Caramel & Chocolate = Bliss. These bliss balls are aptly named.
Makes: 15 approx. Time: 15 mins.
1 ½ C Roasted Almonds
½ C Desiccated Coconut
½ C Maple Syrup
1 TB Flax Meal
1 TB Water
½ ts Lacuma
Pinch of salt
1 ½ bar Pana Chocolate (Sixty % or Eighty %)
½ ts Coconut Oil, melted
Place almonds into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped
Take half a cup of the almonds and place in a sieve to remove any smaller particles – put aside for garnish in a small bowl
Pour the rest of the almonds into a large bowl, add coconut, lacuma, flax meal and salt
Chop up 2 squares of Pana chocolate into small cubes, and add to the bowl
Add maple syrup and water and massage together with hands to combine
Evenly divide the mixture into 15 portions, roll into balls and place on a tray and into the fridge
Melt remaining chocolate in a bowl, over another bowl filled with boiling water, add coconut oil to help it melt to a nice smooth consistency
Take the bliss balls from out of the fridge, drop a couple into the melted chocolate and use a fork to help coat the ball completely in chocolate
Remove each bliss ball from the bowl with a fork and tap off any excess chocolate
Drop into the chopped almonds (prepared earlier) and repeat with the other balls
Return to the fridge to set
