Hello, Boob to Food families! ‘Tis the season to add a dash of holiday cheer to your toddler’s snack time, and we’ve got just the recipe to make it merry – Gingerbread Bliss Balls! We’re all about turning mealtime into a playful adventure, especially during the festive season.

So, gather your little kitchen sidekicks because this isn’t just a recipe; it’s a fun-filled activity perfect for tiny hands to roll their little creations.

This recipe is for our kids over 12 months old – 100 years old! They make the best snack for mums, especially when you’re breastfeeding and starving and only have one hand to eat with!

Gingerbread Christmas Bliss Balls

Jane

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Course Baby Led Weaning, BLW, lunchbox, Snack

Servings 12 balls

Ingredients

  

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• 1/3 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup sultanas
• 3/4 cup dried dates
• 1/3 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 TBSP butter/ghee or coconut oil
• 1 TBSP honey

Instructions

 

• Soak the dried dates in boiling water for 10 minutes – then strain and set aside
• Add the soaked dates to a food processor with the pecans, almond meal, desiccated coconut, sultanas, cinnamon, ginger, honey and melted butter. Process until the mixture comes together
• Begin rolling the bliss balls by taking roughly 1.5 tbsp of the mixture and rolling into balls. Repeat this process until all of the mixture has been rolled

Notes

* Store the bliss balls in the fridge for 5 days – they can also be frozen.

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!