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Gabriela's No-Bake Vitality Treats

Course Desserts, Snacks

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1/3-1 Cup Currants
  • 1/3-1 Cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1/3-1 Cup Dried Figs About 8
  • 1 Tbsp Honey Or agave nectar - to taste
  • 1-2 Tsp Cinnamon To taste
  • 1/2-3/4 Cup Raw Almonds Soak overnight to improve digestibility
  • 1/2-3/4 Cup Raw Walnuts Soak overnight to improve digestibility

Flavoring Ingredients (Can use one or a mixture)

  • Coconut Dried & shredded - no sugar added, preferred
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Milled Flax
  • Sesame Seeds Hemp or sunflower seeds
  • Buckwheat Kasha Ground & toasted for a unique flavor
  • Ground Cacao Nibs
  • Lemon Zest Or orange zest

Instructions
 

  • 1/3-1 c. currants, 1/3-1 c. dried cranberries, 1/3-1 c. dried figs (about 8). Mix above together and cover with water. Soak for several hours, then drain.
  • Blend together in food processor, along with: 1 Tbsp honey or agave nectar (or to taste) and 1-2 tsp. cinnamon (or to taste). Set aside.
  • Place the following into a CLEAN coffee grinder or food processor and grind into a meal. A finer grind will produce a softer texture, while a coarser grind will produce a chunkier texture: ½ to ¾ c. raw almonds (soak overnight, to improve digestibility), ½ to ¾ c. raw walnuts (soak overnight to improve digestibility). Mix fruit mixture and nuts together. Add more fruit if a chewy, moist consistency is desired. Add more nut meal if a drier, denser consistency is desired. Mold into snack size pieces, shaping like rectangles or balls. Add a little water or applesauce if mixture is dry.
  • Roll each ball into any individual, or mixture of, the following ingredients: Dried, shredded coconut (no sugar added, preferred), Cocoa powder, Milled flax, Sesame seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, Ground, toasted buckwheat (kasha) for a unique flavor. Experiment with any other ideas—ground cacao nibs, lemon or orange zest.

Notes

Notes: 
Vary the dried fruit and nut mixtures for variety, creativity, and more varied nutrient and antioxidant intake.
Try:
Dried blueberries, strawberries, dates, apricots, mango, apple 
Sunflower, pecan, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds 
Makes 12-20 balls, depending upon size. Make extras and freeze. Refrigeration recommended, but not required, if consumed within a few days.