Cranberry Bliss Balls

 

Makes 30

Recipe can be halved.

These are great for school lunches or gifts. 

Ingredients: 

1 cup dried cranberries, or dried tart cherries

18 medjool dates (pits removed)

1/2 cup desiccated coconut 

1/2 cup rolled oats 

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 tsp pure maple syrup (or less) 

Extra coconut for rolling

Directions: 

1) Put the cranberries, dates, coconut and oats in a food processor.  Blend using the on/off setting until the consistency is fine. Add the vanilla and maple syrup. Blend until the mixture starts to bind together. 

2) Roll 1 teaspoon quantities into a ball. You can use a small cookie scoop. Roll in the extra coconut. 

Store in the fridge for 1 week. Freeze up to 3 months. 

Notes: 

If you are making a full recipe, make 1/2 at a time so it is not too much in the food processor/blender at once. 

Put the maple syrup in last - one tsp at a time. If your dates are moist, you may not need to add this.

You could substitute water for the maple syrup for less sweetness.