easter treats.

i have been writing a food blog here for the radio station in association with my food feature on sunday mornings. i have really enjoyed it (and that is in large part what has encouraged me to start my own blog project). the recipe for homemade easter treats is something i found on another blog, actually. last night my mom and i tried them out, with some of our own additions. we skipped on the turmeric and the yellow yolk centers altogether. we tasted the mixes for the middles, but we only tried one whole one with the chocolate and everything. as i predicted, they are much like bliss balls - which i am VERY excited about considering bliss balls are my favourite sweet treat (and they're rather expensive).

so we started out with just the original mix in the recipe to see what they would be like. and it was delicious... so then i started playing with it. the first one i did was hazelnuts and cranberries. that's the one that we tasted. delish. then i did almonds with matcha and coconut and cranberries. they were really not sweet... not sure if i liked the combo. but we covered them in white chocolate and i am hoping that will give them the sweetness they need. or maybe they will be perfect for someone who is not that into sweet stuff. and the last one (which i liked the taste of the nut mix the best) was pecans, coconut, and dried blueberries. SO GOOD. i am excited to try these with the chocolate.

i kept the basic recipe the same. they all have the maple syrup, coconut oil, dates and oats in them (although we actually used a 7 whole grain mix). and then i just added things and mixed it up. i highly recommend these. i'm actually thinking i am going to make a bunch and have them as snacks, like where you might have a granola bar. my mom and i were thinking about using things like pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds too. i'm excited about it!

try them out... super easy. all you need is a food processor. have fun with the shapes and let me know if you come up with a particularly delicious combo!