You know I'm passionate about nutrients and cramming as many as possible into my meals right? You also know I love to write recipes for treats and desserts that are low, or even better NO, sugar? Ideally we'll keep our consumption down to the bare minimum but it's also important to be able to enjoy ourselves whilst we're healing out bodies. So today I'm sharing a no-sugar sweet treat recipe that you can happily eat without railroading your progress.
This moreish recipe comes from my eBook Healing Eats: 25 Recipes to Heal the Gut while Soothing the Soul .
Sweet Potato-Ginger Coconut Bliss Balls
Makes 20
for the bliss balls -
3/4 cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1/3 cup coconut butter (manna), melted
pinch crushed sea salt
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1 cup finely shredded coconut
for the carob shell -
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
8 tbsp carob powder
topped with Himalyan salt and dusted with carob (optional)
Put the bliss ball ingredients into a food processor and blitz for a few seconds until it comes together to a paste. Using a tablespoon sized ice cream/cookie scoop, put the bliss balls onto a parchment lined tray and pop into the freezer to firm up.
Now make the carob shell. Melt the coconut oil and spoonful by spoonful, stir in the carob powder, making sure the mixture is smooth before incorporating the next batch. Continue until you have a good coating consistency. Drop the bliss balls into the carob mixture one by one and put back onto your tray whilst you do the others. Repeat the process (returning to the freezer briefly between coatings), making sure you sprinkle over the salt before the final coating dries or it will bounce straight off.
Put into the freezer to firm up for a couple of hours, then transfer to a container and keep in the fridge for storage.
These look delicious. Do you think they would work without the shell? I really don’t like carob, but wasn’t sure if the balls would be too sticky without the outer layer. Thanks!
Yes definitely. You can roll the balls in some more shredded coconut if you like.
Great, thanks!
They look delicious, however I cannot digest coconut oil very well, what could I use as an alternative? Alternatively you could omit the carob shell and roll the bliss balls in some finely shredded coconut instead.
I've not done so myself but if you can get palm shortening you could use the equivalent of that.
I have some rose sea salt that might go well with these...also using japanese sweet potato. I’ve never had carob, does it taste like chocolate? Thanks for the recipe:)
Rose sea salt sounds amazing!
Carob is a good chocolate substitute but some find it an acquired taste. It's best to give it a try and see - but with your salt I imagine it'll be absolutely lovely!
Will they last until lunch bag for small kid’s cooler at school? Do they need to be refrigerated until consumption?
They should be stored in the fridge but will be fine in a cooler for school lunches.
Thank you so much for your recipes. I have so many food issues that I can’t eat everything on the AIP and it’s a HUGE relief to find a recipe that actually only has ingredients I can eat. Like this one. 🙂
I'm so pleased to hear that. Enjoy!
These turned out very good. Felt like an indulgent treat. Can’t have any types of sugars or dried fruits to sweeten anything at the moment but these were sweet enough. Thank you!
I'm so happy they did the trick for you!