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This is my go to recipe for bliss balls. It never fails me, always satisfies me and on occasion impresses others. It is free of refined sugar, it is vegan (but doesn’t have to be), contains superfoods and is generally full of all the good stuff. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup almond meal

1/2 cups shredded coconut (can use desiccated)

1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds

1/2 cup pitted and chopped dates

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1/4 cup pepitas

1 tea spoon cinnanom

1 teaspoon lumuca powder

1 teaspoon maca powder

1 teaspoon mesquite powder

2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder

1/4 cup melted coconut butter

1/4 cup rice malt syrup or (honey if you prefer)

few swirls of coconut nectar

Plateful of desiccated coconut to roll in.

Method:

Get out your food processor, and start with the dates. Then add the seeds. Then it doesn’t matter what order you wack in the rest of the ingredients.

Once all combined, roll into balls about a teaspoon size of mixture, then roll in the coconut.

If you are feeling lazy or don’t have much time, you can line a shallow slice tray with baking paper, and press the mixture into it, and sprinkle the coconut on top.

Put in the fridge to set. These are really nice if you let them come up to room temp when serving, that way the coconut butter is nice and soft and it makes the cacao taste so yum.

Enjoy

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I am addicted to this muesli!! A lovely friend gave it to me a year or so ago, and I swear in that time I can count on one hand the times I have NOT had it for breakfast!!

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So I thought you might like to enjoy it too! It is gluten free, vegan and very healthy 🙂

Ingredients

Quinoa flakes

Slivered almonds

Puffed rice

Shredded coconut

Pitted dates

Dried cranberries

Puffed millet

Hazelnuts

Pepitas

Black Chia seeds

Puffed amaranth

Linseed (slightly ground)

Sunflower kernels

Activated bukinis

Either  raw malt syrup, maple syrup or coconut nectar to drizzle

I don’t use quantities, but a basic rule is to

make the majority of the mix puffed rice and sunflower seeds, and add whatever quantities you feel of the rest.

You can put whatever nuts or seeds you have in the pantry. My recipe changes slightly every time depending on what I have, and also my taste at that time.

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Method

Combine everything except dried fruit and the “to drizzle” ingedients in a large bowl.

Put the griller of your oven on. Spread mixture thinly on an oven tray. Drizzle over your choice of sweetener. Pop into the oven to brown, will only take a few minutes so don’t leave it.

Place into a ceramic container to cool. Once cooled you can add your choice of dried fruits, and transfer to a plastic storage container.

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Pre shake up 🙂

 

Notes

Enjoy with almond milk or rice milk for premium health benefits. Try to keep all ingredients organic, and buy sulphate free fruits.