Orange and Carob Energy Balls
A versatile and adaptable recipe for your kids' lunchboxes or as a sweet part of a meal.Only takes about ten minutes to whip up and is totally Ayurvedic.
Ingredients
- porridge oats freshly milled on medium coarseness are the tastiest
- carob
- orange zest
- toasted pumpkin seeds
- ghee
- cinnamon
- fresh ginger finely grated
- pinch pink salt
- vanilla essence or from a bean
- honey
Instructions
Recipe Inspiration
- Pour boiling water over porridge oats and add whatever yumminess you desire.(Today I opted for carob, orange zest, toasted pumpkin seeds, a little of ghee, cinnamon, fresh ginger, a pinch of pink salt and vanilla.)
- Stir well and let them sit under the lid for a bit to cook.
- After 5 minutes, add some honey to sweeten. It's great to add a little ghee to your palms before rolling the balls, so nothing sticks!
Variations
- The possibilities are endless: they can be savoury or sweet, with herbs, grated veggies (carrot would be lovely for a carrot cake vibe), with nuts, tahini or other seeds, maple syrup for summer or pre-soaked dates.
Notes
Note that according to Ayurveda, ghee & honey should never be used in equal parts by weight because of their opposing qualities, which will create toxins. (According to Divya Alter, "e.g., 1 teaspoon honey plus 3 teaspoons ghee is toxic.")
Please share your take on this recipe in the comments.
I'm excited to try new things!
I thought honey turns toxic when cooked. Is it okay to use it here?
Hello. Thank you for your comment. You are absolutely right: honey should not be cooked. That is why I state in the recipe that you should wait 5 minutes in order for the mixture to cool down and then stir honey in.
I remember a practitioner giving this advice: when adding honey to warm drinks, wait till you can hold your little finger in it, then it is safe to stir in the honey. You can use the same rule here for gauging the temperature when it can be incorporated.
Hope it helps.