When you love Christmas as much as we do (who else will be eating pudding #inmyactivewear) you look for ANY excuse to put a festive pep into every step (amirite). You’ve trimmed your tree, decorated your desk, updated your christmas playlist and naturally, the next thing you’re looking to sprinkle some Christmas magic on is your plate… What do you call a festive bliss ball? A Jingle Ball of course! You may recognise these beauties from our Fit Feeds instore, and these bite sized sweet treats will keep you bright and jingling all the way through to Christmas Day! Whether you whip up a batch to adorn the table on Christmas day, gift to your amazing co-workers or simply want to jazz up your weekly meal prep, these treats will make an amaze-balls addition to any celebration.

Jingle balls

Makes: 12 Prep time: 10 minutes plus chilling time

You will need:

• 1/2 cup macadamias
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup cranberries
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup cacao nibs
• 2 tsp. cacao powder
• 1 tsp. maca (optional)
• 1 tbsp. glacé ginger
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. all spice
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 cup cacao butter, melted
• 1/4 cup rice syrup
• Pinch Himalayan salt

Let’s make it:

1. Blend nuts to bread crumb texture. Add in fruit and blend until combined.
2. Add in remaining ingredients and pulse until mixture comes together.
3. Roll in 2 tablespoon sizes balls and place in freezer to chill ready for frosting.

For the white Christmas frosting

• 1/3 cup coconut cream
• 1/3 cup cacao butter, melted
• 1 tbsp. rice syrup
• 12 pomegranate arils
• Small handful of fresh mint

Method:

1. Place coconut cream in blender. Add in cacao butter and rice syrup and blend 10 seconds to combine.
2. Pour a teaspoon of mixture on top of jingle balls.
3. Garnish with pomegranate and small baby mint leaves. Set in refrigerator.

Recipe and image sourced from Move, Nourish, Believe.