Fruit balls recipe

A fantastic fruit balls recipe! A healthy dried fruit snack that’s great to pack in a lunch box, take in a picnic or have as a yummy snack in the morning.

Ingredients (Makes 40 balls)

¾ cup sultanas
¾ cup dried dates
¾ cup prunes
¾ cup dried apricots
¾ cup dried goji berries
½ cup dried cranberries (craisins)
1 tablespoon chia seeds
¼ cup fresh orange juice
½ cup desiccated coconut

Method

Roughly chop all fruit then place in a strong food processor with all remaining ingredients except coconut.
Blend until combined.
Measure each ball to weigh about 20g per ball (about a dessertspoon) and roll into a round shape.
Place coconut into a medium size mixing bowl then coat each ball in coconut.
Repeat this until you have 40 balls.
Best kept refrigerated.

Variations:

FRUIT AND NUT BALLS

⅓ cup sunflower seeds
⅓ cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
½ cup raw almonds

Add to food processor when pulsing fruit, or replace any of the dried fruit with dried figs, dried apples, currants or raisins, but use the same quantities of dried fruit as listed in the ingredients.

*Suitable to be frozen.

Dietitians Tip

This healthy dried fruit snack is high in B vitamins and minerals. If you would like to have two balls as a snack, select the plain fruit option as it is lower in calories.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
PER BALL	FRUIT	FRUIT & NUT
FAT TOTAL	0.7g	3.0g
SATURATED	0.6g	0.8g
FIBRE	1.5g	2.0g
PROTEIN	0.7g	1.7g
CARBS	9.0g	9.3g
SUGAR	8.0g	8.2g
SODIUM	11mg	11mg
KILOJOULES	189 (cals 45)	295 (cals 71)
GI RATING	LOW	LOW

141 Comments

- - mle00 said
  - 18 Dec 2013
    10:52 pm
oh sneaky, I love my condensed milk and biscuit rum balls, but these are so much healthier! Perhaps you could mix them on a platter, like a lucky dip!

- - rainbownerds said
  - 18 Dec 2013
    2:52 pm
This looks yummy, thanks for sharing

- - maureen3 said
  - 18 Dec 2013
    1:05 pm
Looks so yummy and mouth watering

- - ninki68 said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    10:30 pm
Ive never heard of goji berries before

- - jadeeeee said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    9:12 pm
They look yum, great for parties
- symplytoogood replied
  
  18 Dec 2013 , 10:38 am
  Easy to make and great for Christmas parties!
- - meltingmoment said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    8:57 pm
Sound easy to make and even reasonably healthy too 🙂

- - ljsalomon said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    8:06 pm
I like the sound of these – thanks for sharing.

- - meimei said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    4:25 pm
Yummy morning snack. Something new to try – thank you 🙂

- - misschriss said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    4:09 pm
They look and sound very yummy.

- - sizzlingcool said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    3:47 pm
Ooooooo love these! It must be Christmas!

- - stephvel said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    2:55 pm
Yum these look like they would taste delicious

- - hollzie said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    1:39 pm
I have a few recipes similar to this but they are all rolled in coconut, which I don’t eat. Does anyone have any ideas for what else you could roll them in?

- - scottie said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    12:23 pm
They sound tasty and no sugar or chocolate – great for this time of year when everything is so laden with calories.
- symplytoogood replied
  
  18 Dec 2013 , 10:36 am
  This is a delicious healthy treat at Christmas time. Great for an edible gift as well!
- - kathryn said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    12:05 pm
Good to see the berries in this one too – so good for you!

- - pinshnowdy said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    10:14 am
This looks like something I could do for Christmas

- - mouse said
  - 17 Dec 2013
    8:51 am
A delightful recipe with minimum fuss in making