Raw Food Recipe- Raw Matcha Cookie Balls for St-Patrick's Day
While doing a google search for gluten-free cookies for the party at my daughter's school I came across this amazing recipe! I love matcha (powdered green tea) and this recipe looks simply divine! The ingredients are simple enough, and you don't need any fancy equipments at all to prepare this dessert. Take this to your St-Patrick's Day party and munch on this while the rest of the crowd washes down their green ham and eggs with green beer!
Happy St-Patrick's day to you All!
- Ildiko
Raw Matcha Cookie Balls for St. Patrick's Day
Published Mar 15, 2010 Maija Haavisto
These "cookie balls" are raw, vegan and gluten-free. They are low on starch and rich on fiber, vitamins and minerals, such as zinc, calcium and iron. Nuts, seeds, dried fruit and green tea are all rich in flavonoids and other beneficial phytonutrients.
These snacks do contain caffeine (the amount of matcha in the whole recipe corresponds to six cups of green tea), so they should be consumed in moderation in the evening and by people very sensitive to caffeine.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl shelled hempseed (hemp nuts)
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl blanched almonds
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl shelled sunflower seed
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl hulled sesame seed
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl dried apples
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl dried apricots
- 1/4 cup/0.6 dl golden raisins
- 1 1/2 tsp matcha (green tea powder)
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
- Grind the nuts and seeds in a food processor until coarsely ground. Note that the dried fruit are quite heavy to process, so a blender will likely not work for the next step.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and process until the result is sticky and can be formed into balls.
- Form into 12-15 balls with your hands. The "dough" is quite crumbly, so don't try to roll it, but use your fingers to mold it instead.
- Let stand uncovered for a few hours to let the flavours meld and the texture to firm up slightly. For longer storage put the balls in the fridge or freeze for up to several months.
Notes on Ingredients
Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder available e.g. in Asian food stores. There are no real substitutes for it. It could be left out, but then the balls will not be green and not as flavourful.
