Protein Ladoos / Date and Coconut Bliss balls

It is our family ritual to go to the library and borrow books every alternate Saturday. I recently realized that it has been an amazingly long time since I have bought any books for myself. The library in my suburb is also very well stocked. You get each and every book you need and can also place a request for ones you can't find. In case you are wondering why I am writing about a library in this post. The recipe I am going to share today is from one such book that I borrowed. This now is a regular feature in my kitchen. We use it not just for school lunch but also to satiate the mid-morning sugar craving when it kicks in. 

 Ingredients:

- Pitted Mejdool Dates - 1 cup

- Desiccated coconut - 1 cup

- Chia seeds - 1/2 cup

- Sunflower seeds - 1/2 cup

- Sesame seeds - 1/2 cup

- Pumpkin seeds - 1/2 cup

- Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp

- Honey (Optional) - 1/4 cup

- Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp

Method:

- Place all ingredients in the food processor bowl.

- Whisk until smooth and dates are very finely chopped.

- Divide into equal portions.

- Roll each portion into a ball.

- Roll over extra coconut (optional).

- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Rocky Road : Our first attempt

This was our first attempt at rocky road a week back. Turned out better than we expected it to. Its still stored in the fridge. We have used it for lunchbox and snacks and dessert 😍. Would be a great pick for long road trips too.

Ingredients:

- Cadbury milk chocolate melts: 1 cup

- Cadbury dark chocolate melts: 1 cup

- Nuts of your choice - 1/2 cup (I have omitted nuts as this had to go into lunch box)

- Moist coconut flakes - 1/2 cup

- Kit Kat and cookies of your choice - 1/2 cup (just break into pieces)

- Marshmallow - 2 cups - cut into halves (or you could use the small ones)

- Gummies (cut into smaller pieces)

- Salted butter - 2 tsp (add a pinch of salt if using unsalted butter) 

 

Method: 

- Line a baking tray with butter paper.

- In a microwave safe bowl add the chocolate melts.

- Keep microwave on low and melt the chocolate in 30 sec bursts until completely melted.

- Add all the ingredients and mix until everything is well coated with chocolate. Keep it quick unless you want to risk setting the chocolate in this shape.

- Put the mixture in a baking tray and level it up.

- Let it cool in the fridge for 2 hours.

- Take it out and leave it on counter top for 30 mins.

- Dip the knife in hot water for smooth cut and even shapes for the rocky road.

- Cut into rectangles or squares and serve.

Note: 

- This can be stored in the fridge for up to a month.

- If stored in the fridge, let it come to room temperature before serving.