2019-08-01 Eat Well

Cacao Hemp Balls

Recipe / Lisa Guy

Hemp seeds are one of the richest plant sources of polyunsaturated

essential fatty acids. They contain a perfect balance of omega-3

and omega-6 fats, which help promote strong immune function

and cardiovascular health.

Makes: 14 balls

1 packed cup medjool dates, pitted

¼ cup hemp seeds, plus extra for

topping

3 tbsp cacao powder

1 tbsp tahini

1 cup roasted hazelnuts, plus

16 extra

¾ cup dark chocolate chips

½ tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil

Place dates, hemp seeds, cacao

powder, tahini and hazelnuts

(reserving 16) in food processor. Blend

until well combined and mixture

forms balls.

Take a heaped tbsp of mixture,

place hazelnut in centre and mould

mixture around nut.

Place balls on tray lined with

baking paper in freezer for 20 mins

to set.

Melt chocolate and coconut oil in

small pan. Dip each ball in melted

chocolate and place on tray, sprinkle

with hemp seeds and place back in

freezer for 20 mins.

Hemp Granola with

Poached Pear

Recipe / Lisa Guy

This delightful breakfast is packed with nutritional

goodness. Hemp seeds give your diet a boost in fibre,

protein and healthy fats. This dish will also deliver

probiotics to support your gut and immune health.

Ginger is an excellent anti-inflammatory herb that is

beneficial for cardiovascular health and anyone who

suffers from arthritis. Ginger also helps stimulate

circulation and ease digestive complaints.

Serves: 4

2 tbsp raw honey or maple

syrup

2 tbsp coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla-bean paste

or extract

½ cup shredded coconut

½ cup flaked almonds

¼ cup pistachios

¼ cup raw sunflower

seeds

½ cup hemp seeds

2 tbsp chia seeds

½ cup whole oats

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Poached Pears

4 small ripe pears, peeled

2 cups orange juice

2 cups water

2½cm ginger root

Zest 1 orange

Organic natural or

coconut yoghurt,

to serve

Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 large baking trays with

baking paper.

In small bowl, combine honey or maple syrup,

coconut oil and vanilla.

Place coconut, nuts, seeds, oats and cinnamon in

food processor and pulse 3–4 times to form chunky

granola. Transfer mixture to bowl and stir through

honey mix until well combined.

Spread granola mixture evenly onto baking trays

and bake for 20–25 mins until golden brown. Toss

mixture together after 15 mins. Allow to cool then

store in jar in fridge.

To poach pears, place pears, juice, water, ginger and

orange zest in small saucepan. If necessary, add extra

water to cover pears. Simmer for 20 mins until soft.

To serve, spoon yoghurt into bowl, top with 1 pear and

sprinkle with granola.

Strawberry & Orange Hemp Seed Jam

Recipe / Jacqueline Alwill

A simple breakfast of jam on toast can so easily move

from simple to healthfully decadent and abundant in

nutrients with this delicious jam. It’s heavenly on

top of a slice of sourdough or seed bread with

a dollop of coconut yoghurt and some extra fruit

such as banana or kiwi fruit.

Serves: 4–6

200g mixed berries

½ tsp orange zest

2 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp maple syrup

3 tbsp chia seeds

3 tbsp hemp seeds

Combine berries, orange

zest, vanilla and maple

syrup in food processor

or blender and blitz to

uniform consistency.

Remove from blender

and stir through chia and

hemp seeds.

Place in fridge to set for

4–6 hours.

Keeps in fridge for up

to 2 weeks.

Cacao Hemp Balls

Strawberry & Orange

Hemp Seed Jam

Photography: Lisa Guy, Jacqueline Alwill

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CacaoHempBalls

Recipe/ LisaGuy

Hempseedsareoneoftherichestplantsourcesofpolyunsaturated

essentialfattyacids.Theycontaina perfectbalanceofomega-3

andomega-6fats,whichhelppromotestrongimmunefunction

andcardiovascularhealth.

Makes: 14 balls

1 packedcupmedjooldates,pitted

¼cuphempseeds,plusextrafor

topping

3 tbspcacaopowder

1 tbsptahini

1 cuproastedhazelnuts,plus

16 extra

¾cupdarkchocolatechips

½tbspcold-pressedcoconutoil

Placedates,hempseeds,cacao

powder,tahiniandhazelnuts

(reserving16)in foodprocessor.Blend

untilwellcombinedandmixture

formsballs.

Takea heapedtbspofmixture,

placehazelnutin centreandmould

mixturearoundnut.

Placeballsontraylinedwith

bakingpaperin freezerfor 20 mins

toset.

Meltchocolateandcoconutoilin

smallpan.Dipeachballin melted

chocolateandplaceontray,sprinkle

withhempseedsandplacebackin

freezerfor 20 mins.

HempGranolawith

PoachedPear

Recipe/ LisaGuy

Thisdelightfulbreakfastis packedwithnutritional

goodness.Hempseedsgiveyourdieta boostinfibre,

proteinandhealthyfats.Thisdishwillalsodeliver

probioticstosupportyourgutandimmunehealth.

Gingeris anexcellentanti-inflammatoryherbthatis

beneficialforcardiovascularhealthandanyonewho

suffersfromarthritis.Gingeralsohelpsstimulate

circulationandeasedigestivecomplaints.

Serves: 4

2 tbsprawhoneyormaple

syrup

2 tbspcoconutoil

1 tspvanilla-beanpaste

orextract

½cupshreddedcoconut

½cupflakedalmonds

¼cuppistachios

¼cuprawsunflower

seeds

½cuphempseeds

2 tbspchiaseeds

½cupwholeoats

1 tspgroundcinnamon

PoachedPears

4 smallripepears,peeled

2 cupsorangejuice

2 cupswater

2½cmgingerroot

Zest1 orange

Organicnaturalor

coconutyoghurt,

toserve

Preheatovento160°C.Line2 largebakingtrayswith

bakingpaper.

Insmallbowl,combinehoneyormaplesyrup,

coconutoilandvanilla.

Placecoconut,nuts,seeds,oatsandcinnamonin

foodprocessorandpulse3–4timestoformchunky

granola.Transfermixturetobowlandstirthrough

honeymixuntilwellcombined.

Spreadgranolamixtureevenlyontobakingtrays

andbakefor20–25minsuntilgoldenbrown.Toss

mixturetogetherafter 15 mins.Allowtocoolthen

storeinjarinfridge.

Topoachpears,placepears,juice,water,gingerand

orangezestinsmallsaucepan.If necessary,addextra

watertocoverpears.Simmerfor 20 minsuntilsoft.

Toserve,spoonyoghurtintobowl,topwith1 pearand

sprinklewithgranola.

Strawberry&OrangeHempSeedJam

Recipe/ JacquelineAlwill

A simplebreakfastofjamontoastcansoeasilymove

fromsimpletohealthfullydecadentandabundantin

nutrientswiththisdeliciousjam.It’sheavenlyon

topofa sliceofsourdoughorseedbreadwith

a dollopofcoconutyoghurtandsomeextrafruit

suchasbananaorkiwifruit.

Serves:4–6

200gmixedberries

½tsporangezest

2 tspvanilla

2 tbspmaplesyrup

3 tbspchiaseeds

3 tbsphempseeds

Combineberries,orange

zest,vanillaandmaple

syrupinfoodprocessor

orblenderandblitzto

uniformconsistency.

Removefromblender

andstirthroughchiaand

hempseeds.

Placeinfridgetosetfor

4–6hours.

Keepsinfridgeforup

to2 weeks.

Cacao Hemp Balls

Strawberry & Orange

Hemp Seed Jam

Photography: Lisa Guy, Jacqueline Alwill

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