Name: Almond-maple bliss balls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 300 gm almond butter; 70 ml maple syrup; 20 gm natural almonds, finely chopped, plus extra to serve; 1½ tbsp cacao nibs; Chocolate coating; 75 gm coconut oil, melted; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 25 gm raw cacao powder, sifted

Almond-maple bliss balls

These chocolate-coated bliss balls are a healthy way to get your sweet fix plus they bring together some of our favourite flavours: maple, almond and coconut.

Makes 18 balls

Prep

20M

Maple syrup and almond butter make a moreish fudgy filling for these chocolate-coated balls of goodness. Almond butter, which is available in health-food shops (nab the roasted variety if you find it), varies in consistency; if the mixture doesn’t thicken, stir in a tablespoon or two of coconut flour and let it stand for a few minutes before rolling the mixture into balls. Peanut butter also works well.

Ingredients

300 gm almond butter

70 ml maple syrup

20 gm natural almonds, finely chopped, plus extra to serve

1½ tbsp cacao nibs

Chocolate coating

75 gm coconut oil, melted

2 tbsp maple syrup

25 gm raw cacao powder, sifted

Method

1.Stir almond butter, maple syrup and a good pinch of sea salt in a bowl until mixture thickens (1-2 minutes), then stir in almonds and cacao nibs. Roll mixture into walnut-sized balls, place on a tray and put in the freezer while you make the chocolate coating.

2.For chocolate coating, stir ingredients in a bowl until smooth and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until beginning to thicken (8-10 minutes).

3.Dip balls into chocolate coating and remove with a fork, shaking off excess. Place on a tray, scatter with extra almonds and a pinch of salt and refrigerate until set (30 minutes). Bliss balls will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.