Episode 9 for Recipes Sweet Snacks

Sweet Popcorn

Portion Size: 1 Cup
Servings: 4

Ingredients: 

• 2T Ghee
• 5 T Organic popcorn

For Topping

• 2 oz Melted Ghee
• Mixture of sucanat* Cinnamon and Cardamom

Directions:

1. Melt Ghee in pot and add organic popcorn
2. Put lid on and turn on medium high heat. As soon as the 1st seed pops you will want to keep shaking the pot until the speed of the pops slows down, remove from heat.
3. Make topping: In a small pot on low heat add 2 oz of melted ghee, add sucanat and spice mixture (cinnamon, cardamom).
4. Add Topping mixture in 2-3 parts shaking in between each addition to ensure even coating.
5. Add spicy almonds** for a sweet/savory snack or peanuts for cracker jack experience. 

* Also sold as panel, or rapadura

Peanut Butter Cookies

Portion Size: 1 cookie (approx. 1 3/4th inch)

Portions: 24

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of Cold Peanut Butter 
• 1/2 c (heaping)  Sucanat Sugar
• 1 Egg

Directions:

1. Mix sugar and peanut butter with an electric mixer
2. Add egg and mix until all ingredients are equally mixed.
3. Scoop out dough with a Tablespoon, cookie scoop, or a  teaspoon and roll into a ball, flatten with your palms to desire thickness (does not change when cooking).
4. Put in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cooking.
5. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

*For variations add blueberries or cacao.

Avocado Lime Mousse

Ingredients:

• 2 avocados, peeled and pitted
• ⅛ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 1-2 tablespoons local honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt

Crust Ingredients:

• ¼ cup  hemp seeds
• 2 T chia seeds
• ¼ cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup Medjool dates, pitted

Directions:

1. Place the avocados, orange juice, lime juice, honey, vanilla extract and a pinch of sea salt into a blender or food processor and purée until creamy. Remove from the blender and place into a bowl.
2. Place the hemp seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, dates and remaining sea salt into a food processor, and mix until combined and crumb-like. Do not over process; it should look like coarse bread crumbs.
3. Add the crust mixture to the bottom of the container and press into a crust.  Next add the avocado mousse and top with yogurt mixture, coconut cream or enjoy plain.
4. To make whipped coconut cream, pour the coconut water in a cup and remove the  meat from the coconut. Add the meat and a small amount of water to the mixer.  Blend on the highest setting blend until fluffy and creamy.  For yogurt, add maple syrup or honey to the grass-fed yogurt and mix well.

Featured Foods: 

Lincoln Spring Street Farms 

Local Honey

            Cara Cara Oranges

Fresh Peanuts, soaked and processed into Peanut Butter

Small Batch Spicy Almonds, Portland, Oregon

Avocado

Succanat

Honey

Bear Lime

Bautista Family Organic Date Ranch, Medjool Dates

Walnuts

Organic popcorn

Fresh Coconut

Himalayan salt

Gamma Farms Pasture Raised eggs

Anandamide Cacao