Nut Free Chocolate Bliss Balls

School lunchboxes don’t have to be boring! These Nut-Free Chocolate Bliss Balls are a quick and easy healthy snack made with simple pantry ingredients. Packed with oats, dates, seeds and cocoa, they’re naturally sweet, refined sugar-free and full of wholesome goodness.

Perfect for school lunchboxes, after-school snacks or a grab-and-go treat, these no-bake bliss balls come together in minutes. Simply blitz everything in a food processor, roll into balls and enjoy a delicious homemade snack the whole family will love.

I love making a big batch on the weekend and storing them in the fridge or freezer so there’s always a healthy homemade snack ready when the kids (or I!) feel like something sweet.

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Author: Ange Zahn

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Nut-Free Chocolate Bliss Balls

Looking for an easy, nut-free snack that's perfect for school lunchboxes? These Nut-Free Chocolate Bliss Balls are a game changer! Made from wholesome ingredients like cacao, oats, seeds, dates and rice malt syrup, they’re packed with natural goodness and contain no added sugar.

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

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Ingredients

• 8 dates
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon Rice Malt Syrup
• 1 tablespoon Chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup pepitas
• ½ cup oats
• 2 tablespoons cacao/cocoa powder
• ½ cup coconut to roll in

Instructions

1. Slice the dates in half and remove any seeds.
2. Place the dates in a food processor along with the coconut, coconut oil, rice malt syrup, chia seeds, vanilla, sunflower seeds, pepitas, oats and cocoa powder.
3. Blitz the mixture until well combined. The mixture should stick together when pressed in your hands.
4. Take 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
5. Roll each ball in desiccated coconut to coat.

Notes

• Store the bliss balls in an airtight container in the fridge.
• Bliss balls freeze beautifully, so I love making a couple of batches on the weekend to have a stash ready for grab-and-go snacks or a sweet treat in the lunchbox.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

72

Fat

4 g

Sat. Fat

2 g

Carbs

9 g

Fiber

1 g

Net carbs

7 g

Sugar

3 g

Protein

2 g

Sodium

27 mg

Cholesterol

0 mg

The nutritional information provided is computer generated and is only an estimate. This data is provided as a courtesy for informational purposes only.

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