With the upcoming feast of St. Martin come all the good fruits and nuts which lend themselves perfectly to this recipe. They’re so easy and fast to prepare and make a healthy sweet snack for everyone, and a perfect sweet with tea and coffee. These are the simplest ingredients which everyone tends to have, however there is no limit to the varieties you can prepare. I am already thinking of trying out other balls which will include dried lavender, coffee, chia seeds, dried prunes, coconut … my imagination is running fast!

Nuts & Dried Fruit Balls

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 4.0/5
( 2 voted )

Ingredients

  • 200g pitted dates
  • 200g dried figs (remove the tip)
  • 200g dried apricots
  • 100g roasted hazelnuts
  • 100g roasted walnuts
  • 100g roasted pistachios (salted are great too)
  • 50g chocolate chips (buy the tiny ones)
  • 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • 2tbsp Cognac (optional, you can replace this with water)
  • For all the nuts, take a few of each and blend them to create finely chopped nuts, this will serve for the coating.

Instructions

In a blender mix the following ingredients to form a sticky mixture for each flavour of balls:

  1. Date, pistachio and Maple Syrup
  2. Figs, walnuts and Cognac
  3. Dried apricots, hazelnut and chocolate chip

If the mixture is crumbly, add a few drops of water or your favourite alcohol (could be Cognac, Amaretto, whisky ...) until the ingredients can stick together. For a better consistency with shaping into balls, allow the mixtures to rest in the fridge for about an hour.

Form balls from each mixture. With the amounts above I made around 40 small balls in total. Coat them by rolling them in each bowl of chopped nuts to easily recognise the flavours, and place them on a serving dish decorated with more fruit and nuts. If you are preparing them ahead, store them in an airtight container to keep them as fresh as possible.

Enjoy!

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