CARROT BLISS BALLS
Carrot Bliss Balls are soft, sweet, delicious, nutritious and healthy. Ideal for kids parties, picnics, as a snack, for lunch boxes and as energy boosters.
Ingredients
- 250 g carrots
- 200 g pitted dates (1 cup tightly packed)
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup cashew nuts (approx. 150g)
- ½ cup oats
- ½ cup desiccated coconut unsweetened
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- ½ - 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
COATING OPTIONS
- some desiccated coconut
- some cocoa powder
- some grated dark chocolate
- some sesame seeds roasted
Instructions
- Wash, peel and chop the carrots into chunks.
- Add the chopped carrots to the food processor.
- Process till you get finely minced carrots.
- Add dates, desiccated coconut, nuts, pumpkin seeds, oats, cinnamon powder, ginger powder and turmeric powder.
- Process the mixture till it becomes like a paste.
- Take about a tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Repeat the above step with the remaining carrot date mixture.
- Add the coating of your choice into a small plate or saucer.
- Roll the balls in the coating.
- Arrange the carrot bliss balls on a tray and allow them to chill in the fridge for one hour or so.
- Serve when required.
Notes
- Can leave the carrot bliss balls uncoated if you wish.
- Use a coating of your choice.
- Add ginger powder according to your taste.
- Store the bliss balls in an airtight container in the fridge till required.
- These carrot bliss balls will stay fresh in the fridge for at least a week.