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Back to School Bliss Balls

25/1/2015

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Happy Australia Day! I hope you are celebrating the day with friends and family! We live in such a beautiful amazing country with stunning beaches, glorious weather, heavenly food and a community who love and support one another ... free to speak, vote, worship and live.  

A big congratulations to those on the Australian of the Years Honour Roll.  Four Australian women who have worked to help those in domestic violence situations, with literacy and learning difficulties, the deaf and poor. Well deserved and truly inspirational. 
Australian of the Year 2015 Rosie Batty - Domestic Violence Campaigner
Senior Australian of the Year 2015 Jackie French - Author 
Young Australian of the Year 2015 Drisana Levitzke-Gray - Deaf advocate
Australia's Local Hero 2015 Juliette Wright - Social entrepreneur
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Australian of the Year (Rosie Batty), Senior Australian of the Year (Jackie French), Young Australian of the Year (Drisana Levitzke-Gray), Australia's Local Hero 2015 (Juliette Wright).
Australia Day also marks the last day of the school holidays for us.  Back to school tomorrow which brings its own excitement and anticipation for the year ahead.

Here is a quick and easy recipe that is healthy for school lunch boxes. I'm jumping on the "bliss ball" bandwagon that has been so popular in the last year.  Here is a version that hopefully the kids will happily eat, looks like a lamington ball but is packed with healthy goodness. We made 25 bliss balls with this recipe.

Ingredients

1 cup pitted dates
1 cup almonds
1/3 cup cocoa powder (or cacao powder)
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 cup shredded coconut (or desiccated)
1/3 cup chia seeds
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Equipment

Spatula
Sieve
Large plate
Thermomix or Food processor


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Method
1. Cover the dates with tap water and soak for 15 minutes.
2. Pour the dates into the sieve to drain off the water.
3. Place the almonds, cocoa, coconut oil, 1/2 cup shredded coconut and chia seeds into the Thermomix (or food processor).
4. In the Thermomix blitz for 20 seconds on speed 7 (or blitz in the food processor until all combined).
5. Scrape down the sides of the Thermomix (or food processor) with a spatula.
6. Add dates to the mixture. 
7. In the Thermomix blitz for 10 seconds on speed 7 (or blitz in the food processor until the dates are incorporated).
8. Place 1/2 cup of shredded coconut on a plate.
9. Roll the mixture into balls.
10. Cover the balls with coconut.
11. Store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to eat.

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Your kids will love measuring, pouring scraping and rolling to make this recipe.  You may find it easier to tip out the finished mixture prior to rolling it into balls avoiding those sharp blades. 

Mr 4 enjoyed helping with all aspects of this recipe, although operating the Thermomix was a little difficult for him.   He especially enjoyed rolling the balls in the coconut! 

Note: Don't forget to check if you have a "nut free policy" at school! You may have to keep these for afternoon tea if you do!
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How are you feeling about the start of the new school year? 

What do your kids like in their lunchbox?

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24 Comments
Erika @ Ever-changing Life of a Mum link
26/1/2015 05:15:45 am

These look super easy to make! I will need to give them a try. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
26/1/2015 12:34:51 pm

Super easy Erika, give them a go.

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Bec link
26/1/2015 12:12:35 pm

I love bliss balls and they are the most simple, healthy snack to have on hand! Great recipe :)

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
26/1/2015 12:35:41 pm

They are healthy snack for me to reach for too!

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Amy link
26/1/2015 12:37:20 pm

Quick tip- use sunflowers instead of almonds for nut-free schools or kindy, and use sesame seeds to coat if your little one doesn't like the scratchy dryness of coconut (yes, we've made a few bliss balls at our house!)

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
26/1/2015 01:03:14 pm

Thanks for the great tips! I'm new to bliss ball making :)

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Liv
26/1/2015 01:20:27 pm

Love the bliss ball idea! must buy some standard dates as i only have the medjools at the moment. If you have a no nut preschool like we do you could try sunflower seeds instead of almonds:) that would be my best substitute idea.

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
27/1/2015 04:27:35 am

I'm sure medjools would work, just make sure there are no seeds. Thanks for the sunflower seeds tip.

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Julie link
26/1/2015 02:43:12 pm

These are great. Do you mind if I link this up with one of my post this week and use the picture? They are brilliant for lunchboxes.
Julie

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
27/1/2015 04:26:16 am

Sure Julie, thanks for asking.

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Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers link
26/1/2015 02:46:30 pm

I love a good bliss ball. Our school is no nuts but these are great as after school snacks on the run!

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
27/1/2015 04:28:14 am

Excellent!

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Natalie @ Our Parallel Connection link
26/1/2015 11:53:21 pm

They look super easy, I will pass this onto my teenagers and let them give it a try.

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
27/1/2015 04:29:18 am

Teenagers will manage without a problem.

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Dannielle@zamamabakes link
27/1/2015 01:37:15 am

I do love a good bliss ball. These little treasures would be great as an after school snack.

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Cindy@ Your Kids OT link
27/1/2015 04:30:08 am

A great after school snack! Thanks!

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Eva @ The Multitasking Mummy link
28/1/2015 03:07:16 pm

I absolutely love making these at home and not just for the lunchbox but so I can have a guilt free treat when I get my nightly sugar cravings!

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
29/1/2015 12:13:00 am

I love eating these for a guilt free treat too!

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Danielle L link
29/1/2015 01:22:08 pm

My little man starts school on Monday so I'm going to do my first Sunday lunch batch up and bliss balls will be on the menu!

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
30/1/2015 07:47:57 am

Excellent! Good luck with school on Monday!

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Lauren @ Create Bake Make link
30/1/2015 03:47:57 pm

Great recipe, bliss balls are always popular in our house. Thanks for the inspiration to make a batch this weekend! Thanks too for linking up with us for Fabulous Foodie Fridays :)

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
5/2/2015 08:57:32 am

Thanks Lauren.

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Malinda @mybrownpaperpackages link
31/1/2015 12:27:20 am

We love bliss balls in our house. And I am currently separating out all my nut recipes to leave them for afternoon tea.

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Cindy @ Your Kids OT link
5/2/2015 08:58:15 am

It is safer to keep all the "nut recipes" at home, isn't it?!

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