Lime Bliss Balls

Name: Lime Bliss Balls
Yield: Makes 30 balls
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) pitted soft dates; Zest and juice of 2 limes; 1 cup (250 ml) raw cashews; ⅛ teaspoon (0.5 ml) salt; ¾ cup (185 ml) dried currants or other unsweetened dried fruit (such as cherries or finely chopped apricots, nectarines, or peaches); 1 cup (250 ml) unsweetened shredded dried coconut; 1 cup (250 ml) raw almonds

Preparation info

Makes
30
balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

By Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Published 2018

About

Rich, sweet, tangy, and tart, these little no-bake balls are a true delight. They’ll satisfy the most insistent sweet tooth in need of a snack.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 ml) raw almonds
1 cup (250

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the almonds, cashews, and salt in a food processor and process into a coarse flour. Transfer to a large bowl. Put the dates, lime zest, lime juice, and coconut in the food processor and process into a soft paste, stopping occasionally to scrape down the work bowl. Add the date paste to the nut flour. Add the currants and stir until well combined.

Form the mixture into thirty equal b