The best recipes for sweet balls without baking! Perfect taste without much effort

Time is a valuable commodity these days, so don’t waste it and prepare these flawless recipes for no-bake balls with us!

The entire recipes take no more than 30 minutes and can be stored for up to a week, so you can snack whenever you want.

These goodies are also ideal as a small snack for your little one.

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Unbaked coconut balls

Balls made from desiccated coconut, condensed milk and butter, a sweet treat not only for your significant other, but also for friends and family. It’s a quick margot bar-inspired recipe that you can tweak to your heart’s content, and you have the perfect dessert that will win the hearts of everyone who tastes it.

What will we need

1. 200 g of dried coconut
2. 200 g of condensed milk
3. 50 g of softened butter
4. 180 g dark chocolate

Method

1. Add desiccated coconut, softened butter and condensed milk to a large bowl
2. Mix everything with a spatula into a sticky mixture
3. Form balls from the mixture
4. Makes about 16, but could be more or less depending on how big the balls are
5. If we only decorate them with desiccated coconut, wrap each ball in coconut and put them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving
6. If we want to cover them in chocolate, break the chocolate into pieces and add them to the bowl over the water bath
7. When the chocolate is melted, place the balls in the chocolate and cover them well
8. Then we take them out of the chocolate with a fork and transfer them to a baking sheet lined with baking paper
9. If we want to cover them with coconut, we sprinkle them with a little grated coconut before the chocolate hardens
10. Put in the fridge until we want to serve

Rum balls and sponge cakes

Delicious rum balls are one of the easiest and best treats you can make this holiday season. High-quality alcohol, vanilla biscuits and nuts give these balls what they should have, a taste that cannot be surpassed.

What will we need

1. 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
2. 250 g of powdered sugar
3. 60 ml of rum
4. 2 tablespoons of corn syrup
5. 150 g of crushed vanilla sponge cake
6. 250g chopped pecans (or walnuts)
7. 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar (for rolling the balls)

Method

1. Mix cocoa and powdered sugar in a bowl
2. Add rum and corn syrup
3. Stir the ingredients to combine thoroughly
4. Stir in the vanilla sponge and chopped nuts
5. Form balls from the mixture and roll each ball in powdered sugar

Gingerbread balls

These healthy peanut butter balls are an easy, high-protein snack that’s gluten-free and naturally sweetened with honey. A great snack for children, but also for adults.

What will we need

1. 90 g natural peanut butter
2. 60 g of honey
3. 90 ml of skim milk powder
4. ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
5. Pinch of salt

Method

1. Mix honey, peanut butter and vanilla extract
2. Add milk powder and salt
3. Stir the mixture until combined
4. Roll out balls about the size of 1 tablespoon
5. We keep the honey balls in the fridge until we are going to serve them

Chocolate unbaked balls

Easy creamy balls of shortcrust pastry with chocolate are a great no-bake treat.

What will we need

1. 300 g plain flour
2. 60 g of powdered sugar
3. 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
4. 125 g of melted butter
5. 6 spoons of cane sugar
6. 6 spoons of granulated sugar
7. 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
8. 150 g mini chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
9. 60 ml of milk
10. 200 g of bitter melted chocolate

Method

1. In a medium bowl, sift together the brown sugar, sugar, flour and cornstarch
2. Mix in the melted butter and vanilla extract until the ingredients start to come together and the dough resembles a coarse crumb
3. Stir in the mini chocolate chips
4. Mix until the dough comes together a bit but is still crumbly
5. We start gradually adding milk by spoonfuls until the dough is easier to work with and we get the desired consistency
6. Take a heaping tablespoon and form a ball, which we place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper
7. Place the tray in the fridge for approximately 10 minutes so that the balls cool down and harden
8. While the dough hardens, melt the chocolate in a water bath
9. Or melt it in the microwave, heating it in 30-second intervals, stirring frequently, until the chocolate is completely melted
10. Drizzle the unbaked balls with chocolate or wrap them all in chocolate, we can sprinkle colorful decorations on top
11. Then we put the balls in the fridge and leave them there until we serve them
12. If we want to store the chocolate balls, we place them in an airtight container and in the refrigerator, where we store them for up to 5 days

Nut balls

The easiest no-bake protein balls in the world, from four different types of nuts, give rise to four different flavors – chocolate peanut temptation, tahini paste relish, cinnamon and raisin balls and almond joy. Take 10 minutes to make these treats and snack healthy all day long!

What will we need

For peanut balls

1. 400 g of oatmeal
2. 250 g natural peanut butter
3. 60 g honey (or maple syrup)
4. 50-60 g chocolate protein powder (or cocoa)
5. 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips

For almond balls

1. 400 g of oatmeal
2. 250 g of natural almond butter
3. 60 ml honey (or maple syrup)
4. 50-60 g chocolate protein powder (or cocoa)
5. 2 tablespoons of unsweetened shredded coconut
6. 75 g ground almonds

For cashew balls

1. 400 g of oatmeal
2. 250 g of cashew butter
3. 60 ml honey (or maple syrup)
4. 50-60 grams of vanilla protein powder
5. 2 tablespoons of raisins
6. ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
7. 75 g cane sugar

For sesame balls

1. 400 g of oatmeal
2. 200 g of tahini
3. 60 ml honey (or maple syrup)
4. 50-60 grams of vanilla protein powder
5. 2 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips
6. 75 g of cocoa

Method

1. For the unbaked peanut balls , place the flakes, peanut butter, honey, protein powder and chocolate chips in a large bowl
2. Stir the ingredients to combine
3. At first the dough may seem too thick and will require a little force, but with longer mixing it will come together
4. Once the ingredients are combined, use a small dough scoop to scoop and shape into balls
5. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator or freezer
6. For the almond balls , put the flakes, almond butter, honey, protein powder and grated coconut in a large bowl
7. Mix everything together to combine the ingredients
8. The dough will be dense, but longer processing will mix the ingredients
9. Then we form balls from the dough
10. We then wrap them in ground almonds and put them in
11. For the unbaked cashew balls , put the flakes, cashew butter, honey, protein powder, raisins and cinnamon in a large bowl
12. Mix everything together and then form balls from the dough
13. We then roll the balls in cane sugar and keep them in the cold
14. For the sesame balls, put the flakes, tahini, honey, protein powder and chocolate chips in a large bowl
15. Mix everything and form balls from the dough
16. Wrap the shaped balls in cocoa and keep in the cold

Unbaked date balls

An easy recipe for balls that are full of energy, given basic ingredients like peanut butter, sweetened dates, ground oatmeal, dark chocolate and chia seeds! The balls are full of fiber, protein and healthy fats.

What will we need

1. 220 g of dates (pitted – if they are dry, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain well)
2. 50 g all-natural salted peanut (or almond) butter
3. 30 g dark chocolate (roughly chopped)
4. 15 g chia seeds (or flax or hemp seeds)
5. 60 g of oatmeal

Method

1. Crush the pitted dates in a food processor or blender until they are mixed into small pieces
2. Add the oatmeal, chocolate, chia seeds and peanut butter and mix until the ingredients are combined
3. We want to leave small unprocessed pieces in the dough so that the dough is not too smooth
4. Carefully shape the dough into balls
5. The dough should be enough for 14-15 balls
6. Put the date balls in the fridge for 15 minutes to harden
7. Keeps fresh for up to a week in an airtight bag or container

The history of Christmas cookies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year when chefs all over the world literally fly around their kitchen kingdoms baking lots of Christmas cookies.

Whether you prefer gingerbread, crunchy cookies or shortbread rolls, it’s likely that your Christmas holidays won’t be complete without some freshly baked cookies.

Like many Christmas traditions, the origins of this delicious custom date back to ancient times. And the origin of these celebrations lies in the winter solstice celebrations .

Winter solstice festivals have been held around the world for centuries. From Norway to West Africa, from Ireland to India, groups of people gather to celebrate the changing of the seasons .

Celebrations revolved around food. The solstice marked the arrival of the first frost , so animals had to be killed and preserved for food over the winter. Drinks like beer and wine that were brewed in the spring were finally ready to drink.

In the Middle Ages , the Christmas holidays deviated from the classic winter solstice rituals, but the feasting remained. However, there have been big changes in the field of baking.

Spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper became widely used in baking, and dried exotic fruits such as lemon, apricots and dates brought something new to desserts. These ingredients, along with additives such as sugar, lard and butter , were only used on the most important holidays, which included Christmas.

Confectionery was created at this time, when it began to be shared between neighbors as small gifts and thanks.

If we wanted to bake traditional sweets, we reach for spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, and these are exactly the same spices that were used in medieval kitchens ages ago.

Gingerbread in particular is such a classic medieval Christmas cookie. Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and star anise come together to create a spicy tangy taste, just like back then.

If you’ve just got a taste for classic sweets, get inspired by ourtraditional gingerbread recipes and taste a bit of the Middle Ages.