Healing Trees recipe

The Cancer Journey conference at Ceres on Sunday seemed to go very well. They sold out and I had some great interactions with people in the resource room.

I demo'd making my "healing tree" morsels, and share the recipe with you here:

Ingredients
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon Matcha green tea powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1//2 tablespoons date paste *
Zest of 1 lemon
Grated fresh ginger (approx 1 inch)
15 whole raw organic almonds

Directions
[*Make the date paste first - you will only use a small portion of this.  Process 10 pitted dates with 2 tablespoons of water. This makes a thick paste that is a great substitute for refined sugar.]

1. Place all the ingredients except the whole almonds in a food processor and process until smooth.  This matcha mixture should hold together when squeezed but not be too sticky. If it won't hold, process longer, or add 1/2 tablespoon more of date paste.  If too sticky, add a little more almond flour.
2. Cut the whole almonds in half, width ways.
3. Take approx 1 teaspoon of match mixture and shape it into your hands to form a cone shape
4. Stand up half an almond on it's cut side and gently push the matcha cone onto the almond, so that it looks like a tree.
5. Repeat with the rest of the matcha mixture and almond halves to create your own forest of healing trees.
6. Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week, or else the matcha mixture can frozen before shaping.

The healing qualities of these trees come from:

the green tea has excellent anti-cancer properties and is high in anti-oxidants;

the ginger and dates settle the stomach and help with digestion;

the lemon is a great source of anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals;

the almonds are a good source of easily digestible fiber, vitamins and minerals;

and finally the cute shape of the trees lifts your spirits!

These are lovely to make for yourself, but make a great gift for someone who needs some healing.