Blueberry Cocoa Balls

100g Driscoll's blueberries
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons hot water
125 gram dates without stone (chopped)
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
40 gram dried apricots (chopped)
30 g revet kokos1 ounce/30 gram shredded coconut
100 gram chopped roasted almonds

15 min | 12 | other courses

Create a healthy no-bake snack rich in fruit and nuts in just minutes with this simple recipe for blueberry cocoa bites. It's easy enough to get the kids helping with rolling the mixture into little bite-sized pieces.

Directions

Fry the shredded coconut in a dry pan on high heat until golden brown. Leave to cool down on a plate.
Mix the cocoa powder in a small bowl with the hot water and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
Mix the dates, apricots, coconut oil and sea salt to a homogeneous paste in a kitchen machine.
Add the cocoa mixture and keep mixing for approximately 30 seconds.
Now add the cold roasted coconut and knead it through the mixture with your hand.
Put some oil on the palms of your hands.
Take 1 tablespoon of the cocoa-date mixture in the palm of your hand and flatten it.
Place 2-3 blueberries in the middle of the mixture.
Fold the mixture around the blueberries and gently role in the palms of your hands to make a little ball.
Role through the almonds and put them on a baking sheet.
Leave the blueberry cocoa balls in the fridge for an hour before serving.