Makes: 12-14 spiders
Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: None
Ingredients
2 cups of oats
2 cups of chopped dates (no stones)
A little water
1 tsp of cinnamon powder
Lemon zest and juice (from 1 lemon)
OR
Orange zest and juice (from one small orange)
Decoration:
Desiccated coconut for rolling (optional)
Liquorice (cut into sticks) and edible eyes
(Can also use raisins for eyes)
How to make SCARY SPIDER ENERGY BALLS
1. Soak the dates in a little warm water for 10 minutes
2. Mix the oats, cinnamon and the chopped dates and water. Add more oats if too wet. (You are looking for a sticky dough mixture, not too wet and not too dry).
3. Add zest (use smallest part of a box grater for this) and juice of one lemon
4. Mix and roll into small balls
5. Roll in desiccated coconut or in chocolate ‘hundred and thousands’
Variations – Instead of lemon or orange, make some with ground banana chips and vanilla essence OR add grated carrot. You can also add nut butters and ground seeds if there are no allergy problems.
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