Energizing Sun Balls Recipe
What You'll Learn
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 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
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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