These little ‘bombs’ of natural goodness are really easy to make and use just 4 ingredients. Gluten free, dairy free and no added sugar or sweeteners, just the natural sweetness of a fresh cherry.
They make the perfect Christmas table treats. For more sugar free Christmas recipe ideas I hope you enjoy my Christmas recipe e-book, A Healthy and Happy Christmas.
Nourish 101:

• Cherries are rich in antioxidants and potassium and help to reduce inflammation and promote better sleep.
• Coconut provides a source of beneficial fat that helps to reduce sugar cravings, encourage balanced hormones and has a great satiating quality that keeps you satisfied.
• Coconut oil is a good source of healthy fat that provides anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties.
• Coconut also helps to boost your metabolism.

Dietary Notes:

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free and soy free
To make this recipe nut free see recipe notes below.

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Coconut Cherry Bombs

These little 'bombs' of natural goodness are really easy to make and use just 4 ingredients. Gluten free, dairy free and no added sugar or sweeteners, just the natural sweetness of a fresh cherry.

Keyword Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, No Added Sugar, Preservative Free, Refined Sugar Free, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Ingredients

• 500 g fresh cherries
• 1/4 cup (65g) coconut butter*
• 2 tsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup (50g) pistachios, finely chopped

Instructions

• Pre-line a flat tray and keep in the fridge to cool whilst preparing other ingredients. (Pre-chilling the tray helps coconut coating to set quickly). 
• In a small mixing bowl mix coconut butter and oil over boiling water to melt. (Use a small saucepan of boiling water and sit bowl over the top. The heat from underneath will melt the coconut in the mixing bowl.) 
• Prepare pistachios in a small bowl. 
• Holding the cherry by the stem and dip in coconut and immediately into pistachios. 
• Place cherries onto pre-chilled tray and store in fridge to set. 
• Serve straight from fridge. 

Notes

Make it personal:

• Swap cherries for strawberries.

Recipe tips:

• Make sure your cherries are dried well.
• *Coconut butter is different to coconut oil. Coconut butter is the flesh made into a butter. 

Sensitive to nuts? To make these nut free:

• Swap pistachios for finely chopped pumpkin seeds (pepitas).