These are such a great snack and take minutes to make! I LOVE these (and so will kids). They come from Vegan Cooking for Carnivores and the only thing I added was about 2 tablespoons of chia seeds. I try to throw chia seeds in all kinds of dishes, especially breakfast/fruity/smoothie things. Check out these 10 reasons you should eat them. You can use just about any dried fruit or nuts for these, such as apricots, apples, raisins, even dried blueberries. I also think mixing in a tablespoon of almond butter or peanut butter would be dee-licious! The original recipe says it makes a great crumbled cereal topper as well. The recipe also says it makes 2-1/2 dozen, but I got exactly 2 dozen–just depends on how small you make them.
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 C unsweetened shredded coconut
3/4 C dried cherries
1 C dried mango
1/2 C dried cranberries
1 C sliced raw almonds
2 Tbs chia seeds
DIRECTIONS:
Toss the first four ingredients into the food processor and blend for a full minute.
Add the almonds and blend again for another full minute.
I then transferred the mixture to a bowl and stirred in the chia seeds.
Take small handfuls and squeeze, then shape into a ball. Repeat. Enjoy!
Yum! Great use for chia seeds…I usually just add mine to yogurt.
Chia seeds are great in a lot of things (probably not a casserole), but oatmeal, smoothies, cookies, muffins, breads . . .
When I saw the mangoes, I instantly thought of the chili-mangos that Mountain Man sells. Have you tried those? They might be good in this if you wanted to go spicier…