These Chocolate Bliss Balls are packed with healthy, tasteful ingredients, are vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and irresistibly delicious!
February has always been about desserts. Between Valentine's Day and my birthday, February is definitely our chocolate month. We all love a good piece of cake for a dessert, but as a sweet tooth person, I like always to have something sweet that I can snack on during the day. Something delicious, simple to make, so I can prepare it and eat it right away. 🙂
Today I am sharing with you a recipe for a perfect chocolate dessert - that is also healthy! Yes, you've heard me. Not only these Chocolate Bliss Balls are irresistible end so delicious, but they are also packed with great ingredients that will bring you energy and so much joy!
These no-bake Chocolate Bliss Balls are made in 10 minutes with only 8 ingredients and taste insanely good! They are vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free as well!
They are basically a superfood in one, delicious bite.
Bliss balls are often called energy or protein balls as they are packed with good fiber and a combination of ingredients gives you that extra energy kick when you need it. Whether that is after a workout, in the morning or just when you crave something sweet, these chocolate energy balls will become your thing. The best part is that you can make them from scratch in just a couple of minutes and take them with you for your power snack. The recipe is very versatile as well, so you can mix and match your favorite ingredients and turn them into a perfect healthy dessert!
For this recipe, I used whole almonds as the base of the mixture, but you can also go for toasted hazelnuts or cashews. Being refined sugar-free, in this recipe, we are using dates as our main source of sweetness. Make sure to soak them in hot water for at least one hour before blending everything together. In this way, your date paste will be much smoother and easier to work with.
how to PREPARE CHOCOLATE BLISS BALLS
This might be the easiest recipe you will ever prepare. All you have to do is toss all your ingredients into a blender and blend, blend, blend! 🙂 It will take from 3 to 5 minutes to get a smooth mixture, depending on how strong is your blender. You will know that the mixture is ready as all ingredients are blended in a cacao mixture that holds well when you grab it with your fingers.
For the presentation purposes, you can step up your decoration game and cover the bliss balls with some melted dark chocolate, dried rose petals, crushed pistachios, and almond slices. If you prefer, you can roll them in your favorite seed mixture, shredded coconut or dark cacao powder. They will be pretty and delicious in any case!
In case you make this recipe make sure to tag me on Instagram @thehungryapron and I will be happy to share your creations! Make sure to leave a comment below as well, I would love to hear how they turned out!
Fudgy Vegan Chocolate Bliss Balls Recipe
Marija Gvozdenovic
INGREDIENTS
Serves 16
Prep. time: 15 minutes
16 dates, pitted
150g whole almonds
4 tbsp coconut flakes
25g cocoa powder
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp orange zest
2-3 tbsp fresh orange juice
Pinch of salt
METHOD
Clean the dates (if not unpitted already) and soak them in hot water for 1 hour.
In a blender add dates, almonds, coconut flakes, cacao powder, chia seeds, orange zest, orange juice, and salt. Blend for 3 to 5 minutes, or until all ingredients are mixed in a soft cacao mixture. With the palm of your hands make little balls (this mixture makes 16 bliss balls). Roll them into cacao powder, coconut flakes or dip them into some dark melted chocolate. For presentation purposes, I used dried rose petals and almond slices as well. Enjoy!
