tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post2971921609613295364..comments2024-03-26T20:55:47.726+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Walnut and Coconut Fudge BallsJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81938003332512593902012-06-26T13:20:25.750+10:002012-06-26T13:20:25.750+10:00Mmm, yum. Like a chocolatey bliss ball!Mmm, yum. Like a chocolatey bliss ball!cityhippyfarmgirlhttp://cityhippyfarmgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26187920912787276082012-06-25T12:42:09.910+10:002012-06-25T12:42:09.910+10:00oh, I can certainly imagine how these flavours are...oh, I can certainly imagine how these flavours are combined together! So simple Johanna! I am saving the recipe!Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-46947638789228204212012-06-25T08:48:16.720+10:002012-06-25T08:48:16.720+10:00Great--thanks for linking up! The Golden Roughs de...Great--thanks for linking up! The Golden Roughs description doesn't make it sound too appetizing, I have to say (though knowning me, I would have loved that as a child, too--or even now.) ;-)Rickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152813989228518262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44427008945897069202012-06-25T00:14:56.384+10:002012-06-25T00:14:56.384+10:00Thanks Hazel - I am sure you could call them healt...Thanks Hazel - I am sure you could call them healthy truffles - they reminded me a little of my grubs which I make with biscuit, condensed milk, cocoa and coconutJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-72875709163864409012012-06-24T22:52:19.860+10:002012-06-24T22:52:19.860+10:00Love the sound of these - a wonderful treat for te...Love the sound of these - a wonderful treat for tea time. They seem like the perfect truffle substitute (or could be turned into truffles?!)Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Saucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657763318493624788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-629794814785653392012-06-24T22:52:11.760+10:002012-06-24T22:52:11.760+10:00Thanks Sophie - very kindThanks Sophie - very kindJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30968907802294451472012-06-24T22:51:59.799+10:002012-06-24T22:51:59.799+10:00Thanks Katie - I am sure these would be excellent ...Thanks Katie - I am sure these would be excellent dipped in chocolate - and now you mention it, I used to love date and walnut in nutloafs that my mum baked (the sweet kind) when I was youngJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58217679809426018252012-06-24T22:51:02.100+10:002012-06-24T22:51:02.100+10:00Thanks Caroline - I am sure other nuts would work ...Thanks Caroline - I am sure other nuts would work here - the original recipe used pecans (if you can eat those) but I had walnuts and I think cashews wold work tooJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58615238794603568762012-06-24T22:50:05.345+10:002012-06-24T22:50:05.345+10:00Thanks Cakelaw - I think Sylvia will grow up lovin...Thanks Cakelaw - I think Sylvia will grow up loving all sweet things whether healthy or not - not all of the treats in our home are healthy :-) but I do love finding a healthy treat I can give herJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20147108483528781162012-06-24T22:48:28.962+10:002012-06-24T22:48:28.962+10:00Thanks Kari - very kind - nice to know not everyon...Thanks Kari - very kind - nice to know not everyone needs a pretty photo to convince them :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49622630337140240662012-06-24T22:37:21.016+10:002012-06-24T22:37:21.016+10:00Thanks Hannah - I thought of you when I made these...Thanks Hannah - I thought of you when I made these - I knew you would be tut tutting about me using the rather hardened dried dates but I had thought they were fresher until I took them out to make the fudge balls - am thinking about trying them with medjool dates if we can stop ourselves eating them freshJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-21109583115526451912012-06-24T22:31:54.103+10:002012-06-24T22:31:54.103+10:00Thanks Ricki - it crossed my mind that they would ...Thanks Ricki - it crossed my mind that they would suit wellness weekends - will link them up - will also put a link to golden roughs (had to look it up and I got the name wrong) - they are coconut filled chocolate that had a sort of crunchy texture that I lovedJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-35359740363549583592012-06-24T22:29:19.421+10:002012-06-24T22:29:19.421+10:00Thanks GF happy tummy - surely time on pinterest i...Thanks GF happy tummy - surely time on pinterest isn't wasted if you find yourself eating these balls as a result :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-47039678520788160212012-06-24T22:28:29.697+10:002012-06-24T22:28:29.697+10:00Thanks Joanne - the are the perfect midday snack -...Thanks Joanne - the are the perfect midday snack - and dates are great to have around - Sylvia and I have been snacking on medjool dates recently and I was wondering how they would go in the ballsJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-59943705687343354632012-06-24T22:27:45.335+10:002012-06-24T22:27:45.335+10:00Thanks Zoe - the original recipe said pecans and I...Thanks Zoe - the original recipe said pecans and I had walnuts which are close to pecans but I imagine these would work well with other nuts, especially almonds.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-47954262416762476912012-06-24T18:10:53.290+10:002012-06-24T18:10:53.290+10:00I love these tasty & appetizing balls!
They l...I love these tasty & appetizing balls! <br />They look just stunning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-73810449318407693422012-06-24T16:39:41.532+10:002012-06-24T16:39:41.532+10:00They look lovely and the perfect non-too-guilty sn...They look lovely and the perfect non-too-guilty snack. I bet they would be fab dipped in chocolate to make them into little truffles. Date and walnut is such a delicious comboKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-39271930666176144022012-06-24T04:14:45.935+10:002012-06-24T04:14:45.935+10:00They look great. I could try them with cashews - I...They look great. I could try them with cashews - I guess the type of nut doesn't matter that much - they'd be different but I'm sure just as good!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36826589624463320442012-06-23T20:16:50.724+10:002012-06-23T20:16:50.724+10:00These sound really good, and healthy! Sylvia is g...These sound really good, and healthy! Sylvia is going to grow up with a great healthy perspective on food. I have rather an addiction to unhealthy snacks.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-42804443297799882192012-06-23T15:32:29.072+10:002012-06-23T15:32:29.072+10:00This is absolutely and entirely my sort of snack. ...This is absolutely and entirely my sort of snack. I was sold even without the colourful photo :) It looks like you did a wonderful job with the making and the photographing.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350144954173714085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3478290665990839182012-06-23T14:10:30.601+10:002012-06-23T14:10:30.601+10:00Ohhh Johanna! At least, this time, you recognised ...Ohhh Johanna! At least, this time, you recognised the need for fresh super juicy proper dates ;)Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49683191480815995732012-06-23T11:36:01.825+10:002012-06-23T11:36:01.825+10:00These are just the kind of thing I love to have ar...These are just the kind of thing I love to have around the house, too! But what is chocolate rough--?? (maybe a phrasing I've never heard?). <br /><br />PS These would be perfect for Wellness Weekend, too--feel free to submit up to 4 posts a week! :)Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-308790115358833142012-06-23T00:13:01.147+10:002012-06-23T00:13:01.147+10:00i love pinterest for that very reason! i can get s...i love pinterest for that very reason! i can get sucked into the "pinterest time drain" though and end up spending an hour on there! those fudge balls look mighty tasty! perfect little "poppable" treat yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86963921613691688882012-06-22T21:59:53.351+10:002012-06-22T21:59:53.351+10:00I need to keep dates around more often so I can ma...I need to keep dates around more often so I can make treats like this! They sound like the perfect midday snack!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-51927015621259675962012-06-22T21:42:55.092+10:002012-06-22T21:42:55.092+10:00Yummy! I made something similar at Christmas, with...Yummy! I made something similar at Christmas, with almonds instead of walnuts, and everyone would no believe me that they weren't full of fat and sugar! Delicious!Zoehttp://agiraffeinascarf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com