Raw, vegan and gluten free, these pink berry bliss balls will take you only 5 minutes to prepare. They make a lovely healthy snack to enjoy anytime of the day.
Pink October is here and it’s time for me to show my support for breast cancer awareness again, through a naturally pink recipe (last year I had shared these Vegan Pink Beet Pancakes for the occasion, a recipe that you all seemed to have loved a lot!). Sharing a recipe for such a serious cause might seem very modest, but if you think a little, everything starts in a plate, and it’s important to remember how much food matters in search for a healthy life.
Through this new healthy pink recipe, I want to show my support to all women suffering from breast cancer, and as an extent to it, to everyone suffering from cancer. When I wrote this post last year, my uncle and dear godfather was struggling with cancer himself. He was gone within two months and I can’t express how empty I felt. He was still in his fifties, far too young to leave this world. Getting married just a few months later is not an easy thing when a dear one is missing, and David and I decided to donate 50% of our money gifts to support research for cancer. A modest contribution to fight a disease everyone is concerned about in his near environment unfortunately.
Coming back to this recipe, I developed this time a pretty easy one, a healthy snack you can enjoy anytime of the day, whenever you feel like eating a sweet healthy treat that brings you some energy. I love energy balls or energy bars, and I usually prepare them in advance in the beginning of the week so I have plenty for the rest of the week. It’s also a great way to have control over the ingredients you use, which is almost impossible when you purchase an already made and apparently healthy energy bar, which has to have some preservatives to last longer. Prepare some homemade ones instead: it really doesn’t take long and it’s much healthier. A habit I recommend to everyone.
If you are in search for inspiration, you can check a few of my favorite energy balls/bars on the blog:
- Healthy Lemon Coconut Energy Balls
- Healthy No-Bake Energy Balls
- Easy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
- Raw Spicy Lime Bars
This new version featuring berries is naturally full of vitamin C. I personally like to a mix between raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, but all of them are loaded with vitamin C so it doesn’t really matter which one you choose in the end. For the recipe I got inspired by the talented Bowl and Spoon, that adds açai powder to her original recipe. Açai is a great concentrate of vitamin C so you can add one tablepoon to the recipe if you wish. I decided to go without personally, so that everyone can make them (some people can feel a bit lost when they want to make the recipe and realize one ingredient they don’t really know about is missing). If you are a little bit advanced and interested in superfood however, go for it (you can also check my açai pecan chia pudding, where I explain açai health benefits).
Naturally vegan, these berry bliss balls are also gluten free and will bring you energy on the long run, thanks to the gluten free oats combined with coconut flour. Then you can sweeten them a little with agave syrup, use fresh dates instead, or not sweeten them at all if you find berries sweet enough (it is just a matter of taste after all). The thickness can be slightly different depending on which ingredients you want to replace, so you might need to adjust the quantity of water to moisten the texture a little bit (just enough wet to shape some balls, not too wet! If so, add more oats).
I usually enjoy these energy balls before or after a full workout session, a morning run, or when I feel like eating a sweet treat as a snack, breakfast or dessert sometimes. Make them too, they will soon become a favorite of yours!
Berry Bliss Balls (raw, vegan, gluten free)
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 10 balls 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Healthy
Raw, vegan and gluten free, these pink berry bliss balls will take you only 5 minutes to prepare. They make a lovely healthy snack to enjoy anytime of the day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (100 g) mixed berries, fresh or frozen
- 3/4 cup (80 g) gluten free oats
- 1/4 cup (35 g) coconut flour*
- 1/3 (20g) shredded coconut
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup (40 ml) maple or agave syrup**
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until you get a sticky dough. If too dry, add a few drops of water.
- With your hands or using a small ice cream scoop, shape the balls. Optional: coat with shredded coconut or unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Let set in refrigerator for at least one hour before serving. Store in a airtight container placed in the refrigerator for up to one week, or up to one month in the freezer.
Notes
* Possibility to replace coconut flour with almond flour if desired.
** You can replace agave or maple syrup with 4 pitted fresh dates. If using them, adjust the quantity of water to moisten the texture.
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Lastly, if you make this Berry Bliss Balls (raw, vegan, gluten free), be sure to leave a comment and give this recipe a rating, letting me know how you liked it. And of course, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Thank you and enjoy!
Recipe proudly shared on the wellness website Best of You.
Martina
Hi I made these and ended up with inedible sour not so ‘bliss’ balls. Obviously I’ve done something wrong but just cannot figure it out, thought maybe the coconut oil in the food processor may have had a reaction with another ingredient, maybe the coconut flour???
Delphine Fortin
Hi Martina! Hmmm, I’m not sure what may have gone wrong here to be honest. The key with bliss balls is to adjust wet and dry ingredients as needed, with the idea that the dough may be just moist but able to hold its shape when you roll them out into balls. So my suggestion here: trust your gut and adjust the ingredients as needed. I hope this helps! Del
Diana-Marlen Rüütelmaa
How to eat them when I put these into freezer
Delphine Fortin
Hi Diana! Thaw them first, then eat them 🙂
Keely Balleza
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Hillary Roberts
Late to the party but I made these with frozen raspberries and they came together so fast. Very refreshing with the fruit.
ribadeau
Bonjour, je viens de découvrir votre blog que j’adore et je commence a tester pas mal de recettes, dont les snacks!
Je viens de faire les snacks qui sont beaucoup moins jolies mais très bonnes (fait avec de la poudre d’amande)
! J’espère prendre le coup de main pour la prochaine fois
merci ! sophie
Delphine Fortin
Bonjour Sophie et bienvenue par ici! Je suis ravie que mon petit univers culinaire vous plaise 🙂 Au plaisir de vous recroiser par ici quand vous voulez! Del
Sophie
Very yummy but used frozen berries and they came out
Very wet and could not shape them
Delphine Fortin
Hi Sophie! I’m sorry to hear that. You might need to use a little bit more ground almond or flour next time if you happen to use frozen berries again. Hopefully they will come beautifully this time 🙂
Danielle Greenwood
These are absolutely delicious!! Thank you
Delphine Fortin
Happy to hearing that, thank you!
zoe
How many calories??
vergez corinne
Bonjour delphine j ai envie d essayer ces petits snacks aux fruits rouges mais je voudrai les faire sans la farine de coco es ce possible merci à toi delphine à bientot
Delphine Fortin
Bonjour Corinne! Oui bien sûr, vous pouvez remplacer la farine de coco par de la poudre d’amande par exemple, ou tout simplement des amandes concassées. Bien à vous. Del
vergez corinne
Bonjour delphine, merci pour cette idée de poudre d amande à la p^lace de la farine de coco et pour tes réponses aussi rapide merci beaucoup à toi pour toutes ces recettes .
Anne
C’est tellement joli! Je vais essayer d’en faire et d’en glisser dans les boîtes à goûters de la semaine!
Delphine Fortin
Tu verras, Anne, c’est extrêmement rapide et vraiment très bon tout en étant sain 🙂
Sabrina Stavenjord
These bliss balls look and sound so delicious! And seems like such an easy recipe to make. I can’t wait to try it. Thank you for sharing!
Sabrina
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Delphine Fortin
I’m glad you like them, Sabrina. Thanks!