No Bake Recipes – Fruit and Nut Ballsno bake recipes

The whole premise of no bake recipes relies on the idea that simple can be delicious and, for all intents and purposes, hassle free. It is true. Although there is always some effort involved with cooking, there are a lot of tasty morsels that can be whipped up without the oven or stove. One example, Jingle Balls. These sweet holiday treats are put together with no heat whatsoever. Another example, perhaps slightly more healthy, but just as tasty, are fruit and nut balls. Ahh…fruit and nut balls. These gems are a great use of dried fruit and the varieties are endless.

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The internal stickiness of dried fruit is what makes these possible. Dried apricots, dates and even raisins have good binding ability without any addition. They merely need to be pulsed up in a food processor or finely chopped with a knife to expose that sticky interior. With the sticky dried fruit chosen, it is a matter of picking a mixin’ like at those ice cream places where they pound ingredients into a scoop of ice cream before your very eyes. A fruit and nut ball is really no more than a reconstruction of trail mix. Anything from chocolate to seeds can be chopped into the sticky web of dried fruit. It is really a matter of taste. Nuts are obvious because the roasted notes go well with dried fruits.  You can see the real breadth of different flavors possible by using all the different nuts or even mixed nuts – a southern themed fruit and nut ball with pecan, a Hawaiin themed fruit and nut ball with pineapple and macadamia, a classic with raisins and peanut. Keeping it simple with just fruit and nuts is one way to go, but herbs and even spices could also be added to the mix. It depends on the fruit, but dates and almonds and chocolate go well together as do apricot, white chocolate and coconut. Think threesome! It will not only get your mind wandering, but there are a lot of great flavor trios to be had in a fruit and nut ball.

Once shaped into a ball, a coating of some sort is a good way to go because even with tasty mixins’, the nut and fruit balls don’t lose all their stickiness. In truth, a coating is a great way to add extra flavor or even decoration. Fruit and nut balls take well to coconut or cocoa powder, but a roll is something simple like sprinkles will do a great job, too. Even a roll in crushed up candy cane or other hard candy has lots of potential.

Here are my no bake recipes for fruit and nut balls!

No Bake Recipes – Apricot, Cashew and Coconut

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Apricot, Cashew, and White Chocolate Balls with Coconut
Yields 12
Delicious fruit and nut balls.
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119 calories
20 g
1 g
4 g
2 g
1 g
29 g
8 g
3 g
0 g
3 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
29g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g
7%
Saturated Fat 1g
7%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 1mg
0%
Sodium 8mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 20g
7%
Dietary Fiber 0g
1%
Sugars 3g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
48%
Vitamin C
3%
Calcium
2%
Iron
9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 lb of dried apricots
  2. 1/2 cup of unsalted cashews
  3. 2 oz of white chocolate
  4. unsweetened, ground coconut
Instructions
  1. Pour some coconut into a bowl.
  2. Place the apricots in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse the apricots until they come together as a loose ball.
  3. Add the cashew and chocolate and continue to pulse until the cashews and chocolate are chopped up well and incorporated into the apricot.
  4. Scoop out the puree a tablespoon at a time and, using wet hands, shape the puree into balls.
  5. Roll the balls in the coconut.
  6. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
  7. Serve cold or at room temperature.
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119
fat
4g
protein
2g
carbs
20g
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No Bake Recipes – Date, Almond, and Cocoa

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Date and Almond Balls with Cocoa
Yields 12
Delicious date and almond balls dipped in cocoa powder
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87 calories
16 g
0 g
3 g
2 g
0 g
25 g
0 g
13 g
0 g
3 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
25g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 87
Calories from Fat 26
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
5%
Saturated Fat 0g
1%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 0mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 16g
5%
Dietary Fiber 2g
8%
Sugars 13g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
3%
Iron
2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 lb deseeded medjool dates
  2. 1/2 cup of roasted almonds
  3. 2 tsp of cocoa powder plus extra for rolling
Instructions
  1. Pour extra cocoa powder in a bowl.
  2. Place the dates in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the dates are a paste.
  3. Add the almonds and cocoa powder and pulse until the almonds are finley chopped and incorporated into the date.
  4. Using wet hands, roll the paste into balls about tbsp size.
  5. Roll the balls in cocoa powder to coat.
  6. Serve at room temperature.
  7. The balls can be held in the refrigerator sealed in an airtight container.
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87
fat
3g
protein
2g
carbs
16g
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I hope you enjoy.

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