I had the pleasure of joining the founder of Beaming, Lisa Odenweller, and Brad Wills on Fox 5 San Diego last week to talk about ways to “Trick Out Your Halloween Treats” … via, you guessed it, SUPERFOODS! Watch the full clip HERE as we talk about what makes superfoods so incredible, then grab the recipe we made on air below to make your own healthy (and super fun) treats!
Superfood “Monster Heads”
A great project for kids to put together and enjoy superfoods! Makes about 1½ dozen “monster heads.” Adapted from “No Bake Brownies” from Superfood Kitchen © 2012 by Julie Morris, Sterling Publishing Co.
1 cup raw walnuts
1 cup Medjool dates, pits removed
½ cup cacao powder
2 tablespoons Beaming Protein Powder (or your favorite protein powder)
pinch sea salt
¼ cup chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips
Toppings (each in small bowls)
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- spirulina powder to preference (about ½ -1 teaspoon)
- a few spoonful’s Goji berries
- a few spoonful’s hemp seeds
- a few spoonful’s sunflower seeds
- a few spoonfuls cacao nibs
- 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil
In a food processor, briefly grind the walnuts into a coarse flour. Add the dates and process until chunky. Add the cacao powder, protein powder and sea salt and process once more until a crumbly dough has formed. Test the constancy – dough should be stick together easily and slightly malleable, if not, blend in water – 1 teaspoon at a time. Transfer to a medium bowl.
Lay the wax paper on a flat surface. Mix coconut flakes and a little spirulina in a bowl to create light green flakes, and spill out the mixture onto wax paper. A tablespoon at a time, pack the cacao dough into a tight ball by hand, and roll around in green coconut, using a dab of coconut oil if needed to adhere more coconut. Use toothpick to help shape a mouth (etc) and other toppings to make eyes, nose, teeth, etc with different toppings. Stick with a toothpick and transfer to a serving plate.
