Marigold Cacao Bites
By Sara Crow
These Marigold Cacao Bites are not only delicious and easy to make but offer powerful health benefits.
The star of this recipe is the beautiful Marigold flower to nourish glowing skin, clear radiant eyes, healthy digestion and strong immunity. Those gorgeous autumnal tones of deep orange signify a high level of carotenoids including lutein and xanthophyll that not only offer incredible benefits for the skin and eyes but for the heart and lungs as well. It’s a great medicinal flower to prevent and/or reverse diseases of the eyes and skin.
Here I’ve combined beautifying marigold, mood elevating cacao, energy enhancing maca, endocrine boosting Brazil nut and yin nourishing date for a delicious treat this autumn season.
INGREDIENTS:
Brazil Nut -2 cups of raw organic nuts
Medjool Date - 1 cup of organic pitted dates (approximately 6 large dates)
Cacao Powder- 2 TBSP of raw organic cacao power
Maca Powder - 1 TBSP. Use gelantinized maca powder if you can find it because it’s easy to digest and assimilate.
Orange zest- 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated orange zest
Sea Salt - 1 teaspoon. I love to use Celtic Sea salt in all my recipes due to its complex flavor profile.
Marigold flower (Tagetes erecta)- 2 small flowers or 1 large. Be sure your flowers are chemical free and unsprayed.
HOW TO:
In a high quality blender or food processor add your Brazil nuts and pitted dates. Mix until well integrated. Add the cacao, maca, sea salt and freshly grated orange zest. Mix again. Remove from blender or food processor and place in a bowl. Remove the petals from your marigold flower and fold into your mixture (I used approx 1/4 cup of petals but you can use more, if desired). Roll your mixture into bite-sized balls.
Makes approximately 20 bites.
I hope you love these medicinal flower bites as much as I do! Please share if you’ve tried this recipe in the comments below. I’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
Sara
