Salted caramel is probably one of my favourite flavours but I wanted to create a healthy snack and started to experiment. I found that the combination of dates and tahini create just the flavour I like, so here it is: I’m sharing my vegan and sugar-free recipe with you, no nasties but all the pleasure and taste.
You’ll need:
- 1.5 cups of cashew nuts
- 12 Medjool dates. You can can also use dried dates but you have to soak them in warm water for 2 hours. I find the taste is not quite as nice as Medjool dates, they have a nice caramel taste and are really soft.
- 2 tbsp Tahini
- Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt
- (Optional 1/2 scoop of protein powder- about 20g)
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- Chop the dates on a chopping board.
- Place cashew nuts in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped, add the dates and mix with the nuts first, then add tahini, vanilla, cinnamon and salt (optional to add protein powder).
- Process everything well in the food processor until it becomes a smooth, sticky dough, if the dough is too dry, you can add another 1 or 2 dates, a bit of water or a tbsp of coconut oil.
- Transfer into a bowl and mix through with a spoon or using your hands.
- Portion the dough with a small spoon and roll into balls with your hands.
- Transfer into a bowl with shredded coconut and coat the bliss balls in coconut.
Recipe makes about 15 bliss balls. Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge, they keep for about a week (not in my household 😉 Enjoy!
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