Nut Free Bliss Balls - Real Recipes from Mums

My little ones love bliss balls but can’t take shop bought ones to their nut free preschool and school.
The over ripe banana eliminates the need for extra sugar.

Ingredients (serves 20 | makes 20 Balls)

1.5 Cups Dessicated Coconut Flakes
12 - 15 Dates, pitted and chopped up roughly
5 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 Overripe Banana, mashed
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons Dessicated Coconut (optional)

Method

Blend the dessicated coconut flakes, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and mashed banana in a chopper attachment or food processor till well mixed.
Add the chopped dates in small batches and blend well.
Make little balls out of the mixture and roll in dessicated coconut.

Notes

The little ones love to help make the balls and roll them in dessicated coconut, is an easy recipe for little ones to make and take for school parties.

56 Comments

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 31 May 2024
    11:54 pm
I’ve made something similar to these. I must try this recipe too.

- - TraceyGail said
  - 28 May 2024
    7:59 am
I imagine they would have to be eaten pretty quickly but sound great.

- - mom488690 said
  - 29 Apr 2024
    11:39 am
Love this for a lunchbox idea and i always have overripe bananas to use. Win win

- - mom19782016 said
  - 28 Dec 2020
    8:29 pm
Love the idea of the overripe banana. I always have some of those lying around wondering what to do with them

- - Melissa89 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    1:15 am
What a great idea

- - kjgarner said
  - 29 Feb 2016
    10:00 am
They look like 2 googly eyes

- - mom19782016 said
  - 20 Jan 2016
    1:31 pm
Thanks for posting a nut free version of this bliss ball. I find it hard to modify some of the recipes with nuts so they are able to be taken to school.

- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    5:35 pm
these look so easy great for lunchboxes, thanks for sharing.

- - jellybean01 said
  - 23 Oct 2015
    11:27 pm
Yummo thanks for sharing

- - mom152736 said
  - 17 Oct 2015
    11:33 pm
wow thats a nice variation Priya. Good one ! like it

- - mom113055 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    4:29 pm
it s a nut free

- - linaianna said
  - 28 Jul 2015
    3:28 pm
Thanks for sharing this recipe must try

- - levismumma said
  - 17 Jul 2015
    8:04 pm
omg sound so yummy, something my son can eat!

- - mom113055 said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    2:15 pm
it s exellent to read it

- - mom113055 said
  - 02 Jul 2015
    4:27 pm
it s looking so great it s great

- - rebekah.bone said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    4:14 pm
These really do look bliss

- - mom109229 said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    8:35 pm
Thanks for sharing. These look great. Something for the lunchbox!

- - memo said
  - 27 Jun 2015
    10:13 pm
nice recipe, no sugar, good one

- - Kell said
  - 20 Jun 2015
    5:57 pm
Yum we will be trying these …thank you

- - EllenG89 said
  - 18 Jun 2015
    11:07 am
love this version with the banana! Yummo!