Hot Cross Bliss Balls
Servings
8serves
Servings
8serves
Ingredients
  • 1/3cup orange juice
  • 1/2cup pitted fresh medjool dates
  • 1cup rolled oats
  • 1/2cup sunflower seeds
  • 1tsp mixed spice
  • 2tsp orange zest
  • 1tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
  • 2tsp honey
  • 2tsp almond butter
  • 1tbsp buttermelted
Instructions
  1. Heat orange juice in microwave or a small saucepan, add dates and set aside to soak and cool.
  2. Place oats and seeds in a food processor on high until finely chopped. Add spice, zest, dates and soaking juice. Process on high until ingredients are well combined and begin to come together. If the mixture is too dry, add extra orange juice.
  3. Roll bite-sized balls of the mixture and arrange on a plate (16 balls in total). Once all mixture is rolled, place in the fridge while you prepare the chocolate crosses.
  4. In a small mixing bowl combine cocoa, honey, almond butter and melted butter. Place mixture into a piping bag or a snap lock lunch bag and cut a small corner off one side so you can pipe crosses onto the balls.
  5. Remove balls from the fridge and pipe a small cross onto each ball. Freeze any leftover cross mixture to use another time. Return balls to the fridge and chill until ready to serve. 2 balls is 1 serve.
  6. Package up in small coloured gift boxes to give to friends and family instead of store-bought chocolate eggs. Ensure that you store in the fridge before giving as gifts to prevent the crosses from melting.
Recipe Notes

Calories per serve: 131 (2 balls is one serve)

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 Hot Cross Bliss Balls
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Servings
serves
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup pitted fresh medjool dates
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp butter melted
Course Snacks
Servings
serves
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup pitted fresh medjool dates
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp butter melted
Hot Cross Bliss Balls
Votes: 1
Rating: 5
You:
Rate this recipe!
Instructions
  1. Heat orange juice in microwave or a small saucepan, add dates and set aside to soak and cool.
  2. Place oats and seeds in a food processor on high until finely chopped. Add spice, zest, dates and soaking juice. Process on high until ingredients are well combined and begin to come together. If the mixture is too dry, add extra orange juice.
  3. Roll bite-sized balls of the mixture and arrange on a plate (16 balls in total). Once all mixture is rolled, place in the fridge while you prepare the chocolate crosses.
  4. In a small mixing bowl combine cocoa, honey, almond butter and melted butter. Place mixture into a piping bag or a snap lock lunch bag and cut a small corner off one side so you can pipe crosses onto the balls.
  5. Remove balls from the fridge and pipe a small cross onto each ball. Freeze any leftover cross mixture to use another time. Return balls to the fridge and chill until ready to serve. 2 balls is 1 serve.
  6. Package up in small coloured gift boxes to give to friends and family instead of store-bought chocolate eggs. Ensure that you store in the fridge before giving as gifts to prevent the crosses from melting.
Recipe Notes

Calories per serve: 131 (2 balls is one serve)