Healthy Snack: Strawberry Balls Recipe

These super-easy raw balls are healthy, bite-sized and perfect for busting hunger - keep these on hand for kids or guests.

Makes: 19

Time to prep: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 200g ripe strawberries, hulled
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 3/4 cup traditional oats
• 2 tablespoons white chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons acai powder (optional)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons desiccated coconut, extra, to coat

Method

• Process strawberries until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and process until finely chopped and mixture comes together.
• Roll 1 level tablespoon into balls.
• Place extra coconut in a shallow plate. Roll balls in coconut to coat.

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A Healthier Option - Strawberry Muffins

Photography by Mark O'Meara

Makes: 10

Time to prep: 10 minutes

Time to cook: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• Light olive oil spray
• 225g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup Splenda sweetener
• 1 x 250g punnet strawberries, washed, hulled, coarsely chopped
• 200g (3/4 cup) low-fat natural yoghurt
• 60ml (1/4 cup) light olive oil
• 1 egg, lightly whisked

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray ten 80ml (1/3-cup) capacity muffin pans with olive oil spray to lightly grease.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl. Stir in the sweetener and strawberry. Make a well in the centre.
• Combine the yoghurt, oil and egg in a large jug. Pour into the centre of the flour mixture. Stir until just combined.
• Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

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