Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipe ChocoChia Bliss Ballz

Recipe courtesy of Leah Stolar, PPMNY Mentor

This tasty snack can be eaten refrigerated or straight out of the freezer.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cashews, unsalted

  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 3 T old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 T chia seeds or chia, flax, and hemp seed mix
  • 2 T cacao powder
  • 2 T mini vegan chocolate chips
  • 1 T vanilla
  • 5 dates
  • Strawberries or raspberries, freeze-dried and crushed (optional)

Instructions

1. Process the nuts in a food processor or blender.
2. Add remaining ingredients and continue to process, but not too fine.
3. Form into 16 balls and refrigerate or freeze.
4. Optional: roll the balls in freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries in a plastic bag.