EASY BLISS BALLS Add 2 cups of desiccated coconut, 5 large dates (pitted), 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of nut butter into a food processor or blender. Mix on high until all ingredients are well combined. Remove and roll into teaspoonsized balls, and sprinkle with remaining coconut. Enjoy!
Snack hacks Afternoons are far too busy to spend hours in the kitchen. These fun, easy and delicious snacks are perfect for after school and are certain to delight and satiate your little ones!
Get creative with tortillas Tortillas are no longer just for tasty Mexican eats! Getting creative with tortillas could be our new favourite afterschool snack hack, not only because they’re a lot of fun to make, but you can pack so much goodness into these nifty wraps! And we have a feeling the kids will love them just as much.
HOMEMADE NO BAKE BARS Ingredients 1/3 cup butter (or dairy-free alternative) 1/3 cup coconut sugar ¼ cup honey 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 cups oats 1 ½ cups puffed rice or rice bubbles 1 cup of corn flakes (or a combination of corn, quinoa and linseed flakes) ½ cup desiccated coconut ½ cup chocolate chips, dried fruit or yoghurt for decorating
Method Melt the butter, honey and sugar in a saucepan. Allow to simmer until it’s thickened (about 5 minutes). Remove from the heat and add vanilla, oats, puffed rice, corn flakes and desiccated coconut. Mix well until ingredients are combined. Press the mixture into a baking tray and sprinkle with dried fruit or choc chips, or drizzle with yoghurt. Refrigerate until hard, and slice into tasty, lunchbox sized portions!
Simply pick up some round wholemeal tortillas from your local Stockland centre, make a cut to the middle (like the picture), fill the quarters with your favourite ingredients, then fold it up. Yum! #foodincommon | stockland.com.au/food 23
