In VitaMix blend together powders:
1 ½ c Carob Powder
1 ½ c Raw Cocoa Powder
⅓ c Ground Flax Seed
¼ c Spirulina Powder
⅓ c Coconut or Peanut Flour
¼ c spice mix or these:
1 T Cinnamon
1 T Coriander
1 T Nutmeg
1 t Allspice
1 t Cloves
1 t Mace
Add powdered mixture to a large bowl with nuts and seeds:
⅓ c Chia seed
1 ½ c Almonds
1 ½ c Walnuts, broken
¼ c unsalted
¼ c Goji Berries
¼ c Unsalted Pistachios
⅓ c Pumpkin seeds
1½ c Dates, chopped
½ c raisins or chopped dried mango
Combine:
3 c Filtered Water
5 drops of Peppermint Oil
2 t Vanilla Extract
Stir in the liquid ingredients.
Form into balls and roll in one of these:
Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut
Sesame Seeds, Hempseed
You may want to wear thin gloves to roll into small balls because it is messy. [I use the melon scoop from BB&B.] Place in sandwich bags and hide in the freezer. Keep just one bag in the refrigerator at a time. Sometimes you can get them to last a bit if the men aren't aware how much is stashed away. :)
A bag left in the van for a week will go bad and taste terrible. They need refrigeration.
To make measuring spices simple, I keep a small jar of about 6 T each of cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander and 2 T each of allspice, mace, cloves. With this mixture done ahead, just use ¼ c of the spice mixture for this recipe. These spices are an excellent source of antioxidants to sprinkle on breakfast oatmeal.
Fun To Make with Mama
