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Festive Bliss Balls

December 11, 2018 By Sonia! The Healthy Foodie 1 Comment

Raw, vegan, free of gluten and of added sugar, these Festive Bliss Balls are the perfect little pick-me up snack or sweet yet healthy capper at the end of a good meal.

Whether you are looking for a quick little snack or cute petite sweet bites to put on the table following a good family meal – or even a Christmas feast, maybe – these adorable festive bliss balls are totally guaranteed to be a hit. It’s not because they happen to be raw, vegan and paleo friendly, completely free of gluten, dairy or refined sugar and filled with nothing but superfoods and wholesome ingredients that they are not absolutely delicious and insanely addictive!

Honestly, they’re almost better than chocolate! Except they’re good for you. Completely, totally, utterly good for you! And they’re super easy to make, too.

Try them once, you’ll probably want to have a batch in the fridge all the time after…

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