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The weather forecast is sunny this weekend so here is a very quick recipe for energy balls which won’t keep you from your sunbathing. Store in the fridge or freezer, the kids love them
Ingredients:
150g pitted dates
100g raw cashew nuts
30g desiccated coconut
Method:
Soak the dates for 10 mins in warm water, then discard the water and blitz them in a food processor with the cashew nuts until everything comes together as a sticky paste.
Spoon out a quantity and roll into a ball, then drop this in the bowl of desiccated coconut ensuring the ball is covered. Place on a lined tray. Repeat with the rest of the mixture, then place the tray in the fridge for an hour for the balls to firm up.
Enjoy
Here's a bit of fun for Christmas which the kids will love having a go with. You'll need the cookie cutters, but they come in all shapes, sizes and designs nowadays.
Also known as a Berliner in Germany and a ponchik in Poland, Michael used to queue up excitedly for similar ones as a child, at the bustling Bakery in the Old Kent Road.
Hanukkah (Chanukah) is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd century BC.