Orange-Choc Bliss Balls

By Lynxa

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds
• ½ cup cashews
• 4 Medjool dates
• 1 cup raisins (sultanas)
• 1 orange, rinsed & dried
• ¼ cup cacao powder (or carob powder)*
• ¼ cup desiccated coconut, for the mixture
• ½ cup desiccated coconut, for rolling

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from jamieabrams.typepad.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put the almonds and the cashews in the food processor and process the nuts until they look like a fine powder (a bit like breadcrumbs – this will take at least 20 seconds).
Chop the dates in half and remove the pit. Roughly chop each date.
Add the raisins (sultanas) and chopped dates to the food processor.
Using the “fine-grate” side of the grater, grate the orange’s zest on to the chopping board. Put the zest into the food processor on top of the chopped nuts and dried fruit.
Chop the orange in half, and use the citrus juicer to squeeze the juice. Add the juice to the food processor.
Add the cacao powder and coconut to the food processor, and process the mixture until it is like thick, sticky dough. If the mix is a bit stiff, add a few drops of water.
On 1 of the dinner plates, spread out the extra ½ cup of coconut. Put the other dinner plate next to it.
Wet your hands, and pull off a small chunk of the mixture. Roll it into a ball, making it about the size of a macadamia nut that’s in its shell. Then roll the ball in the coconut, and place the finished ball on the final dinner plate. Chill the balls for at least 1 hour.