Banana Cake Bliss Balls

5 from 2 votes

If you want a snack with all the sweetness and flavour of banana cake, but with healthier ingredients, then this bliss ball recipe is for you! Packed with banana, oats and dates (with a few chocolate chips thrown in for good measure), these delicious balls make the perfect portable snack. They take only 5 minutes to make and their size makes them perfect for a healthy snack or lunchbox treat. Just freeze, grab and go!

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Australian

Servings: balls

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Andrea Geddes

Ingredients

1 small banana brown, over-ripe and mashed
⅓ cup dried banana chips chopped
4 tbsp maple syrup brown rice syrup
3 cups oats
8 medjool dates pitted
¼ tsp cinnamon ground
1 tsp vanilla extract or paste
pinch salt
¼ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients except the chocolate chips together in a food processor and blend until the ingredients have combined and started to stick together. This may take a couple of minutes.
Stir the chocolate chips through and roll the mixture into balls.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days, or freeze in a container for up to 3 months. Enjoy!

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Notes

For an easy and convenient snack on busy school mornings, make a double or even triple batch and store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months!
Add a tablespoon of cacao or cocoa for a chocolate hit.
Use wet hands to roll the balls together and store them in the fridge to set. They will keep in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Can’t be bothered rolling? Press the mixture into a slice tin and, once set, cut them into bars instead!
Medjool dates, rather than regular dates, are used here due to their plump, juicy texture that adds sweetness and helps to hold the mixture together. You can find them in most supermarkets and health stores.

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