It’s and endless battle around here to find healthy snacks the kids actually enjoy eating. And for that reason I do a little happy dance when I find a new recipe - especially if it’s super easy to make. These Apricot Balls tick all the boxes.
INGREDIENTS
I cup of dried apricots
Half a cup of shredded Coconut
Half Cup of Oat Bran
Quarter of a cup of skim milk powder
2 tablespoons of boiling water.
Blitz the Apricots in the food processor until they look like this.
Add the rest of the ingredients (Coconut, oat-bran , skim milk powder and boiling water).
Blitz again until it looks like this. The mixture will be tacky and mould easily into balls.
Roll into balls and cover in coconut. Easy Peasy Mrs Sneezey. And the best part – the kids loved them. Nothing like the smug feeling you get from feeding the kids something home-made (with no added sugar) that they ask for more of. (PS: Oat-bran is just oats milled to a fine consistency.)
Do you have a favourite healthy kids snack recipes? Do share 
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OMG Caz, I cannot believe I have just stumbled on to this recipe on your website. Just lately I have been talking to friends and trying to think of healthy snacks we used to have in our childhoods (unpackaged and unprocessed) and I remember we used to be able to get little fruit balls covered in coconut from the school tuck shop. Couldn’t remember what they were actually called or made from and now I find this recipe! So happy – thank you!
My 2 year old LOVES dried apricots… think he’d adore these. Thanks for the inspiration.
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These look so great! I haven’t got any milk powder though? Is it possible to substitute with real milk?
These look soooo delish! Must try them… I may even let the kids have a taste
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Just catching up and love this – pinning and hoping the kids will try them soon. easy and pretty healthy xx
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Wow!!! Really nice post of your about healthy kids snacks with beautiful picture. Thanks for your fantastic sharing.
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Thanks Ezra.
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That’s a fantastic idea… I’ve been asking my husband to buy me a new blender but I think he’s forgotten. Your apricot balls are a great excuse to start nagging him again
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I just got my food processor a few months ago Tat and I’m loving it. So easy to grate and chop and mix. Wonder why I waited so long to get one now
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Wow Caz, these look beautiful, I would demolish a batch of those before they made it to the kid’s mouths
But thank you for sharing, as I think this would go down well in our house xo
At least there is no added sugar – so you don’t have to feel too bad
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ooohhhh I’m going to be a bit naughty though and roll some in dark chocolate for an ‘adult’ treat.
yum!
wow! delicious! I’m going to make those tomorrow!
Thank you!
xoxo Carly
Did you make them Carly? So easy and yummy. Must make more today for my littles. Perfect for the lunchbox.
Yes I did make them and they are super fast .. and YUM! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Looks really easy – might give it a go myself.
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Good luck Jane – I’m sure you’ll love them.
Caz recently posted..Healthy Kids Snacks: Apricot Balls
Oh yum Caz -the look really good. Love a simple recipes too.
Thanks Shell