By Nicole Frain, Facebook: Clean Treats and Website
Chia Raspberry and Coconut Swirls
Perhaps it's not always about chocolate? These vegan, naturally sweetened raspberry and coconut swirl balls are a refreshing change for a delicious treat!
Bursting with flavor from the raspberry and refreshed with the coconut you probably won’t stop at one!
Freeze-dried fruits are a great inclusion option in this recipe with a higher antioxidant inclusion then dried fruit and lower in calories and sugars to help keep your intake in check! Not to mention a longer shelf life in your cupboard, no one likes food wastage!
Vegan | Raw | Low GI | Gluten & Refined Sugar-Free
Makes: approximately 14, 25g swirls
Level of Difficulty: A little more time
Time Taken: 20 minutes
Magical Ingredients:
For the Raspberry Swirl
- 40g raw cashews
- 1tbsp (15g) chia seeds
- 1tsp coconut nectar
- 2tbsp (25g) almond meal
- 20g dried white mulberries
- 1tsp organic vanilla bean paste
- 1tbsp (20ml) almond milk or water
- 1tbsp freeze-dried raspberries*
- 1tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ½ scoop (15g) Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder*
For the Coconut Swirl
- 20g raw cashews
- 2tbsp (12g) coconut flour
- 4tbsp desiccated coconut
- 1tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 1/2 tbsp coconut cream (thick component only)
- 1tsp coconut nectar
- 1/2tbsp almond milk or water
- ½ scoop (15g) Vegan vanilla Protein Powder*
What to do:
1. Combine all your raspberry swirl ingredients into a processor and blend until combined, ass to a bowl and set aside.
2. Repeat step one with the coconut filling ingredients.
3. To make each ball weigh out about 12-13g of each filling. Separate into about 4-5 smaller portions each then just layer them up randomly. Press into a ball in your hands and then roll to create nice shape!
4. Repeat with the remaining mix to about 14 swirls.
5. Best stored in the fridge.
Notes:
*You can use fresh raspberries just omit the almond milk as they have more moisture then freeze dried. *You may also need to increase the inclusion of one of the powders ie the protein or almond meal.
**You can use any form of vanilla vegan protein, or omit and increase the coconut flour/almond meal components.
