Cereal Recipes
EASTER NO-BAKE SHREDDIES CARROT CAKE BALLS
For an easy no-bake easter recipe look no further. These Shreddies carrot balls are easy and super tasty!
- Preparation Time
- 20 min
- Cooking Time
- 0
- Cooling Time
- 30 min
- Skill Level
- Easy
- Serving Size
- 16
Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 125 g | dates, chopped and pits removed |
| 90 g | Shreddies |
| 4 tablespoons | desiccated coconut |
| 1 teaspoon | mixed spice |
| 275 g | Carrots, grated |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 75 g | white chocolate (for decoration) |
| 16 | Shreddies (for decoration) |
Instructions
Method
Microwave the dates for 20 seconds on full-power to soften them. Put the dates into a food processor and blitz to form a paste. Remove the paste and set aside in a bowl.
Put the Shreddies, desiccated coconut and mixed spice into the food processor and blitz to form a crumb.
Add the grated carrots, dates and vanilla extract into the food processor, and blitz with the shreddies to form a thick paste.
Roll out 16 balls of the carrot cake mixture, they will be about 30g each.
Melt the white chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove the glass bowl from the pan and leave for a few minutes to cool and get a little thicker. Spoon a teaspoonful of the melted chocolate over each ball and top each with a Shreddie.
Let the balls firm-up in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.
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