Happy New Year my dear readers!
Starting the new year with these lovely Apricot Tahini Blissballs! Just the way we like them – coated with dark chocolate, ‘coz whats life without chocolate! 😉
These blissballs are so flavourful, thanks to the sweet tartness of dried apricots , balanced with a deep earthiness of tahini.
I, very recently, discovered a local brand of organic date syrup in an organic food store and haven’t stopped using it on everything! It’s not overly sweet, but good enough – perfect for my clean eating January intentions! 🙂
Dried apricots are an excellent source of dietary fiber, potassium, iron, carotenoids and other potent antioxidant phytonutrients. A couple of these soaked overnight in water and consumed first thing in the morning along with the water is extremely beneficial for a clean gut.
Tahini is essentially a paste made with sesame seeds and its very rich in vitamins and minerals – calcium in particular. It has 20% complete protein, making it higher protein source than most nuts ( source : MINDBODYGREEN ). Its high in unsaturated fast, which qualifies it as GOOD fat, we all need that!
It gives a rather delicate nutty sesame seed taste and adds richness in both, savory and sweet dishes . It’s a great addition to all your hummus and other dips. I used it for a wonderful dressing in my Roasted Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad . There are a lot of bakers who add it to their baked goodies as well. I’d love to try that sometime too.
NOTES:
- Please taste the mixture once blended to adjust for sweetness. You can start with 1 tablespoon of date syrup instead of 2. You can always add more later.
- If you can’t source date syrup, simply use pitted dates, soaked in warm water.
- Tahini is easily available online now and in health food stores.
- All the products I used are locally produced.
I’d love to hear about how these turned out for you. Do leave a comment below and share a picture on INSTAGRAM using the hashtag #tashasartisanfoods !
Apricot Tahini Blissballs
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups Rolled oats, lightly roasted and cooled
- 12 Dried apricots, soaked in warm water for 10 -15 minutes
- 2 Tbsp Date syrup
- 1 Tbsp Tahini
- 1 tsp Coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup Toasted white sesame seeds for topping
Chocolate coating ( optional)
- 1/3 cup Dark 75% dairy free, vegan chocolate melted
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients - oats, apricots ( without their water), date syrup, tahini and coconut oil in a blender.
- Blend till the mixture comes together like a smooth dough. You may need to add a tsp of water if the mixture is too dry.
- Taste and adjust for sweetness. Cool the mixture for 10-15 minutes. Roll into equal size balls, roll in roasted sesame seeds and enjoy!
For chocolate topping ( optional)
- If you wish to coat these in chocolate, dip each ball in melted chocolate and sprinkle immediately with the roasted sesame seeds. Place on a parchment lined tray and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes until the chocolate is all set.
Yes! these apricot tahini blissballs sound so amazing! I think I am in love! what a great recipe, trying this out on the weekend 🙂
Thank you so much Albert! They did turn out really good. Hope you enjoy them too. I’d love to know how they worked out for you. 🙂
Cheers
Hi Tasha, just made these-waiting for the kids approval now ? I am sure just like your other recipes, this one is going to be a new favourite!
Thanks a ton!
Hi Chandani, thank you for your kind words! so happy you tried these out. I hope the kids enjoy them..please do let me know. xx
Both the kids and other family members also loved it??
Thanks once again for such a healthy and tasty treat!
Oh that’s wonderful!! So happy to hear this Chandani. Thank you very much for trying this out and for your lovely feedback!xx
These look wonderful! Loaded with all the good stuff! Great idea for snacking!!
Thanks so much dear Deepika!These blissballs do make an easy,refined sugarfree snacking /dessert option. 🙂
xoxo
nice .. very help full??
Thank you! 🙂
nice..and very help full??
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