No-Cook Date, Ginger & Coconut Balls

No-cook nut and fruit balls are very popular in this neck of the woods. They are popular with me as it is hot and muggy and there is no cooking involved to heat up the kitchen and they are equally as popular with the menfolk so, needless to say, they don't last very long. In the recent copy of Australian Healthy Food Guide, there are some recipes for 'No-Cook Bliss Bombs' so I tried one of the recipes today.

Prune, Goji Berry and Macadamia Nut Balls

One of the nice things about getting to know other bloggers online is that most of them are very generous and happy to share their ideas, recipes etc. Tanya, who has a fairly new blog, Flood-proof Mum, recently shared her recipe for Five Minute Prune and Goji Balls which is her variation of the Raw Cacao and Prune Balls which she found here. My version of the original recipe is for Prune, Goji Berry and Macadamia Nut Balls.

More pests....but these are cute!

I was sitting under the macadamia tree the other day while enjoying the sunshine of a warm winter's day when I heard the sound of nuts falling onto the ground all around me. I knew who the culprits would be and eventually found a couple of cockatoos at the top of the tree and hidden in the branches who were having a lovely time picking off the macadamia nuts and cracking them open.

 

Nut Balls

Recently I came across a very interesting little book called 'Snack It Out' by Donalee Halkett who lives on the Sunshine Coast. It is a collection of healthy, fresh snack ideas which would be a great choice for school lunch boxes and any snack time. Of particular interest was a recipe for Nut Balls which I made today and I can guarantee that they will appeal to most children (and adults).