If you love a little sweet treat then you will love these Chocolate Bliss Balls. They’re made from healthy ingredients like almond flour, tahini and cacao and naturally sweetened with Medjool dates. These Chocolate Bliss Balls (or energy bites, energy balls or protein balls, whatever you want to call them!) have a fudgey texture and are so delicious, they’re a healthy snack that satisfies that sugar craving.
Bliss balls are easy to make and perfect to meal prep for healthy snacks throughout the week. You might also love my Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Balls or my Nut Free Chocolate Bliss Balls for a allergy friendly version.
What’s to Love About Chocolate Bliss Balls
- allergy friendly – this recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegan. Try my Nut Free Chocolate Bliss Balls for a nut-free version.
- perfect to meal prep – these bliss balls store well in the fridge for around two weeks and freeze well too, making them a great healthy snack to prep ahead.
- healthy – with wholesome ingredients like almonds, tahini, cacao and coconut, these energy balls are filled with healthy fats, vitamins and minerals.
Ingredients Notes & Substitutions
Below is a list of all of the wholesome ingredients you will need to make this Chocolate Bliss Balls as well as any ingredient notes and possible substitutions. For the ingredient quantities and full recipe please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Medjool dates – Medjool dates are the fresh dates that you find in the fresh produce section at the grocery store. I don’t recommend using regular dates as they are too dry to work properly in this recipe. You can buy
- cacao powder – I tried these using cocoa powder instead of cacao powder and if you do use cocoa powder you would need to make some adjustments to the recipe. I would recommend using 1/4 cup cocoa powder (as opposed to 1/2 cup cacao powder) and less water. As cocoa powder is roasted it makes the bliss balls much darker in colour and much more chocolatey. Cacao powder is a bit more subtle in flavour and contains a higher amount of antioxidants.
- desiccated coconut – I always opt for an organic desiccated coconut that has no preservatives. Regular desiccated coconut often contains sulphites, which I prefer to avoid where possible.
- almond flour – you can also use blanched almond meal or hazelnut meal.
- tahini – tahini can be swapped for a nut butter like almond butter, peanut butter or macadamia butter. Or another seed butter like sunflower seed butter.
- vanilla extract – vanilla extract can be swapped for rose water or coffee, depending on your flavour preference.
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Optional Extras
- chocolate chips – stir through with a spoon after blending the mixture. About a 1/2 cup would do.
- walnuts – stir a 1/2 cup chopped walnuts through the mixture after blending.
How to Make Chocolate Bliss Balls
Making these chocolate bliss balls is so simple. See the step-by-step instructions below.
First, add all of the ingredients to the drum of a food processor. Make sure you remove the pits from the dates first if they’re not already pitted!
Turn the food processor onto high and blitz the mixture until it clumps together in a big ball.
Take a heaped tablespoon or cookie scoop of the bliss ball dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in extra desiccated coconut or chocolate sprinkles and then place into an airtight container. Repeat this process with the remaining mixture until all of the bliss balls have been rolled.
Chocolate Bliss Balls
Ingredients
- 10 medjool dates , pits removed
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut, organic
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup tahini
- Extra desiccated coconut or chocolate sprinkles for rolling
Instructions
- Remove seeds from medjool dates and place in a high-powered food processor.
- Add all remaining ingredients to the food processor and blend on high until very well combined. Continue to blend until mixture clumps together into a ball as it goes around the drum of the food processor.
- Take a spoonful of mixture, roll into a ball and then roll ball in desiccated coconut or chocolate sprinkles. Place into an airtight container and then repeat until all of the mixture has been rolled into balls.
- Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. These chocolate bliss balls freeze well for up to 6 months in an airtight container.
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