Ingredients for 20 balls:
- ½ cup roasted almonds
- ½ cup roasted cashews
- ½ cup dessicated coconut
- ½ cup dates or prunes
- 2 tbsp raw cacao
- 2 tbsp Maca Powder
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp chia gel
- Pinch salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Optional:
- 1 tsp Tremella Extract
- 1 tsp Mason’s Mushrooms Extract
- 1 tsp He Shou Wu Extract
Method:
Process the nuts in food processor till fine crumbly, add dessicated coconut, process further. Add cacao, maca, salt, cinnamon and pulse to mix. If using the Optional ingredients Medicinal Mushrooms – Tremella, Mason’s Mushrooms and He Shou Wu, add them now, Add cut pieces of dates, process till they are broken and combined, Add chia gel and coconut oil. Process until all is well combined. Keep in fridge for 15 min, now make balls, roll in cacao and/or dessicated coconut. Serve chilled. You can double the recipe and freeze half the dough or half the balls for later.
Ayurvedic Perspective:
Raw, vegan, gluten and dairy free snack to be enjoyed by all. Packed with medicinal mushrooms and tonic herbs, nutrient dense and rich in flavours. This is a nourishing food for Vata (Air and Ether) and Pitta (Fire and Water) Constitution. It is a bit rich for Kapha Constitution so best to eat minimally.
