Lately, I have been making loads of healthy bliss balls, I love having them in the fridge for those moments around 4 pm when I feel like I need a snack. One of these balls… oh who am I kidding, two of these balls hit the spot and it’s all I need to make it through to dinner time.
Healthy Bliss Balls
Bliss balls are a raw snack filled with protein and energy, usually packed with dried fruits like Medjool Dates nuts and seeds. I find them really easy to make, in fact, it’s rolling them into balls which takes the longest amount of time, all of 10 minutes mind you. Depending on my mood I will make them into little square bites, like my raw chocolate and coffee bites.
When you need a low-carb snack to nibble on the go, pack these bliss balls. Sweetened with Medjool Dates and coconut and full of almonds, hazelnuts and cacao, they’re a delightfully yummy option.
Ingredients
Method
- Add dates and nuts into a food processor, process on high speed for 20 seconds.
- Scrape down sides of bowl and add in cacao and coconut, process on full speed for 40-60 seconds or until mixture combines together (this may take a little while, keep blending until it happens).
- Roll into bite sized balls.
- Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
Have you made this recipe?
I’d love to hear how it turned out!
41 comments
Bliss balls are such a favourite in our house! I’m going to try your version next time… they sound like a little ferrero rocher. Yum!
They are similar, Lucy. But oh my the Ferrero rocher ones are just amazing too!.:)
oh my Kat these sound amazing!
Lisa, they really are!.:) I find they are perfect for that 3pm snack craving i seem to get x
I am so excited about this because I just bought a food processor – my husband is training for a charity bike ride and we’re all trying to be more healthy and fit.
I think these will be the perfect snack treats for when we need a little something. Definitely better than Tim Tams or my husband’s constant parade of lollies through this house haha.
These are amazing! So deliciously yummy and healthy too! You and hubby will love them.:)
Hi Katrina,
Do you use raw nuts for this recipe or do you recommend roasting them first?
Thanks!
Hi Aimee, i use raw nuts but they would also be very nice roasted too.
I have shredded coconuts are these the same as dessicated coconut? This one else has loads of sugar ?
If you can blitz your coconut in the food processor for just a second to reduce the size it will be just like dessicated coconut, dessicated is just a little finer than shredded. Hope you enjoy it 🙂
hi, any chance you can recommend a food processor that is capable of doing dates, nuts etc for bliss balls? mine just failed unfortunately
Hi Susan, I use my thermomix as a processor. I have just asked the community on facebook for their advice, are you on facebook to see the answers?
I made these and my dates had seeds in them 🙁 so I had to pick the big chunks of seed out so no one broke a tooth.
Ooh yes always remove seeds Megan. I have just edited the recipe to highlight this.
Have never tried these until now. Wonderful, very satisfying and keeps me from wanting to snack even more. Thank You!
These bliss balls look awesome. A colleague made some and shared at work this week. I am keen to try and make them too. Thanks for sharing Kat.
so glad you liked them and very lovely of your colleague to share my site with you!
is there anything else you can put istead of dates ? as a replacement
I’m actually unsure on that one Ronia, as dates are the base for most bliss balls, I don’t think there is an alternative to use, I wouldn’t think apricots would be the same.
I made these using hazlenut and almond meal rather than the pure nuts however I found the mixture to be a little bit dry. Do you think if I use a meal, 1 cup of each is too much?
I wouldn’t use meal as you still want a crunch of the nuts, sometimes it does depend on the dates, next time try adding in a tablespoon of coconut oil, this will help to bind it together.
These look great, do you have the nutritional value per serve by any chance?
I put them into my recipe maker. Here are the nutritional values:
33 balls
serving size – 1
calories – 98
fat – 6.7g
cholesterol – 0g
sodium – 1.5g
potassium – 140.6mg
carbs – 9.5g
fiber – 2g
sugars – 7.1
protein – 2.1g
Looking forward to making some of your ‘balls’ to take up to my son and daughter in law on Sunday.
Brenda
Oh…my…heavenly…goodness! Just made these without hazelnut and they’re the best chocolate treat ever!! Once I find hazelnuts, look out!!
What is the total carb count per ball?
Is it possible to add the calories, carbs, and other nutritional facts for these and other energy balls please.
Agree with Cathy Comment. Interested to know calorie and carb info.
Everybody loved them.
that’s fabulous to hear Brenda 🙂
I just made these and OMG these are so delicious! I was wondering if these can be frozen?
What’s the nutrition facts?
Just finished making this recipe for the first time and found mine didn’t have the same dark brown color shown in your photos. Any details on what kind of cacao you used? Thanks!
How can you call it low carb if it contains dates??
Are you supposed to rehydrate the dates? Mine seemed a bit dry and hard to roll.
Can you eat them straight away?? How long in the fridge before eating them??
You can definitely eat them straight away, they will just be soft instead of hard from being in the fridge 🙂
Just made these today! I couldn’t find medjool dates at my local supermarket so I subbed with regular dates. Turned out a little crumbly so I added a tbs of coconut oil. Delicious – and that’s saying something as I normally have a HUGE sweet tooth!
so glad to hear it! and thanks for letting me know about the substitution too ?
This looks utterly divine!! Thank you so much for the inspiration, I have added the ingredients to my shopping list… 100% making this this week!! x
hope you enjoy them!