These salted caramel bliss balls are easy to make and are an extremely delicious treat. Made from healthy ingredients, you can enjoy these caramel bliss balls safe in the knowledge that you are enjoying a sweet treat that is made from whole foods with no nasties.
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These caramel energy balls are great to eat in summer, when you're trying to be healthy but still want to enjoy a good snack. My 14 year old is a big snacker so I'm always trying to fill the fridge with healthier snack choices - but they need to taste yummy or she won't touch them! We make a date and hazelnut energy ball so I thought we would try another flavour. I am a huge fan of salted caramel and these really hit the sweet spot for me as I have a sweet tooth. I don't mind my teen snacking on them as I know they contain simple ingredients, wholefoods, no refined sugar and have a natural sweetness that will satisfy those sweet cravings without any added sugar.
The cashews and cashew butter in these gives them a good protein boost, which is useful for us on a plant based diet. They also contain healthy fats and are oil free. If you're looking for another high protein snack, look at our chocolate chip protein cookies, which are just as delicious! Or pair it with our amazingly tasty protein shake for an extra protein boost.
Ingredients
The main ingredients for these caramel protein balls are very easy to obtain in your local supermarket, and with only six raw ingredients, this recipe is so simple that even my teenager can make these on her own.
- Pitted medjool dates
- Cashews
- Desiccated coconut
- Cashew butter
- Maple syrup
- Salt
See recipe card for exact quantities.
Instructions
Firstly, add 8 dates (stones removed) and 150g of cashews into a food processor and blitz them together until the dates and cashews are the size and texture that you want. Remember that the dates and cashews are going to be blitzed later, so don't blend them too small.
Tip: if your dates are quite dried up or you can't get hold of medjool dates and are using regular dates then you can soak your dates in hot water for five minutes to soften them before blending. Drain and continue as per the recipe.
Next, add 85g of desiccated coconut to the food processor, along with 2 tablespoon of cashew butter, 2 tablespoon of maple syrup and ½ teaspoon of salt (sea salt will give them the best flavour - I use himalayan pink salt).
Then blend it all together until it is able to be moulded into a ball with your hands. I like it to have a slightly chunky texture but you could blend it smoother if you like.
Proceed to mould the mixture into balls until the mixture is all gone. This will make 10-12 healthy salted caramel balls. Then put the energy bites into a container and keep them in the fridge.
Lastly, Enjoy!
Substitutions
If you do not like some of the ingredients, or cannot eat them, here are a few possible substitutes for some ingredients.
- Cashews - If you do not like cashews or cannot eat them, they can be replaced with any type of nut, I would recommend almonds.
- Cashew butter - Just like the cashews, the cashew butter can also be replaced with any other type of nut butter, e.g. almond butter or peanut butter (you simply have to try making peanut butter bliss balls if you have a peanut fan in your house!)
Even if you don't need to change the ingredients for yourself, you can change them for your friends or family so that you can enjoy these salted caramel balls with everyone.
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Vegan Salted Caramel Bliss Balls
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 Balls 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These salted caramel bliss balls are easy to make and are extremely delicious. Made from healthy ingredients, you can enjoy these caramel bliss balls safe in the knowledge that you are enjoying whole foods with no nasties.
Ingredients
- 150 grams cashews
- 85 grams desiccated coconut
- 8 pitted medjool dates
- 2 tbsp cashew butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Pit the dates and blend them with the cashews in a food processor until broken down.
- Add the salt, coconut, maple syrup and cashew butter and blend until it reaches the consistency and texture that you like.
- Mould the mixture into 10-12 small balls and put them in a sealed container in the fridge.
Variations
If you are looking to spice up your caramel energy balls, here are a few ideas:
- You can add cinnamon to your energy balls for an extra burst of flavour
- For an extra load of protein, you can add some hemp seeds or chia seeds to your mix
- For a delicious outer layer, you can roll your caramel bliss balls in more desiccated coconut before putting them in the fridge, turning these into coconut caramel bliss balls. Experiment by trying different ingredients to roll balls in such as cacao powder, coconut flakes, chia seeds, or even small chocolate chips.
- Cocoa powder - you can add a chocolate flavour by adding cocoa powder to the mix.
This really is one of the most easy recipes and these no bake date balls have a delicious salted caramel flavour so they make one of the loveliest raw desserts. Keep an eye out for more bliss ball recipes coming to the blog soon. They make the perfect lunchbox healthy snack.
Equipment
There are lots of different types of food processors, make sure you watch yours mixing all the time, so you can stop it when the mixture reaches your desired consistency.
Make sure that you weigh every ingredient properly with scales, or the recipe will become incorrect and the caramel bliss balls wont turn out how you want them to.
Storage
Store all the caramel energy balls in an airtight container in the fridge, if you do this these raw vegan bliss balls will last up to a week. You might want to return them to room temperature to eat but I think they taste fabulous cold too and they make a really easy healthy treat and are the perfect snack to just grab and go from the fridge.
You should not heat the energy balls up or leave them in the sun for a long time, or they might become soft and less tasty.
Top tip
Make sure that you don't over-blend the cashews or you won't get the crunchy texture that the cashew chunks add which is one of the best parts of these healthy bliss balls.
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Jacqueline Meldrum says
These sound like the perfect snack for me to take to work. I have everything but the dates, which I will add to my shopping list.
Sandra says
Such a tasty treat and this recipe was very easy to make. Will definitely make again! thanks for a great recipe! Will be making another batch for our afternoon hike today!
Amy says
Such a tasty quick treat! We actually froze ours for longer term storage and they taste fantastic!
Claudia Lamascolo says
I love caramel anything and these really got my attention printing this!
Andrea says
Love the flavor of these healthy, fabulous salted caramel bliss balls. Can't wait to make them.