Orange bliss energy balls are a healthy and refreshing snack refreshing with fresh orange juice and sweetened with dates and packed with protein.

Different from most traditional energy bites these sweet citrus punched energy bite are great for spring and are the most refreshing grab and go snack for the hot summer afternoons.

Bliss energy balls has a fresh friut included in them, orange, lemon, lime, apricots, carrots, beetroot ect.. with nuts mostly cashews, walnuts ect. Often coated with shredded coconut little balls really something in them that makes you grab another for sure.

So make them and enjoy with a cup of tea in the afternoon or a quick grab and go in the morning. They are very easy to make with a handful of ingredients from the panty and fridge.

Make variations as per your taste and what you have in hand.

INGREDIENTS AND VARIATIONS FOR THESE ENERGY BITES

- Cashews : Cashews are rich in fats and creamy.Replace with almonds if needed.
- Almonds : Almonds are used to cut the portion of cashews in this recipe, feel free to use cashews if desired.
- Dates : Dates are the source of sweetness in this recipe. Use Medjool dates as they are softer.
- Shredded Coconut : Use Unsweetened coconut, used to coat the balls. adds extra texture to the energy bites.
- Chia Seeds : Add Chia seeds for the extra protien.
- Orange Juice : Adds Refeshing sweet citrusly taste to the energy balls. Replace with lemon juice for more tangy flavor.
- Orange Zest : Add natural flavour to the energy balls.

HOW TO MAKE THE ORANGE BLISS ENERGY BALLS?

Food Processor Vs Blender

Everyone uses a food proceesor to make energy balls. Do i really need one? Techincally speaking NO.

While making them in a food processor is so easy and it processes all ingredients into equal bite sizes in a very less amount of time. It also pulls each ingredient together in a little time.

In a blender the process is little different, you have to blend each ingredient seperately and add them together, This would be the easiest method to do it in a blender. As blending time of cashews is different from almonds. We don not a smooth powder of everything here.

Start by processing the dates in a food processor/blender until pulsed to small pieces.

Add in Almonds pulse for 5- 6 pulses and add in cashews. Pulse for 2 – 3 times till everything is combined.

Add in the lemon/orange juice, zest and chia seeds and mix together.

Make small balls of equal sizes and roll them in between your palms to make a ball.

Use a small cookie scoop to make equal size balls.

Refridgerate the balls for 1 hour.If you use more moisture i.e juice sometimes they need to harden a bit. Otherwise skip the refridgration process.

Roll in shredded unsweetened coconut and store in the fridge for up to a week in an airtight container.

Look at how beautiful they turned out. Who could resist with just one? You will definetly grab a second one for sure. These will make you snacking experience healthy, tasty and super blissful.

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