Crazy carrot, cashew and coconut balls

Name: Crazy carrot, cashew and coconut balls
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 125 g Carrots, peeled and chopped (Main); ½ cup Cashew nuts (Main); ½ cup Sunflower seeds; 1 cup Shredded coconut, + ½ cup for rolling (Main); ½ tsp Cinnamon; ½ tsp Sea salt; ½ tsp Vanilla extract; ¼ cup Raisins; 90 g Medjool date, pitted and soaked if they're dry; 2 tsp Maple syrup

Makes: 20

Tam West

Geoff Scott

Chef and culinary lecturer

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After all the fun sugary stuff, it might be nice to make something sensible, a little healthy and a bit of a treat for Mum, Aunty, Grandpa, Grandma or your little sister or brother. They are awesome for the lunchbox too.

Ingredients

125 g	Carrots, peeled and chopped (Main)
½ cup	Cashew nuts (Main)
½ cup	Sunflower seeds
1 cup	Shredded coconut, + ½ cup for rolling (Main)
½ tsp	Cinnamon
½ tsp	Sea salt
½ tsp	Vanilla extract
¼ cup	Raisins
90 g	Medjool date, pitted and soaked if they're dry
2 tsp	Maple syrup

Directions

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until mix is completely combined and binding together.
Use clean hands (YES, you need to wash them again) to shape. Squeeze the mix tight then gently roll into balls. Coat in coconut then keep in the fridge to set. Will keep in an airtight container for 5 days.