Super Powered Snackers; My First Recipe

Ok, so Monday I told you that I came up with my own dessert ball. I felt like I should make something healthy after eating all those (delicious) gummy candies, so I figured what the hey and gave it a whirl.

These little beauties were inspired partly by all of Averie’s yummy dessert balls and by the super foods tutorial that Meghan just did.

Like pretty much every date ball type recipe Averie’s require nuts as the dry keep the dates together ingredient. At least that’s what I think the nuts are for. Anyways, I can’t actually eat nuts, well, unless they’ve been soaked and dehydrated (to make them crunchy again). It takes (roughly) 8-10 hours to soak the nuts and then another 12-24 to dehydrate them. That is a whole lot of planning ahead and if you’re a regular you know planning ahead isn’t so much my thing. Hehe

What I loved about the dessert balls (ok does anyone else laugh every time I write “balls”? sorry) is that they were basically good for you. So after reading Meghan’s tutorial I wondered if I could 1) make them even healthier and 2) replace the nuts.

So here’s what I came up with to use: shredded coconut, goji berries, chia seeds, dates, cacao and honey. I think these would count as raw but definitely not vegan since they have honey. You could always take the honey out and replace it with agave or some other sweetener.

Here’s a (very) little break down of the super foods I used from Meghan’s super foods tutorial (which I so recommend getting btw):

• Coconut – contains essential fatty acids that are beneficial to nearly every part of your body.
  
  
• Goji berries – have 4 times the antioxidants as blueberries, are a complete protein & more iron than spinach.
  
  
• Chia seeds – contain both omega 3’s and omega 6’s and are high in fiber.
  
  
• Cacao – contains antioxidants, magnesium and many other feel good chemicals.
  
  
• Honey (raw) – contains 27 minerals, 22 amino acids and 5,000 live enzymes.

Now that you know why I chose what I chose, onto how I made them. You can bet it was easy because otherwise I wouldn’t have even bothered. ;)

Super Powered Snackers

• ¼ cup coconut
  
• ¼ cup goji berries
  
• ½ cup or 7 large dates
  
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
  
• 2 tbsp cacao powder
  
• 1 tbsp raw honey

First I ground the coconut and goji berries



Then I added the dates and honey and ground again



Last I added the cacao and chia seeds and ground one more time.

Scoop out the mixture and either roll into balls or press flat for bars and you’re done, easy peasy.



I love the flavor combinations and the added texture that these have, I’m really into texture when it comes to food. I keep mine in the fridge and you can even freeze them to make them last longer.

If you go to the store and buy a raw food bar it’ll run you close to $3 a pop, so even though some of the super food ingredients are a little pricy you don’t need much and in the end will definitely save money.

I actually just saw posts on A Bitt of Raw, Gluten-Free Vegan Family & Loves Veggies and Yoga about Better Than Roasted Nuts that are soaked and dehydrated. Those are 3 blogs that I am sure to check regularly so if those ladies all like them, I may just have to check them out.

The next thing I’d like to do with my snackers is experiment with adding protein powder to them. My next DIY food projects are going to be making my own kombucha and to grow my own mushrooms. Two things I love but can be pretty pricy to have on a regular basis if I’m buying them at the store.

I have a Twitter friend who has kombucha starters and can give me instructions and I’ve seen mushroom kits online. Now that I’ve taken the gardening plunge and had some success with my healthy little snack, I’m feeling adventurous and the idea of making fermented tea is just kind of cool.

If you try making these snackers I’d love to hear how it goes. Also, I’d love to know if you’ve tried making kombucha or growing mushrooms and any tips you could give me.