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Christmas Pudding Bliss Balls

I am still having a lot of fun making up all sorts of Bliss Ball recipes. With Christmas only days away I couldn’t pass up the chance of experimenting with the flavours of Christmas. These Christmas Pudding Bliss Balls are the result, and my special panel of taste testers – mum, sister and nephews, all love them!

Ingredients

1/4 cup Cointreau (or use orange juice)
1/2 cup of goji berries
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 cup of almond meal
1/2 cup of psyllium powder
3/4 cup of traditional fruit mince
1/4 cup of almonds, roughly chopped

Method

Put the goji berries into a small bowl and cover with the Cointreau (or orange juice).

Add the oats to a food processor and give it a 10-sec blast, then add the almond meal and psyllium powder and give it another 10-sec blast.

Drain the goji berries and reserve the Cointreau liquid. Place the goji berries into a large mixing bowl with the chopped almonds.

Add the fruit mince and the reserved liquid to the processor and blend until well mixed.

Add the fruit mince, almond meal and oat mix to the bowl with the goji and almonds. Mix well, using large spoons or your hands.

Using slightly damp hands roll the mixture into small balls and set aside.

Top the balls with melted white chocolate and decorate with slices of green and red lollies (sweets). For instructions on how to melt chocolate click here for stove stop instructions or here for microwave instructions.

Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

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Trippin’ Bliss Balls

I made these decadent little morsels for a treat. Still packed full of goodness and superfoods, they make eating food in which you know all the ingredients much easier; and they are much better for you than a biscuit or piece of cake!… and I add extra fibre to my bliss balls in the form of psyllium and chia seed.

These bliss balls are delicious and they are an easy snack to grab from the fridge when you are under sail (Trippin’ Turpins).

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Ingredients

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup brazil nuts, chopped
1/2 cup goji berries
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup psyllium husk
340g pitted prunes
4 Tbs Cointreau or juice or water

Fibre, chocolate, health, goji, chia seed, pyslium
Look at all the yummy goodness in these decadent bliss balls!

Method

Soak the goji berries in the Cointreau or juice/water and set aside for about 20 minutes.

In a food processor add oats and blend well. Then add the cocoa, almond meal, psyllium and chia seeds, and give a quick blend.

To the food processor, add the prunes and the liquid strained from the goji berries – reserve the berries. Blend until mixed well.

Put the mix into a large bowl and add the chopped brazil nuts (I wanted them quite chunky so I used a knife to chop them) and the reserved goji berries. 

Now mix well using a large spoon and squishing and spreading until the berries and nuts are incorporated with the processed mix! 

Using slightly wet hands, roll the mix into small balls. Makes 25-30.

Store in refrigerator. Will keep in the refrigerator for two weeks.

About the Ingredients

Oats – High in fibre, helps reduce cholesterol and is high in antioxidants.

Psyllium Husk – fibre! and can help manage cholesterol levels.

Chia Seeds – massive amounts of nutrients with very few calories! Excellent source of fibre and antioxidants. High in protein and omega-3 fatty acids and helps lower the risk of heart disease.

Cocoa –  rich in minerals such as iron, magnesium and calcium. Has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, anti-carcinogenic and antioxidant qualities. Can also aid in lowering blood pressure.

Almond Meal – high in protein, monounsaturated fatty acids, dietary fibre, antioxidants, vitamins like riboflavin. Lowers cholesterol and help prevent heart disease. Supports healthy brain function and maintains healthy skin.

Brazil nuts – High in selenium. The ‘super’ benefits of Brazil nuts also include,  anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and will increase your bliss, hence Bliss Balls! This is due to the Selenium which has been scientifically proven to lift the mood and prevent depression.

Goji Berries – a good source of protein, calcium, dietary fibre, vitamins A & C as well as iron, and high in antioxidants.

Prunes – excellent source of fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Cointreau – well it is just yummy!

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Classic Margarita

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.                          

– Jimmy Buffett

Freshly squeezed lime juice is the key ingredient to a good margarita. Nothing beats the taste of the fresh lime, and here in the tropics I have easy access to limes most of the time. Hence a lot of the cocktails I make for sundowners have the zesty, fresh flavour of lime in them. It’s a great source of vitamin c, and does therefore keep the scurvy at bay…. well that’s what I tell myself anyway!

CLASSIC MARGARITA
Classic Margarita

 

For my classic margarita I use…

2 parts Tequila
2 parts cointreau
1 part fresh lime

ice cubes
salt
lime juice

To make the margarita …

I dip the rim of my serving glasses into a little lime juice and then dip it into salt.

I add some roughly crushed ice cubes to my prepared glasses.

In a cocktail shaker, I shake the first three ingredients with a couple of ice cubes until well shaken.

I then pour the delicious concoction into my prepared glass.

Now all I need to complete the picture is my hammock, the shade of a couple of coconut trees and a good book to read. Ahh, paradise!

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Purple Dragon

This dragon fruit cocktail was made for sundowners one afternoon as we sat at anchor in Telaga, Langkawi. Having just returned from duty-free shopping (they have the cheapest alcohol), I decided to make cocktails using the tropical fruit I had handy, and a few of the many differing alcoholic beverages we bought!

Purple Dragon Cocktail!, vodka, tequilla, dragon fruit, cointreau, lime

Anyhow, this is what I did to make two cocktails…

Ingredients

2 shots vodka
2 shots tequila
2 shots Cointreau
1 dragonfruit
Juice of one lime
Lime slices for garnish
Ice

In a blender, I blended the flesh of red dragon fruit with ice, vodka, tequila, Cointreau and the juice of one lime, and garnished with sliced lime.

Delicious!

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