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Nut-free raw balls

Nut-free raw balls with dates, seeds, cranberries, coconut and a little Marmite for that umami kick.

Serves 1015 min prep0 min cook
Dairy-freeNut-freeVegetarian
Coconut-coated raw balls on a yellow plate on a kitchen table.

Nut-free raw balls with a secret ingredient 👀

Marmite is fortified with a bunch of B vitamins, which is pretty cool, but to be honest I just love the umami kick it adds to things. 🤤

Gather

Ingredients

8 items
  • ¾ cup dates
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup desiccated coconutplus extra for rolling
  • 2 tsp honeyadd a little more if the mixture is not coming together
  • 1 tsp Marmiteomit for a gluten-free version
  • a pinch salt

Make

Method

  1. Soak the dates in hot water for 10 mins-ish and drain well.
  2. Blitz the sunflower and pumpkin seeds first.
  3. Throw everything else in and blitz until it sticks together. If it’s not coming together, add a little more honey.
  4. Roll into balls and coat in a little extra coconut, or sprinkles if you’re feeling fancy!

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