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In just 5 minutes you’ll have these raw cacao chia balls ready to be served!
Raw Cacao Chia Balls Recipe
This week, I am really excited to participate in a “Blog Hop” with another 61 super talented food bloggers and to feature one of Dini Gonsalkorrale’s recipe from her Giramuk’s Kitchen.
I spent quite some time browsing her wonderful blog (you should check it out too!) trying to decide which recipe to make. There are so many delicious, inviting dishes on her blog and I was supposed to choose just one….
It was a difficult job until I saw her Chia Bliss Balls recipe.
I was just super curious how they actually taste. Have never had a raw dessert (I know….don’t say it!) and her raw cacao chia balls looked amazing, just like real chocolate balls…and I love chocolate balls!
Had no idea what to expect in terms of taste, especially after seeing dates on the ingredients list. In just seconds, all my childhood memories were back…I never liked dates. But I thought, maybe combined they will actually taste yummy. And boy, they did!
I absolutely loved these raw cacao balls!
How to make Raw cacao chia balls
Dini’s recipe has only a few ingredients:
- dates,
- chia seeds,
- raw almonds and
- cacao powder.
In just 5 minutes you’ll have these raw cacao balls ready to be devoured. I found it really difficult staying away from eating the whole mixture before I had the chance to roll those balls out 🙂
In her post, Dini suggests to add some water, a teaspoon at a time while processing the ingredients to hold everything together, if the mixture is too dry.
My dates were quite dried, so I added some water, but was still not quite happy with the consistency of the mixture. I added one teaspoon of organic coconut oil and that has worked its magic.
You will also notice that my raw cacao balls have white chia seeds 🙂 I am trying to make them looking like having sesame seeds, as my daughter really likes sesame seeds and I am hoping she will give them a try this way 🙂
- 8.5 oz Dates
- 3 oz Chia Seeds
- 2 oz Raw Almonds
- 3 tablespoons cacao powder
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Add the nuts in to the food processor and pulse until they are coarsely chopped.
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Add the rest of the ingredients in to the processor and mix on low speed for about 2 minutes (stop to scrape down sides if needed) until the ingredients come together to form a "dough".
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If needed you can add a little water, a teaspoon at a time to get a dough like consistency. (See notes)
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Turn out the sticky "dough" in to a bowl.
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Roll the "dough" in to small balls.
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You can re-roll these in cacao powder if you like.
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Store in an airtight container, in the fridge.
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Notes
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The ingredients need to be processed for at least 2 minutes. It will be a dry mix at first but will slowly start to stick together to form a dough. You can check it by taking a little of the mix in to your hand and squeezing it. If it holds or sticks together then it's ready. If it is already finely chopped but not holding together - add a little water while processing.
This recipe is from Dini at Giramuk's Kitchen.
After trying this raw dessert, I hope you are ready to try some new recipes!
Do you have a favorite raw dessert? Please share with me 🙂
These are beautiful and sound so nourishing and healthy. 🙂 My favorite raw dessert is chia chocolate pudding. 🙂
Thanks so much! I have to look up chia chocolate pudding. Sounds so yummy!
What a gorgeous idea for a healthy alternative to Easter eggs. I have a raw Twicker {a combo if a Twix & Snicker} on my blog right now funnily enough. I need to get my blog hop post up this week too.
Such a clever idea Nancy! Did not think of Easter eggs… I am heading straight to your blog, your Twickers sound amazing! Cannot wait to see your blog hop recipe 🙂
Wow, these look wonderful. I love the simple, healthful ingredient list!
Thank you so much Marissa! I was amazed how great they taste 🙂
I just bought a bag of chia! I was convinced by a friend of mine to try it – and now I know the first recipe I’m going to try with them!
OMG!!! Your photos are SUPER GORGEOUS!!!!
I am not a big fan of raw dessert, but if you said it tasted good, then I believe you 🙂
Gorgeous presentation! The desserts look so adorable in the nest. Never had raw desserts before. This is so simple and easy. Great healthy sweet treat for sure.
I don’t know how I missed this! I had no idea it was already on the blog…
Wow!! 😀 Those look amazing! those photographs are stunning… and I love that you used white chia seeds – definitely looks striking. I am so happy that you liked the recipe too 🙂
Such pretty photos!
Thank you so much Rachel!