Fruit and nut breakfast balls
Fruit and nut breakfast balls
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups pitted dates, halved
- Boiling water
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/4 cup natural pepitas
- 1/4 cup sunflower kernels
- 1 cup crunchy banana chips
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1 tbsp black chia seeds
Method
- Place the dates into a small bowl and cover with boiling water, and allow to stand for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the cashews, pepitas and sunflower kernels onto an oven tray and bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes, or until the cashews are golden.
- Allow to cool on the tray, then place cashew mix into a food processor with the banana chips and process until the ingredients are finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl.
- Drain the water from the dates and reserve 1 tablespoon of the liquid.
- Place the dates, reserved liquid, honey and vanilla into the food processor and process until the dates are chopped and paste-like (there may be some chunks).
- Add the date mixture to the nuts, seeds and banana, then add the remaining oats and chia seeds and mix thoroughly.
- Roll tablespoons of the mixture into balls to make 24.
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until required.
Tips
This recipe makes 24 balls - and 1 serve is 2 balls. To mix things up, roll the balls in coconut or cocoa for a different finish, or add some grated chocolate or chocolate chips to the mix. Use maple syrup or peanut butter instead of honey, if you prefer. Add different combinations of nuts - like peanuts, macadamias, pecans or pistachios – and be sure to roast them to develop their delicious flavours.Credit
Recipe courtesy of JC’s: https://www.jcsqualityfoods.com.au/| Nutrients per serve | |
| Energy | 943kJ |
| Protein | 4.4g |
| Fat | 11.3g |
| Saturated fat | 3.2g |
| Carbohydrate | 26g |
| Sugars | 19g |
| Dietary fibre | 4.1g |
| Sodium | 5.9mg |
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