Get Your Healthy Nut Fix This Summer with Lemon, Cashew and Coconut Energy Bliss Balls

Ingredients:

• 10 dates
• 1 and ½ cups of raw cashews
• ½ cup of desiccated coconut
• ½ cup of vegan protein powder
• 3 tablespoons of chia seeds
• Zest and juice of one lemon
• Tablespoon of vanilla extract
• ½ cup of desiccated coconut, for rolling

Method:

• Place dates, cashews and coconut in a food processor. Blend until the cashews have broken up and started to make a crumbly paste with the dates and coconuts
• Add the protein powder, vanilla extract, chia seeds and the zest and juice of lemon
• Blend again until all ingredients are combined, and the cashews are a fine crumb
• Scatter the remainder of the desiccated coconut over a tray. Scoop out heaped teaspoons of the mixture and roll them into balls, dropping them into the coconut to coat them.
• Place the balls in the fridge, for them to firm up a bit.

These bliss balls will last in the fridge for up to a week and this recipe approximately makes 32 balls.