 1/2 tspginger, finely chopped
- 1/4 cupdesiccated coconut, or more if needed
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
- Energy117kJ
- Protein0.6g
- Total Fat1.1g
- Saturated Fat0.3g
- Total Carbohydrate3.4g
- Sugars1.8g
- Dietary Fibre0.8g
- Sodium3mg
Method
- In a small bowl, cover chopped dates with hot water and soak for 10 minutes to soften, then drain the water off.
- Add carrots, oil, oats, ground almonds, cinnamon, ginger and soaked dates to a food processor. Blitz until combined and mixture has come together. If the mixture is very wet and sticky, add more oats.
- Roll mixture into balls a heaped teaspoon at a time and coat with a small amount of coconut. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Store in the fridge and eat within 5 days.
Tips
- This recipe can also be made using a bowl and your hands, instead of a food processor. After draining the dates, use a fork to mash and form a date puree before adding to the bowl.
- To make this recipe nut-free, use an extra half cup of oats instead of ground almonds.
- The finished balls freeze well.
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