Late on Wednesday night I was hit with aches, pains and a wave of tiredness that I was not expecting. At first I thought it was just muscle soreness from the previous nights yoga class but it soon became apparent that it was something much worse. By Thursday night I was a gross, feverish mess, unable to move much further than the bedroom and wishing for something, anything, to make it all go away. It is the sickest I have been in a long time and it has been horrible. Paul has been an absolute angel looking after me and keeping things around the house under control while I slept the better half of a week away. By Sunday I was starting to come out of my haze and managed to heave myself upright in bed and reconnect with the world again. I’m starting to come good today, which is a relief, but it will be a few days before I’m back on my feet again.
In the meantime I thought I would share this recipe for White Chocolate Macadamia Bliss Balls which I put together a couple of weeks ago. Long term readers of my blog might remember my original bliss ball post back in the early days of ‘she cooks, she gardens’, not a lot has changed since then recipe-wise except the flavours. This flavour combo is based on an idea that Gemma, one of my earliest readers, suggested in the comments at the end of the post (Hi Gemma!). I played around with the flavours and came up with something I can’t get enough of. They are seriously easy to make, require no cooking and come together in a flash. They make a great afternoon treat, are gluten-free and if you use non-dairy chocolate, are 100% vegan.
- 1 cup pitted dates – medjool if you can get them!
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup white chocolate roughly chopped (I used vegan chocolate)
- 1 cup Macadamias, roasted
- ½ tspn salt
- 1 tbspn warm water
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- Place the cranberries and dates in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to soak for 10 minutes.
- Drain the fruit and add to the bowl of your food processor with the salt and ½ cup coconut flakes.
- Process into a paste – you may need to add some warm water to help things along, add a little at a time.
- Once desired consistency is reached, add the macadamias and white chocolate and blitz for a few seconds leaving large chunks of nuts and chocolate.
- Transfer contents into a bowl and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Roll into balls and then coat with the remaining coconut.
- Pop back in the fridge for 10-15 minutes to firm up.
See previous post for other flavour combinations
Disclaimer: I received a kilo of Macadamias from Australian Macadamias some of which I used in this recipe.
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These look so good. I think if I made them I’d crawl under the stairs and not share at all.
Hehe, thanks Maureen, I had the same problem!
I’m a bit sad that I used our remaining Qld macadamias in cookies the other day! Then again, white chocolate and mac cookies are always amazing. Next time I have macadamias on hand I’ll definitely give these a go!
Ooh yum, nothing to complain about where cookies are involved.
Oh my these look so easy and good!
I hope you are feeling better
Thanks Heather, feeling more like myself today.
looks good but I do notice the chocolate is added twice??????
Good spotting, Brenda! I’ve fixed it up, thanks for letting me know.
You poor thing! Glad to hear you’re on the mend.
I think the name speaks for itself with these ones. Yum!
Thanks Claire.xx
Erin, these look fantastic and would surely have you back on the road to bouncing good health soon – at least I hope so for your sake.
Thanks Amanda, they’ve been handy little treats to have around this week.
Ummm yum!
they’d be great for christmas presents! if, that is, you didnt eat them all first … i must say, i love your apple print cloth beneath, too.