Christmas Mini Puds 🎄

These mini Christmas puds are such a winner. They’re sweet, chocolatey and really easy to make, with dates, pecans and pumpkin seeds adding some fibre too. Perfect when you fancy a little festive treat.

Place the dates, protein powder, pecans, cinnamon, all spice and orange zest in a food processor. Blend until it forms a smooth paste. Roll the mixture into 12 even-sized balls and place on a baking tray.

Gently melt the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl isn’t touching the water. Carefully spoon some chocolate on top of each ball, so it drips down the sides a little.

Decorate by pushing two pumpkin seeds into the top for the leaves. Add two little bits of dried cranberry for the berries. Place in the fridge for a few hours to firm up.

It may take a few minutes for the paste to form in the blender, stick with it and scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed.