I'm all almost that functional withal fantastically delicious food. Sometimes that agency including an extra veggie - similar parsnip - in my smoothies or swapping out potatoes for sweet potatoes when I desire an antioxidant boost. In this case, though, it meant designing a bliss ball that is packed amongst natural sources of plant-based iron.
H5N1 few weeks ago, my MD discovered I was iron deficient. Although I convey some supplements to help, I idea I powerfulness every bit good add together some edible medicine every bit well. And these iron-packed banana bombs? Let's exactly tell they're the tastiest "medicine" you'll always eat!
Just film it: gooey dates combined amongst sweetness fresh as well as freeze dried banana, crunchy puffed rice as well as pasty blackstrap molasses. Besides beingness gluten free, these treats are also vegan and allergy costless (besides coconut, which could easily live substituted).
Ready to larn your banana bomb started? Gather a few uncomplicated ingredients!
Makes exactly about 12 pocket-size bliss balls. Double the recipe as well as freeze to convey a snack/dessert for anytime!
- 8 dates
- 1/2 ripe banana
- Tiny flake of liquid (enough to larn your blender to blend)
- 1 TBSP coconut flour (can supervene upon amongst almond, rice or your favorite allergy friendly flour)
- 1 TBSP Crunchies Food's freeze dried bananas, crushed into pulverisation (replace amongst some other 1 tbsp of kokosnoot flour if needed)
- 1 TBSP kokosnoot flakes (can omit as well as supervene upon amongst seeds, chopped nuts, etc)
- 1 TBSP kokosnoot flakes (can omit as well as supervene upon amongst seeds, chopped nuts, etc)
- 1 TBSP chia seeds (I honey MammaChia)
- three TBSP puffed rice (I honey Erewhon Organic's)
- Drizzle of blackstrap molasses
- three TBSP puffed rice (I honey Erewhon Organic's)
- Drizzle of blackstrap molasses
- Heavy sprinkle of cinnamon as well as spirulina as well as nutmeg
- Splash of vanilla
- Splash of vanilla
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| Green banana bomb + greenish smoothie = greenish heaven! |
If your dates aren't soft as well as gooey to the touch, yous powerfulness desire to soak them inwards H2O for at to the lowest degree fifteen minutes. Once they are softened, throw them inwards a blender or nutrient processor - making certain they convey NO PITS - amongst the banana as well as exactly plenty liquid to blend. You don't demand the dates to live exclusively broken down; the appointment chunks that ended upwardly inwards my banana bombs are chewy bites of heaven!
Once yous convey a oil paste, pour it into a large bowl as well as add together the residue of your ingredients. First, trounce upwardly the freeze dried bananas (if using) as well as add together that powder as well as the kokosnoot flour to the date/banana mix, stirring until incorporated. Then, add together your chia seeds, kokosnoot flakes, blackstrap molasses, spices as well as vanilla. The puffed rice works best every bit a lastly touch, as well as yous tin select to either slightly crush the rice (for a smoother lastly product) or larn out them whole for crunch.
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| My form of drink! |
Once everything is mixed, merely roll the dough into pocket-size balls. The mix shouldn't live too sticky, but add together to a greater extent than kokosnoot flour if needed. For an fifty-fifty fancier complete (or are a texture addict), travail rolling your banana bombs into some of your leftover ingredients. H5N1 sparse coating of freeze dried banana adds some extra sweetness land chia seeds or puffed rice boost the crunch! Play exactly about to run into what combos convey yous drooling the most. Once you're done, devour - or shop inwards a sealed container inwards the fridge (short-term) or freezer (long-term; exactly permit thaw for a few minutes before eating).
Of course, this recipe is also easily personalized. As I mentioned earlier, I chose these ingredients based on their servings of iron (and other nutritional benefits). For instance, also beingness packed amongst fiber, dates also offer high doses of potassium, copper, manganese, Fe as well as Vitamin B6. Because of these nutrients, dates convey been shown to trim back blood pressure, boost see health, assistance amongst digestion, as well as lower stroke risk. Blackstrap molasses is also known for beingness high inwards iron, every bit good every bit calcium, potassium as well as manganese land spirulina is the best plant-based source for iron.
As for Crunchies Food's freeze-dried bananas? The best percentage of Crunchies' freeze-dried fruits as well as veggies are their uncomplicated constituent list: exactly pure fruit (in this case, bananas) or veggies. I received a few packages of Crunchies mixed fruit inwards the postal service to gustation as well as review, as well as land the freeze-dried fruits I've tried as well as so far (banana, strawberry, blueberry) aren't crunchy plenty to live enjoyed alone, I honey using them inwards baking or crumbled on yogurt.
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| That unopen up... |
What are some other twists yous could apply to your banana bombs? Try adding fresh blueberries or pomegranate seeds inwards the see of your banana bomb for a tart explosion. Chocolate chips are evidently some other winning choice, along amongst other superfood powders similar cacao, maca, or acai instead of spirulina. To boost your absorption of iron, yous tin also comprise citrus similar orangish or lemon. You could fifty-fifty sneak inwards some hidden veggies yesteryear subbing the banana for sweetness tater as well as mayhap using pumpkin spice instead of nutmeg. It's difficult to mess up these treats, as well as so experiment to your heart's (and taste buds') content!
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| Even Sammi wanted a bite! |
As a foodie, I evidently honey nutrient for its taste. I bask toying exactly about amongst dissimilar flavour combinations as well as I'll rarely plough downwards the lead chances to try a my ain journey amongst celiac disease!
Now, volition eating these iron-packed banana bombs raise my Fe to normal levels on their own? Probably not. But it doesn't wound to combine modern medicine amongst the oldest medicine of all: food. And if that medicine happens to gustation similar dessert...well, that's exactly an added bonus!
*I received several packages of Crunchies Food's freeze-dried fruits as well as veggies for costless inwards provide for an honest review. However, all opinions, photographs as well as recipes are my own.*
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Do yous travail to rest aware of foods' functional properties? What ingredients would yous usage inwards your banana bombs?
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