by Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Balls - Oats, ground almonds, coconut and raspberries mixed together to make a handheld breakfast or snack.
Reasons to Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy: No cooking required, just add the ingredients to a food processor, pulse until combined and then roll into balls. So easy the kids can do it with little supervision.
- Nutritious: With no refined sugar, oats for energy, ground almonds for protein, raspberries and coconut; these little balls of goodness are a great way to start the day.
- Hand-Held: Perfect for baby-led weaning as an on-the-go breakfast option.
Ingredient Information (with Substitute Ideas)
- OATS - Used rolled oats or quick oats. Steel-cut oats will not work.
- ALMOND MEAL / FLOUR - For a nut-free version you can replace with more oats or desiccated coconut.
- DESICCATED COCONUT - Used to thicken the mixture and to coat. If you do not wish to use coconut you can replace with extra almond meal or nuts.
- FROZEN RASPBERRIES -Frozen raspberries give a beautiful pink colour. If you wish to use fresh raspberries you may need to adjust the amounts and the colour will not be as vibrant. This recipe also works well with frozen blueberries or frozen mixed berries. The ½ cup of raspberries, detailed in the recipe, is a half cup of raspberries once they are defrosted and crushed, not when they are still frozen. For best results, I recommend using the grams measurements.
- RAISINS / SULTANAS - Used to provide extra sweetness. Can be skipped or replaced with a different dried fruit, a touch of honey or maple syrup.
How to Make
These raspberry breakfast balls couldn't be easier. Simply...
- Add the ingredients to the food processor
- Blitz until the mixture combines
- Roll the mixture into balls
- Roll balls in coconut to coat
The great thing about this recipe is that it can easily be adapted to suit taste. If you are looking for something sweeter then you can just add extra raisins or a little honey / maple syrup to taste. If you watch the sugar levels in your kid's food then you can just omit the raisins.
Storage Instructions
Place the balls in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to two days or freeze for up to a month.
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Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Balls
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 95g (1 cup) Rolled oats
- 60g (½ cup) Almond flour
- 30g (⅓ cup) Unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 134g (1 cup) Frozen raspberries
- 35g (¼ cup) Raisins / sultanas
For Coating/ Rolling
- 30g (⅓ cup) Unsweetened desiccated Coconut
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients (apart from the coconut for rolling) into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Roll into balls (I made 14) and coat in coconut.
Sara
Also how long would these keep in an air tight jar in the fridge??
Amy
Hi Sarah, I find that they don't last long in the fridge - I'd say 2 days at max for taste but they would be safe to eat for longer. Store in an airtight container.
Jaguar
Can I use something else than almond flour?
Amy
Hi Jaguar, yes of course. Just add a little more oats or coconut to soak up moisture.
Sara
Hi just wandering if this recipe is supposed to have coconut oil in it?? Can’t see it in the ingredients list but I noticed on the blueberry breakfast balls page that these ones have coconut oil. If so how much and when do I add it??
Amy
Hi Sara, I tried the recipe without coconut oil and liked it so I didn't add it. You can add a little if you wish, just add it to the food processor with the rest of the ingredients.
Candice
Hi, can you use almond meal instead of almond flour?
Thanks!
Amy
Hi Candice, yes - hope you enjoy !
Nicole Knezevich
Hi Amy,
Is the old recipe still available somewhere? Just trying the new one now, but my little guy really liked the old one!
Thanks
Nicole
Amy
Hi Nicole, Sorry! The old recipe was pretty much the same but you didn't blend the mixture. The only ingredient changes are
I added raisins to the new recipe and
I omitted 1 tbsp of melted coconut oil from the old recipe.
Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and form balls.
Sorry, I had a lot of negative comments on the recipe so wanted to change it based on the feedback. I'm glad some people liked the original (like we did!)
Amy
Hope you have more success. Try blending it together too ??
Sylvia
Hi Amy, i tried these breakfast balls and they didnt turn out as pink as shown in the picture. Also, they were not as much sweet because of which my little one didn't like it at all. Even i didn't like it as much. I added a little bit of sugar to give that sweetness, but still my little one still doesnt want to eat them. Were the ones you make, sweet or less sweet or not sweet?
Amy
Hi Sylvia, sorry you didn't have much luck with the recipe. They really aren't sweet at all but because I don't give my kids a lot of sweet things there really like them. I guess it depends on the sweetness of your raspberries, sometimes I add a few raisins into the mix if they berries are tart. Did you use fresh or frozen berries? If you used fresh then I don't think the colour will be as vibrant. When I make these now I actually blend the whole mixture in the food processor. I am thinking of adapting the recipe to say this and will take into consideration your comments about sweetness too. Thank you for your feedback. Amy
Sylvia
Thanks for your reply Amy. I used fresh raspberries. Will try adding raisins if i make it next time. Thanks!
Jackie
More or less how many balls does this recipe make?
Kate
Hi Amy,
Do you know what the conversion would be if I used coconut flour instead of almond? I know it's 1 cup normal flour is 1/4 cup coconut
Amy
I don't, sorry Kate. This recipe is pretty flexible, I'd start with a small amount and add more as needed.
Myra
My little one hated these. I made them a little smaller for him, which was lucky, because he literally threw it up an hour later, which is not something he does,
Amy
Hi Myra, I'm sorry that your little one didn't enjoy these and that he ended up sick. I am actually going to alter the recipe a bit as a few people have commented that they are a little dry. Blending the oats make a big difference so I'm going to change it to that. Thank you for your feedback.
Jessie
Actually made these and they turned it so bitter that we couldn't eat them. I used toasted coconut flakes that I blended to make more fine and gluten free flour blend, so maybe that made a huge difference?
Amy
Hi Jessie, sorry you didn't have much success with the recipe. Did you replace the almond flour with gluten free flour? I would think that would alter the taste quite a bit. Also your raspberries may not have been as sweet as they can vary greatly. I don't tend to add many sweeteners to my recipes (apart from fruit) so my kids are used to a less sweet taste. Perhaps you could add a little honey / dried fruit / maple syrup to sweeten more. Thanks for your feedback ??
Kirsten M
Hi Amy! Quick question! You leave the oats raw correct? Thank you!
Amy
Hi Kirsten, yes they are raw. I quite often blend the oats when making these now though to make a smoother ball.
Cat
I just made these & they look just like the picture. ? I used defrosted frozen mixed berries (mostly blueberry & blackberries). This works a charm & it really did take just 5 minutes to make!! Thank you.
Hayley
Thanks for such a lovely, simple recipe. I had all the ingredients except the fruit so I used blueberries and they were lovely. I made them again with raspberries and blueberries which work great, and I use jumbo oats. I even make them for all the babies in my apartment block now and they're a hit!
Amy
Hi Hayley,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, it really means a lot. I'm so glad they have been a hit with the babies in your apartment block! I keep meaning to try these with blueberries, I bet it's so tasty.