REJUVENATION LOUNGE

By Carole Fogarty,

Editor of the  Rejuvenation Lounge and facilitator of Women’s Rejuvenation Retreats: 

 

Rejuvenate Your Family:

What a better way to be kinder to yourself  than by snacking happy.  Treats that are deeply nourishing and more importantly bring an instant smile to your face. I just happen to believe that bliss balls are the healthiest and yummiest snacks in the whole wide world.

 

drspam’s bliss ball photo’s

 

Bliss Balls Are Easy To Make - I Promise:

 

There’s no cooking, no fussing and no lengthy preparation time.  They are literally a no brainer.  Children could even make them.

Simply throw your ingredients into the blender, wiz away and then roll into balls.  Some bliss ball recipes don’t even use a blender - simply chop, mix and roll.

September, right here at the Rejuvenation Lounge is all about practicing  random acts of kindness on yourself.  What a better way to do that than by snacking wisely.  Below are a few of my favourite bliss balls recipes that I have collected and enjoyed over the years.

 

 

Recipe One:  Chocolate (cacoa) and Cashew Bliss Ball:
1/2 to 1 cup of cashews blended until smooth ( or you can cheat and buy cashew butter)

2 tablespoons of agave nectar (a natural sweetener extracted from the Mexican agave plant) or swap for honey or rice syrup

1 tspn vanilla extract

4 - 8 dates (to your taste)

2 tablespoons organic cacoa

Optional: roll in coconut

 

Recipe two:  Coconut and Almond Bliss ball:

1 cup of raw almonds

1/2 cup of sunflower kernels

A small handful of pitted dates

A small handful of sultanas

2 - 4 tablespoons of honey

Roll in desiccated coconut (what the heck, add some coconut into the bliss ball as well)

 

Recipe three:  Sesame Bliss Balls:

I borrowed this recipe from Deepak Chopra’s newsletter. Deepak explains that the sesame bliss balls promote a healthy digestion and purify the body - mind.

1 cup toasted sesame seeds
½ cup golden raisins or regular raisins
2 teaspoons ground ginger powder
2 inches fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1½ teaspoons ground cardamon
2½ tablespoons ghee (clarified butter) (I use and prefer ghee most of the time for my cooking)

 

Recipe four:  Tahini  Bliss balls:

These are one of my favourites bliss balls with a rougher surface.  The best part is no blender.

1 cup of rolled oats

1/2 cup of tahini

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

2 - 4 tablespoons of honey

 

 My Secret To Yummy Bliss Balls:

Quality ingredients. Quality ingredients. Quality ingredients

Organic is best with pesticide free being second best. The taste is better and the nutritional value higher.

 

 

Thanks for reading my post, Carole.

You are welcome to come back and visit my blog the Rejuvenation Lounge anytime or or grab daily rejuvenation tips over at twitter:

 

Rejuvenate Your Life and Subscribe To My Articles by Email - It’s free:

 

 More posts:

100 wise tips to feel better now:

The Healthiest butter:

An awesome shake that soothes your nerves:

Lift your mood with a chocolate facial:

Attract more positive energy:

How to focus on one thing at a time:

 

 

Click here to read a sample lesson:

 

Trackback URI | Comments RSS