Coconut Almond Bliss Balls

white table with a bowl filled with coconut shreds and homemade almond bliss balls

Coconut Almond Bliss Balls

Soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, these coconut almond bliss balls are totally crowd-pleasing and made with just a handful of healthy pantry staples! This perfectly nutty and naturally sweet treat is great for meal prep, healthy snacking and to bring with you.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bliss balls, gluten-free, healthy, plant-based, snacks, vegan

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings bliss balls

Calories 82

Author Alena Schowalter

Ingredients

1 cup dates pitted (150 g)
4 oz blanched almonds 120 g
2 tbsp coconut milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
Shredded coconut for coating

Instructions

Soak the pitted dates in a small bowl in hot water for 15 minutes if needed, then drain well. If you have moist dates on hand, you can skip this step.
Add the dates along with all of the other ingredients to your food processor. Pulse a few times, then blend until a sticky texture forms.
This might take 1-2 minutes. If your mixture is still crumbly at this point, add some more coconut milk or a splash of water.
Using wetted hands, grab little chunks of the almond coconut mixture and roll them into little balls. Depending on your preferred size, you may end up with more or fewer bliss balls.
Once you have created all of the balls, put shredded coconut in a small bowl and roll the bliss balls until evenly coated.
Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge for half an hour before serving to let the balls get firmer.
The coconut almond bliss balls can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 2-3 months.

Notes

For more coconut flavor, feel free to add shredded coconut straight to your bliss balls mixture before rolling!
If you want a lower fat version of this recipe, swap the coconut milk for almond milk or even water.
For more sweetness, simply add 1 tbsp of vegan syrup and reduce any added water.
If you don’t have coconut milk on hand, you can use 2 tbsp of almond butter or almond milk instead.
Use a kitchen scale for measuring to achieve the best results!
Find more tips & flavor ideas in the article above.

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