Poo Balls

A couple of years ago I went to Melbourne to visit my good friend Caitlin and whilst I was there she took me to meet and her dad and his family. His wonderful wife Lorena cooked us all a delicious meal and for afters we had 'Poo Balls', well that's what their two young girls called them, a more explanatory description would be Date Truffles.

Lorena, a very creative and talented photographer, artist and food blogger - follow her here at Comida de Moda - has just recently published her first cook book, The Rich Hours, well done Lorena! And the recipe for Poo Balls is in there! A sneaky peak can be found here or contact her if you'd like your own full copy.

I've just made a whole batch of Poo Balls and they're amazing! Here's how..

Ingredients:

1 cup sunflower / pumpkin seeds

500g dried and pitted dates

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp cocoa

Shredded coconut

Method:

Whizz up the seeds in a food processor then add the dates, cinnamon and cocoa and whizz again until you've got the consistency of coarse sand. Lorena's note: "Be careful not to burn out your food processor - it's hard going for the poor motor." Form into little balls and roll in shredded coconut.

Couldn't be simpler. What's more, they're delicious and are even good for you!

Thank you for sharing Lorena!