These nut free jaffa bliss balls will remind you of eating jaffa’s plus they are gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free.
These bliss balls are totally a-ok to put in children’s lunchbox as they packed full of healthy ingredients.
Fingers crossed you don’t get a note sent back, like I did when I included a piece of my nut free chocolate & coconut no bake bars in Joshua’s lunchbox when he was at daycare.
I have made these bliss balls with wild orange essential oil, which I used to replace orange zest. It is so much easier to put a few drops of essential oil in your food instead of actually grating an orange.
Ingredients You Need
- Shredded coconut
- Medjool dates pitted
- Orange essence or orange essential oil (food grade) – if you don’t have either you can grate rind from one orange.
- Cacao powder
- Vanilla extract
- Pinch sea salt
- Optional – shredded coconut for coating
Want to make some other bliss ball recipes? Try these:
Raw caramel macadamia bliss balls
Lastly, if you make these bliss balls then I would really love to hear from you. You can either leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! If you do make this recipe, please tag me on Instagram! It really makes my day when I see your creations of my recipes.
Nut Free Jaffa Bliss Balls
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 12 medjool dates pitted
- 6 drops orange essence or orange essential oil (food grade)
- 1 - 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch sea salt
- Optional - shredded coconut for coating
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until well combined.
- Divide the mixture into even portions and roll into balls. Then roll the balls in the coconut (if using). Refrigerate until they firm up, approximately 1 hour.
Notes
- If you don't have orange essence/essential oil on hand, you can use the zest of one orange.
- Cook time does not include the time it takes for the bliss balls to freeze — approximately 1 hour, depending on the temperature of your freezer.
