Get Up and Go Balls

This is my take on adaptogen balls.  I’ve read a few different ones over the years and if mine doesn’t do it for you try this one or this one.  I remember at the herb store there was a gal one day really agonizing about getting the exact ingredients for a chai recipe. She was 100% convinced that there was one true chai recipe and it took 2 of us and another customer to convince her that she could put together a recipe that she personally liked and it would be every bit as much a chai as any magical chai recipe that existed.  Kind of like a fruitcake.  There are certain qualities that make it a fruitcake but if you put in more raisins than I do both cakes are still fruitcakes.  Are there even raisins in a fruitcake?  I digress.

My Recipe

Get Up and Go Balls

1 cup nut butter (almond, tahini, pumpkin seed, – what do you like?)

1/2 cup honey

3/4 cup powdered adaptogen (bacopa, ashwaganda, shatavari, maca, one of the ginsengs – what effect are you going for?)

1/4 cup rosehip powder (packed with antioxidants)

1 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp cinnamon

cacao powder/shredded coconut – this is optional.

Mix the nut butter and the honey together.  Blend together your mix of adaptogens, rosehip powder, ginger, and cinnamon.  Gradually add the adaptogen blend to the nut butter/honey mixture.  You want a mixture that will hold together – not too wet, not too dry.  When the mix seems right use a tablespoon to scoop out spoonfuls of the mixture.  Roll it into balls about the size of a large marble.  When the balls are done you can roll them in the mixture of cacao powder/shredded coconut.  I like this cause it makes them tastier but it is up to you.  These freeze well and will last a long time in the fridge.

Enjoy a couple each day.  As adaptogens are herbs that take action over time, because of this it could be several weeks before you notice a result.  Some adaptogens are stimulating (maca!) so enjoy in the morning until you know how your recipe acts on you.