I always like to make little sweet treats to give away to friends at Christmas, and wondered how I could give my raw treats a Christmas twist. In the end, I came up with this very simple variation on my SMIZ balls.

For the balls, see my SMIZ Balls recipe in an earlier post.

For the ‘custard’ topping, melt 2 tablespoons cacao butter, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 3 tablespoons maple syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla paste.

Whisk to combine, then refrigerate until almost set hard.

Spread about 1/2 teaspoon cacao mixture over each ball, and top with a dried cranberry.

These make the cutest gifts, without the sugar spike that comes attached with Christmas pudding!