These coconut apricot balls are quick and easy to make, totally delicious and just happen to be healthy too. The perfect portable snack, these apricot balls are a brilliant option for adults or kids lunch boxes alike, picnics or when you’re travelling but they’re also just what you need when you want a healthy workday snack to fix those sweet cravings.
Try these peanut butter bliss balls too.
❤️ Why you’ll love them
- No bake – quick and easy.
- Only 7 simple ingredients.
- Customisable – so many options too.
- Gluten-free. Can be dairy free and vegan too.
- Freezer friendly or keep in the fridge for a quick snack.
- Great for lunchboxes or quick snack on the run.
- Great for getting the kids in the kitchen.
This recipe was first published here on August 12th, 2021 and has been updated with clearer step by step images.
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What are bliss balls?
Also known as bliss balls, these apricot balls are small balls of dried fruit, nuts and seeds that are blended and rolled to be eaten as snacks. There are loads of different ways to customise them and they’re very tasty. You might also know them as apricot energy balls.
Ingredients and substitutions
Filled with coconut, almond flour, sesame seeds and dried apricots, these cute-but-healthy apricot balls are loaded with flavour but so simple to make.
Detailed quantities and directions in the recipe card below.
- Dried apricots: A great pantry staple with no added sugars, these make up a large part of the recipe and give these bliss balls they’re sweet apricot flavour. You can swap them for dates too if you prefer.
- Coconut: Use unsweetened fine desiccated coconut for these. If you have shredded coconut on hand, give it a process first to make it finer.
- Almond meal: Also known as almond flour, this is finely ground almonds and gives these bliss balls a little nutty flavour and protein too.
- Milk: I use hilo milk since I have it on hand but you can use whole milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, water, orange juice – the list goes on.
- Honey: This is use for natural sweetness. You can swap it for rice malt syrup, maple syrup or agave syrup too. Natural sugar syrups like these are best to help with the dough sticking together.
- Sesame seeds add a little nuttiness to your apricot & coconut balls. You can leave them out or swap them for other seeds too.
- Coconut butter: This is like the peanut butter of the coconut world and it’s incredibly delicious. You can swap it for coconut oil, almond butter or cashew butter too.
If you want to add a little zing both lemon zest and orange zest are beautiful in these.
How to make apricot balls
These apricot and coconut balls are a raw snack meaning no baking or cooking required and they’re incredibly simple.
Detailed quantities and directions in the recipe card below.
Add everything but the milk to a food processor and blitz until very fine.
Slowly dribble in the milk as the processor is running until it starts clumping a little. Now roll the sticky bliss ball dough into small balls and, if you like, coat them in some more coconut. You could even coat them in white chocolate, though they won’t be so healthy.
You can eat these apricot bliss balls straight away or chill until firmer.
Tips and tricks
- Make sure your apricots are soft and not too tough. If they aren’t soft you can soak them in boiling water before using them to soften them up or add a little extra milk when processing.
- Your hands may get sticky when rolling your apricot bliss balls but if you just keep your hands a little damp, it will make the process much easier.
- If the mixture is too wet, add a little more coconut or almond meal to dry it out.
- If the mixture is too dry, add a little more milk.
Storage
- Fridge: Once made, store your apricot and coconut balls in an airtight container for up to a week, in the fridge.
- Freezer: They can be frozen for up to 3 months. Store them in a ziplock bag or airtight container in the freezer.
Do you need a food processor?
Yes, unfortunately, apricot coconut balls are very tricky to make without a food processor or a really good blender due to how fine you need to mixture to be.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- ½ cup almond meal
- ¼ cup coconut butter see notes for alternatives
- 2 tablespoons honey see notes for alternatives
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds see notes for alternatives
- 1-2 tablespoons milk of choice see notes for alternatives
- extra coconut for rolling optional
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- Food processor or good blender
Instructions
- Blitz the first 6 ingredients in a food processor until very fine.
- With the processor on low, slowly dribble in the milk.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls & coat in extra coconut if you like.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 weeks & can be frozen as well.
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Notes
- Coconut butter: Coconut oil can be used in it’s place. Almond butter or cashew butter are also lovely.
- Sesame seeds: Other seeds like sunflower or pepitas work too. Honey: You can sub with maple syrup, agave or rice malt syrup.
- Milk: Use any you like – dairy or non-dairy or you can even use water or orange juice.
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6 Comments on “Coconut Apricot Balls”
My kids loved to make these and they loved eating them even more. A really easy and delicious snack and lunchbox filler! Definitely will be making them again
So happy they loved them, Michelle.
I’ve actually had apricot, coconut, and almond bliss balls before, so I can confirm this is combination is terrific! Besides, they looks so beautiful and bright – happy bliss balls 🙂
Thanks so much Ben. They’re hard to stop at one or two.
Can I use fresh apricots for this recipe? Thanks and I love your recipes.
No, sorry Jan. This recipe is specifically created around dried apricots so they keep well and the moisture level is not too high.