The healthy snack for happy hormones | Some of you may know this already, or maybe you don’t, but I’ve struggled with correcting a hormone imbalance for the past 4 years. It’s been my goal to find ways to balance my hormones naturally, so I wouldn’t have to resort to medication to fix the issue. In doing so, I’ve come across many different supplements and foods that naturally support your hormones (I’ll be doing a post all about this v soon) which essentially led me to discover this highly nutritious plant, called Maca.
If you aren’t familiar with Maca, it’s a plant that is native to Peru, with a long history of holistic, medicinal use due to it’s nutritious health profile. It is a great source of B vitamins, Iron, Vitamin C, and Fiber, and is a natural energy booster. There are tons of other amazing benefits you can research, but if you are interested in trying these super simple, delicious, melt in your mouth energy/protein bars, keep scrolling 🙂
Ingredients:
1 cup chocolate protein powder, linked here
2 tablespoons oat milk
6 tablespoons monk fruit maple syrup, linked here
5 tablespoons chocolate sunflower butter, linked here
1 tablespoon chia seed
1/3 cup coconut flour
2 tablespoons Maca powder, linked here
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 flax eggs (3 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 9 tablespoons water)
Pinch, sea salt
Dash, cinnamon
2 tablespoons cashew butter (to drizzle on top)
Handful, crushed raw cashews
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F, and line an 8×8 square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside
Step 2
Combine water and flaxseed meal for the flax egg, set aside to set up, roughly 5 minutes.
Step 3
Place the oat milk, monk fruit maple syrup and chocolate sunflower butter in a microwave safe bowl and melt together, about 1 minute.
Step 4
In medium mixing bowl, using electric mixer, combine the melted combination from above, all of the dry ingredients, then add the flax egg last. Press down into prepared pan, bake for 10-12 minutes.
Step 5
As soon as the bars come out, drizzle the cashew butter on top, using the back of a spoon to gently spread to cover. Sprinkler crushed cashews on top, and enjoy!
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