Bliss Balls with dates, cashews, walnuts, chia & cocoa

These yummy little balls were inspired after a recent attempt at Jamie Oliver’s no bake vegan slice. It turned out to be a winner and really satisfied that afternoon chocolate craving (mine of course not Little Big H’s!).  They are raw no bake balls suitable for toddlers (although they do contain lot of nuts, so if you haven’t given your little one nuts before, then this recipe isn’t for you).  They have a delicious chewy centre with a chocolate chia coating

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Bliss Balls

Ingredients

For the balls

• 170 g medjool dates
• 90 g cashew nuts
• 50 g walnuts
• 2 tbls cocoa nibs
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 3 tbls maple syrup

For the chocolate coating

• 50 g dates
• 1 tbls coconut oil
• 3 heaped tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tbls maple syrup
• 2 tbls chia seeds
• 2 tbls water

Instructions

• Soak chia seeds in a bowl with 8 tbsp of water and set aside for later. Place all the ball ingredients in a food processor and blend until combined and sticking together. If you find the mixture too dry add a few drops of water (don't add to much though or it will be too sticky to roll into balls). Roll into balls. I used a tablespoon to roughly measure
• Now place all the chocolate coating ingredients in the processor with the socked chia seeds and blend until smooth. You want the mixture to be able to coat the balls quite thickly but if the mixture is too thick add another tablespoon of water. Line a tray with baking paper. Scoop out mixture in to a small bowl. Drop a ball in and roll it around to coat it well. Place on the baking paper and fridge or freeze when complete

Notes

My recommendation is to fridge them initially so the outer coating sets, then you can pile then into a container and freeze for a few months. There is no need to defrost - eat them straight out of the freezer