A fun, healthy sweet treat, these Choc-Orange Balls use fresh seasonal oranges, with a bright sunny burst of orange essential oil which spreads a ray of sunshine on gloomy days and negative thinking, lifts your mood and encourage positivity. Using real food ingredients these balls are gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free.
Ingredients
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
Zest of 1 orange
2 tablespoons of extra virgin coconut or olive oil
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup shredded coconut
4 tablespoons / 1/4 cup cocoa or carob powder or a mix of both
1 tablespoon of honey or pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons of mixed seeds e.g chia, flax, hemp, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin
10 – 15 drops of pure therapeutic grade Orange essential oil
Extra cacoa or carob powder, sesame seeds or cocoa nibs for rolling in.
Method
- Combine the orange juice, zest and essential oils, olive or coconut oil
- Add in the almond meal, shredded coconut, cacoa and/or carob powder, mixed seeds and combine well
- Use your hands to shape the mixture into bit-size balls
- Roll the balls into the extra cocoa or carob powder, sesame seeds or cocoa nibs and place in a container in the fridge
- Serve, eat, enjoy!
Orange essential oil calms nervous states, normalises peristalsis and gastric complaints. It fights free radicals, helps insomnia, boosts immunity, circulation and helps fatigue and sore muscles.
