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.
Lola
Ive got a 1yr old with 4 teeth,how big do these balls have to be to avoid choking?
Amy
Hi Lola, tbsp sized balls should be perfect but whatever you are comfortable with 🙂
Harini
I stumbled up on this today and these balls look so healthy and perfect. Kids will be hooked to these 🙂
Amy
Hi Harini, Hope they enjoy them 🙂
Carrie B
Great looking recipe but I really wanted to say Thank You for giving your readers the ability to skip to the end of the blog for the recipe! <3
Alex
Very nice recipe, I will definitely give this a try.
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?
Amy
I'd keep them refrigerated for around 3 days. I haven't actually tried freezing these but that could be an option too. Sorry, I haven't tested all my earlier recipes.
Suzanne
These look so good What a yummy healthy breakfast to grab when running out the door in the morning!
Amy
Thank you! Great for busy mornings!
Alice
Hi Amy,
Do they freezecwell and if so how would you defrost? Thanks!
Amy
Hi Alice, I'm not sure if I have actually tried freezing these. I'd say they would freeze well. I often pop bliss balls in the freezer and they taste great straight from the freezer. I think these would be harder but you could easily defrost them by popping them in the fridge overnight.
Ela
Would love to try but need to replace the oats with something gluten free. Could you suggest what i could use instead of oats?
Amy
Hi Ela, If you can't find gluten-free oats you could try using linseed/flaxseed meal and more coconut. You would have to play around with the ratios though and as I haven't tried it I can't guarantee how it would work out.
Robyn
Hi can I use frozen mixed berries for this
Amy
Hi Robyn, yes that should work well 🙂
Rachel
I follow the recipe exactly and I am not one of those people who recipes don’t usually work for but this was crumbling mess ! It tasted nice but so crumbly. I added some honey but didn’t want too just to make it stick together.
Not sure what went wrong?!
Amy
Hi Rachel, it sounds like the mixture was too dry - did it look like the mixture in my process photo? Did you use the g measurements or cup measurements to make this? Did you use frozen raspberries or fresh? The half cup of raspberries is based on defrosted crushed raspberries. If you used whole then you may not have had enough raspberries and moisture in the mixture.
Kate
Yum!
Using quinoa flakes instead of the oats also works nicely!
Amy
Great idea Kate, will have to try next time 🙂
Nabila
Hi, I was just wondering if the oats and almond flour shouldn't be cooked first?
Amy
Hi Nabila, No I don't cook them first. 🙂