Chocolate Cranberry and Apricot Bliss Balls
Chocolate Cranberry and Apricot Bliss Balls
Little balls of bliss!
There are tons of recipes for bliss balls on the Web. They’re quick and easy to make, and are perfect for snacks and gifts. I like to use ground nuts or oats as a base, and then add different fruits for flavours.
In Christmas goodies, I like to use cranberries and apricots for colour and flavour. Add some chocolate and coconut, and voila - a fairly healthy little ball of festive cheer.
Chocolate Cranberry and Apricot Bliss Balls
- Servings
- About 12 bliss balls
- Times
- About 10 minutes preparation
- Ingredients
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- 40g dried cranberries (aka craisins)
- 40g dried apricots
- 75g (¾ cup) almond meal
- 5g (2 tsp) cacao
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 60 ml (3 Tbs) orange juice
- 10-20 ml (2-4 tsp) maple syrup, optional
- Dessicated coconut to coat balls
- Method
- Chop cranberries and apricots into small pieces.
- Mix fruit, almond meal and cacao in a bowl.
- Add vanilla essence and enough orange juice for the ingredients to bind.
- Cacao can be bitter so, if needed, add maple syrup until sweet enough.
- Add about a 1½ tsp of mixture into your hands, and roll into a small ball.
- Roll ball in dessicated coconut to coat them.
- Store the bliss balls in the refrigerator.