Oatmeal Goji Cacao Nib Cookies

oatmeal goji cacao nib cookies

oatmeal goji cacao nib cookies

My friend Lisa passed on this recipe for raw Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, and I played with it to make it even easier and more upgraded with superfoods.

Here’s my version of the recipe … let me know what alterations you come up with that delight you :)

4 Cups Oat Flour*

1 Cup Palm Sugar (or other dried, crystallized sweetener like succanat or maple syrup powder)

1/2 tsp Sun Fire Salt

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (softened OK – does not have to be so warm that it’s an oil)

1/2 Cup Dates

2 Tbsp Ground Vanilla (or vanilla extract)

3 Tbsp pure water

1/2 Cup Goji Berries (soaked and rinsed)

1/4 Cup Cacao Nibs (soaked and rinsed and marinated in 1 Tbsp Vanilla Agave Nectar)

Optional: 1/2 Cup Walnuts (soaked, rinsed and chopped)

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Goji Lemon Bars: Chewable Goji Lemonade

Goji Lemon BarIf you like lemon bars, or you like Goji Lemonade, I think you’ll really like these Goji Lemon Bars.  This is an adaptation of Ani Phyos Lemon Coconut Bars recipe.

I’ve clarified some of her recipe and added in goji berries.  It’s pretty darn yummy.  Try it and taste for yourself!

This recipe makes about 12 bars in a 9×9 inch pan.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Almonds (soaked 8 hours and rinsed is best)
1 tsp Sun Fire Salt
1.5 Cups Dates
1 Tbsp Vanilla (or 1 vanilla bean – scrape the insides)
Zest of 1 Lemon or 2-4 drops Lemon Essential Oil (optional)
2-3 Tbsp Lemon Juice (juice one lemon or use juice from a jar which is way easier)
1 Cup Finely Shredded Coconut
2 Tbsp Goji Berries

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All About Goji Berries – An Intro to Superfoods Part 3

Here’s Part 3 of our introductory session on Raw Superfoods. This one is all about Goji Berries, their superfood properties, how to identify good quality goji berries, and how to use goji berries in raw food recipes.

If you’d like a demo of our favorite goji berry recipe, Goji Lemonade, check out this video:

Raw Food Recipe Goji Lemonade and Demo


Here’s a video demonstration of the super easy Goji Lemonade recipe from one of our summer Superfood Dinners.

Here Melissa talks about additional uses for Goji Berries, the greatness of Vanilla Agave Nectar, how to use your coconut oil liquid or solid, and the cool body responses you can have when you upgrade your diet into superfoods.

For a printable version of this recipe, visit this blog posting:
Go Go Goji Lemonade

Enjoy!

Go Go Goji Lemonade

goji lemonadeThis lemonade is super satisfying, perhaps because it is very hydrating.  It’s thicker and orangier than lemonade, and its delightful!

½ Cup lemon juice (Fresh squeezed from 3 lemons or try Santa Cruz Organic Lemon Juice. You might also try this with limes or grapefruit.)

3 Tbsp Goji Berries

½ tsp Sun Fire Salt

1 Tbsp Tocotrienols

6 Tbsp Vanilla Agave Nectar

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

Add all ingredients to a Vita-Mix or other high-powered blender, then fill the blender to the 6 cup mark with pure water. Blend on high until smooth, pour into a container, and chill.

The combination of the Citrus juice, Salt and Agave creates great hydration properties, and adding Gojis, Coconut and Tocos rounds out the nutrient spectrum creating a very satisfying beverage. Enjoy!