Eat Yourself Healthy
By Jamie Oliver
13 mins
Not Too Tricky
makes 20
About the recipe
Having delicious bites like this in stock is a brilliant strategy for keeping healthy eating on track.
Ingredients
ALMOND, APRICOT & CHOC
100g dark chocolate (70%)
100g dried apricots
100g toasted flaked almonds
100g porridge oats
100g soft pitted dates
1 tablespoon cocoa powder, for dusting
MANGO, CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
100g dried mango
100g desiccated coconut, plus extra for dusting
100g porridge oats
100g soft pitted dates
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
Top Tip
- Switching up the cocoa solids in your dark chocolate will give you different flavour profiles. The darker you go, the more bitter your oaty fridge balls will become. Experiment to find your sweet spot, just be sure to use 70% cocoa solids and above.
Method
- For the Almond, apricot & choc combo, snap the chocolate into a food processor, then blitz with everything but the cocoa powder until fine and starting to come together. Divide into 20 and, with clean wet hands, roll into balls. Put the cocoa and balls into a shallow bowl, and gently shake until well coated.
- For the Mango, coconut & vanilla, in a food processor, blitz everything with 1 tablespoon of water until fine and starting to come together. Divide into 20 and, with clean wet hands, roll into balls. Put some extra coconut into a shallow bowl, add the balls and gently shake until well coated.
- For both versions, pop the balls into the fridge or freezer, ready to enjoy as and when you want one! They’ll last for up to 1 week in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer.
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