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Energizing Sun Balls Recipe

Energizing Sun Balls Recipe

Key Takeaways

  • Sun Balls Recipe: Uses toasted sunflower seeds, sunflower butter, coconut, raisins, maple syrup, almond extract, and coriander; includes dosha-specific notes for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha with ginger option.
  • Energizing Snack: Roll coarse ground sunflower seed mixture into one-inch balls after mixing sunflower butter, maple syrup, almond extract, and coriander; omit coconut for Kapha or raisins for Vata.
  • Ayurvedic Support: Recipe aligns with Vata, Pitta, Kapha considerations; omit raisins or coconut as suggested, and add ground ginger for Kapha, which may support digestion.
R Amadea Morningstar, MA, RPE, RYT Originally published Last updated

- Vata, - Pitta, 0 Kapha*

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons toasted sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup shredded, unsweetened coconut (omit for kapha)
  • 2–3 tablespoons raisins (omit for vata)
  • ¼ cup sunflower butter
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder

Directions:

Grind the sunflower seeds in a blender to a coarse meal. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and press into 1 inch balls.

*For kapha, add a touch of ground ginger to aid digestion.

About the Author

R Amadea Morningstar, MA, RPE, RYT Meet the Author
R Amadea Morningstar, MA, RPE, RYT

Amadea Morningstar works with Ayurveda as a nutrition educator, writer, and cook. She first trained in Ayurveda in 1983. She is the founder of...

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