Omega Macaroons

Courtesy of Chef Mary from Mary’s Secret Garden, Ventura, CA.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Nutiva Coconut Oil
1/2 Cup Nutiva Coconut Manna™
2 Tbs Nutiva Hemp Oil
1 Cup Organic Raw Agave Nectar
1/2 tsp. Fresh Vanilla Bean Powder
1/4 – 1/2 Cup Organic Raw Cacao Powder
3 1/2 Cups Oganic Medium shredded Coconut Flakes
1/2 Cup Nutiva Hemp Seeds
Whole Organic Almonds and Hemp Seeds for garnish

Directions:

1. Add first 6 ingredients to food processor.  Blend until well incorporated and the coconut oil is completely liquid.  Scrape down mixture and mix one more time for just a few seconds.

2. Pour mixture into a small mixing bowl.  Fold in the shredded coconut and Hemp Seeds until well incorporated.

3. Scoop out with small ice cream scooper into chilled cookie sheet or use 2 tablespoon-sized spoon to make small balls. Either way, you get to lick your fingers!  YUMMY!

4. At this point, you can press whole almond into the top and sprinkle with hemp seeds.

5. Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

6. They will harden and set very firmly.
Enjoy!

Recipe Credit: Chef Mary from Mary’s Secret Garden, Ventura, CA.

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  • Brian

    A whole cup of extremely high fructose agave syrup! What is healthy about that?

    • http://nutiva.com/articles Nutiva Team

      Agave has become the de-facto sweetener for many vegan and organic food recipes.

      Yet more people are now questioning agave, and looking for other alternatives. And there are many interesting options.

      Some of the promising candidates include coconut sugar and coconut syrup, both from the palm tree. Yacon syrup is a ancient food from South America used by many raw food advocates.

      Also new on the market are new and improved Stevia extracts, which have recently been improved for a fuller sweet flavor. And LoHan Go or Monk fruit as well as Sun Choke are sweeteners that are not well-known, but are being researched now. Sweet powders such as mesquite and lecumia powder are also interesting options.

      And don’t forget date sugar and maple syrup or even old fashioned raw honey.

      ~ Nutiva Founder & CEO John W Roulac

  • Tammy

    this looks good .. i’m gonna give it a try. good way to get your good fats intake. i will substitute honey for the agave, tho.

  • Tammy

    made it today. very easy. very tasty. very healty! YUM!

  • Noay

    agave it should be out of the market for good

  • Organic Wench

    The individuals who made derogatory remarks about agave need to read this. Taken from Dr. Weil’s website.

    “Agave nectar is a natural sweetener that ranks relatively low on the glycemic load scale. It is sold in health food stores and online and has been growing in popularity in recent years. Although it provides as many calories as sucrose (table sugar), it is much sweeter, so you can use less of it – say one-quarter of a cup to substitute for one cup of sugar in most recipes. I like the pleasant, neutral taste of agave nectar and use it as my main sweetener, although I don’t use sweeteners very often, and when I do, I use small amounts. I doubt that I use more than a tablespoon or two per week.

    Agave has been getting a lot of bad press recently in connection with its fructose content. In fact, the fructose in it accounts for its low glycemic load. The body does not metabolize this natural sugar well, so it does not readily raise blood sugar (glucose) levels. In moderate amounts – as in fruit, honey, and agave – fructose in the diet is not a concern. Very large amounts, as one might get through high consumption of sugary drinks made with high fructose corn syrup, probably affect liver function and promote insulin resistance and obesity in many people. In the animal study you mention, the doses given were huge. So I wouldn’t worry about the effect on your liver of modest quantities of agave or fructose.
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    I am troubled, however, about the health effects of large amounts of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in the diet. Americans over the age of two consume more than 300 calories daily from caloric sweeteners, one-sixth of their average daily calories. Measured against those amounts the fructose coming from agave products is insignificant.

    My main concern about agave is not possible effects on liver function or health but rather its sustainability as a food source since demand may soon exceed supply.

    Andrew Weil, M.D.”

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