Georgia, our Customer Service Executive, recently made us these delicious collagen bliss balls and they were absolutely delicious! Full of protein and healthy fats, they are a perfect post-gym pick me up or mid afternoon snack.
You will need
- A blender
- A baking tray
- A plate
Mix makes roughly 10 x balls
Gluten-free, dairy-free and refined-sugar free
1st blitz ingredients
- 100g raw cashews (pre-roasted in the oven for 10 mins at 180 degrees)
- 50g desiccated coconut (+ 20g for decoration at the end)
- 25g oats (or sub the oats for more coconut if you prefer)
- 3 x dried figs (soaked in boiling water for 5 mins)
- A pinch of salt
2nd blitz ingredients
- 100g cashew butter
- 3 tbsp Skinful + Vitamin C Marine Collagen Powder
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
3rd blitz ingredients
- 3 tbsp freeze-dried strawberries ( + 2 tbsp for decoration at the end)
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees and tip the cashews onto the baking tray.
- Once the oven is heated pop the cashews in to roast for 10 minutes or until golden. In the meantime, boil the kettle.
- Put the figs into a mug and cover with the boiling water, leaving to soak for 5 mins. Once soaked remove the water and leave to one side.
- Add the coconut oil to a small pan and melt gently. Once it's a liquid consistency leave to one side.
- Remove the cashews from the oven and leave to cool.
- Once the cashews have cooled, the figs are soaked and the coconut oil is melted, tip all of the '1st blitz' ingredients into the blender and blitz for a few seconds until roughly broken up.
- Next tip the '2nd blitz' ingredients into the blender and blitz the mix again for a few seconds until combined. You should now have a lovely soft mix.
- Add the freeze-dried strawberries and blend again for a few seconds until they are roughly mixed (It doesn't matter if they're not running through the mix perfectly, it's better not to over-blend).
- Remove the blade from the blender and start taking small chunks of the mix. Roll into balls - I use roughly 40g of the mix per ball.
- Tip the spare coconut and strawberries onto a plate.
- Roll each ball into the melted coconut oil and then roll it through the coconut and strawberries. This should create a lovely coating on the outside of your treats.
- Sit back and enjoy! The bliss balls will keep in a sealed container somewhere cool or in the fridge for up to a week. You can also freeze them for up to a month.
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