I finally got around to trying/tweaking these delicious treats that I’ve been seeing around the blogging world for the past few months. If I’d realized they were this dead-easy and delicious, I would have made them ages ago.
just a few simple ingredients...
These chocolate-balls-of-goodness are so amazingly simple and sinful that I’m sure I’ll be making them all the time. They are quick and easy, and will completely nix the most insistent chocolate craving in minutes flat! I was inspired by this recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie. She has many variations on the original Fudge-baby recipe, and I’m sure the others would be equally good. These snacks are very much like the Jocalat Larabars, only much cheaper and homemade, which is always better, in my opinion.
rollin', rollin', rollin...
The first time I made these I followed the recipe to the letter, and they were delicious. However, I now find that I can taste the chocolate better when I skip the vanilla, and I like using a variety of nuts and a few less dates (since I don’t like things that are very sweet).
No matter how you like to eat, these should fit into your diet. They are gluten-free, contain nothing processed, are vegan and even raw if you buy raw cocoa. So, what are you waiting for?
Cocoa bliss balls adapted from Katie’s fudge baby recipe
1 cup pitted dates (I used honey dates, medjool are even better)
1.5 cup nuts or seeds (I used 3/4 cup raw cashews, 1/2 cup raw almonds and 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds)
4 Tbsp. cocoa (your finest!)
pinch of fine sea salt, and a few drops of liquid (almond or rice milk, or water), if you wish.
Throw all ingredients into your blender or food processor, and let the work be done for you. If your food processor is lazy like mine, it might protest a little by making lots of loud noises and vibrating madly. Continue blending. The mixture will turn into small stuck-together bits. Keep blending. After a minute or two more everything will be well incorporated and the bits will start to stick together. You could roll them into balls at this point, but I like to add a few drops of almond milk and then blend it once more so that everything sticks together in one big clump. Then, roll this ambrosial mass into balls, or any shape you would like.
Finally, enjoy.
Pure bliss.
What are you snacking on these days?
love,
meg
I’m snacking on fiber-flax bread recently. I used to be really into dark chocolates, but for whatever reason I lost interest on it. Well… that happens from time to time!
Yay!! I’m so excited you liked them
I’m snacking on my kitchen experiments… I’m tweaking a recipe, but am still not satisfied enough to blog it…
I love these too! I made them once and had to stop myself from eating them all over about 2 days. I love the pumpkin seed idea; totally inspired. I added a little coconut oil to mine but was disappointed when I couldn’t taste it.
I miss your postings! Come back!
Oh, thank you. It is really nice to be missed
I’m still here & slowly getting my act together!
Hi there and great to hear from you! THANKS so much for this recipe, just the sort of thing I’ve been looking for