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In New Zealand, we waste a lot of bread each year – 15,174 tonnes according to Love Food Hate Waste. Thankfully, they’ve come up with an easy recipe to help you turn leftover bread into a thoughtful festive gift.

Bread bliss balls 3 ways

Bliss ball video tutorial

Ingredients

• 200g stale bread (crusts, ends, slices etc.)
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 130g butter or coconut oil, softened
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped

Coating options

• 1 cup dark chocolate melted with 1 tbsp butter or coconut oil
• 1 cup white chocolate, melted
• Cocoa powder and icing sugar

See full recipe here (3.9mb pdf)

Other ways to waste less this festive season

Using storage containers to store food and leftovers can help prolong their freshness and prevent food waste. Plus organising your fridge and freezer effectively can make it easier to find and make sure leftovers and food items get eaten.

Download our smart storage guide (166kb pdf)