Chocolate Chip Mint and Lemon Balls

I had such a blast last night with all my friends and their children.Happy 1st Birthday Maya!!One of my friends wanted me to post these two delicious recipes from the dessert I brought to the party last night.So Sarah here we go..


Chocolate chip mint balls

Ingredients
1/2 a cup oat groats
1/2 a cup raw almonds or other nuts
1 cup dates
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips (or more if you like)
a few drops peppermint oil

Preparation
Grind the oat groats and the almonds in a food processor or coffee grinder into a fine flour.
Grind the dates in food processor and add the almond-oat flour.Process until you have a dough like consistency.
Transfer to a mixing bowl and add the chocolate chips plus a few drops of peppermint oil.
Mix it all together and form into little balls.

Lemon Balls

Ingredients
1/2 cup raw almonds or other nuts
1/2 cup oat groats
1 cup dates
juice of 1 or 2 lemon
zest of 1 lemon

Preparation
Grind the almonds and out groats into a flour in food processor.Add the dates and process until you have a dough like consistency.
Transfer to a mixing bowl and add lemon juice ( start with less juice to see how much you prefer).
Cut the zest of the lemon into small pieces and add to the dough.
Mix it all together and roll into balls.
You can freeze them as a cool summer treat