Vegan Crunchy Sweet and Salty Balls

These are very special, I didn't make them, but someone very special

made them for my birthday!
I love birthday's:)
They were a great treat, I love when I get homemade treats:)
I had to share them with you, they are super simple to make.
I love the salty factor to them, but the chocolate gives it the sweet flavor.
There is crunch too!
For me I couldn't have 1 I ate 3 at a time:)
In up coming posts I will share with you other treats from my birthday!


Vegan Crunchy Sweet and Salty Balls
makes 9 balls

1/2 cup roasted salted cashews
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup dried coconut flakes
3 Tablespoons sunflower butter
sea salt

In a bowl mix cashews and chocolate chips, with the bottom of a sturdy cup,
mash up nuts and chips.
Just to break them up.
The dried coconut flakes were large pieces, so she chopped them up with a knife,
just until they were half the size.
Then mix the nuts,chips,flakes, and add in the sunflower butter, blend until all is covered.
With your hand make into ball shape, 2 inches in size.
Then sprinkle sea salt over each one.
Let set in refrigerator covered 3 to 4 hours.
They will last 1 week in refrigerator covered:)
They didn't last that long here:)
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Sweet Cherry Juicy Grape Cashew Coconut Lettuce Salad

I enjoy salads, but I need to always, to do something different,

otherwise they can get boring:

You always need to start with a good quality lettuce. I like the butter lettuce type.

I like also to use a head leaf lettuce rather than lettuce in a bag.

Like always, you choose what you like:)

The flavor in this salad is great, kind of a surprise when you are eating it.

When you add fruit to a savory salad it gives it a new layer:)

This is a perfect salad, it has a refreshing element to it, with the addition to the cashews

that give it a saltiness!  

Sweet Cherry Juicy Grape Cashew Coconut Lettuce Salad

serves 4

1 Large head of leaf lettuce

24 cherries

24 grapes

1 cup  salted cashews

1/3 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup coconut flakes

4 teaspoons of mayonnaise (vegan)

2 teaspoons of honey 

sea salt

Wash lettuce and dry, then wash and cut cherries(take out pit) and grapes in half.

Arrange lettuce over 4 plates and divide the ingredients over each plate!

Mix coconut milk, mayo, honey until well combined, then add a good pinch of sea salt!

Before adding the dressing add a pinch of sea salt over each salad!

Then drizzle dressing evenly over each salad.

The pictures are before the dressing, I didn't take one after I added the dressing:(

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