Hot Cross Bun Bliss Balls – Centre For Cancer Nutrition

Ingredients

• 1¼ cup almond meal (ground almonds)
• 12 Medjool dates, seed removed
• 1½ teaspoons mixed spice (use 2 teaspoons if not using extra cinnamon and cloves below)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon - optional
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves - optional
• 2 tablespoons of either mixed peel or orange zest or 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 tablespoon almond spread, orange juice or coconut oil (only use if mixture does not bind)
• ½ cup almond meal
• Water
• ½ teaspoon orange extract
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted