Description
Vegan seed cycling brownie bites; a convenient, tasty, and healthy snack to get in your daily dose of seeds when seed cycling to balance your hormones naturally. Seed cycling can regulate your period, reduce PMS symptoms, and increase fertility naturally.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds or raw, unsalted sunflower seeds (see notes)
- 1 cup raw flaxseeds or raw sesame seeds (see notes)
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 3 cups pitted Medjool dates, packed
- 1 cup cocoa powder, plus more for rolling
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Grind the seeds in a coffee grinder or high-speed blender.
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To a food processor, add the ground seeds and the remaining ingredients. Process until the mixture is the consistency of sand and easily sticks together when pressed between your fingers. The consistency of the mixture will largely depend on which seeds you’re using and the moistness of your dates. If the mixture is too dry to stick together, add warm water, 1 teaspoon at a time and continue to process until the right consistency is reached.
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Add a bit of cocoa powder to an empty bowl for rolling.
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Using a tablespoon, scoop a heaping tablespoon from the food processor and form into a ball. Repeat until all of the mixture is used up.
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Roll each ball in cocoa powder to coat and arrange on a plate in a single layer. Repeat until 30 balls are formed.
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Once all the balls are formed, freeze the plate of bites in a single layer. Once frozen, transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.
Notes
Seeds. If you’re in the first half of your cycle (Day 1-14 where Day 1 is the first day of your period), use pumpkin seeds and flax seeds. If you’re in the second half of your cycle (Day 15-28), use sunflower seeds and sesame seeds. Click here to learn more about seed cycling for hormone balance.