Aduki Bliss Balls

The typical bliss ball is made from roughly equal parts dried fruit and nuts, which means they’re pretty high in fat and kilojoules. Substituting nutritious rolled oats and sweet, smooth-textured aduki beans for most of the nuts makes for a satisfying, yet much less energy-dense treat.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked and well-drained aduki beans
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup cacao (raw chocolate powder)
1/2 cup pitted dates
1/4 cup walnuts or pecans
Additional cacao or desiccated coconut for rolling the balls in

Method:

Place all ingredients except additional cacao or coconut in a food processor or high-powered blender, and blend at top speed until creamy (I used my Thermomix on speed 9 for 40 seconds).

Roll heaped teaspoons of the mixture into balls, then roll in either cacao or desiccated coconut (or both :)).

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

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