These are my favourite hormone balancing protein balls. They contain flax seeds which has 800 times the amount of lignans (plant oestrogen) of average plant. That makes them the highest source of plant oestrogen! They also contain a number of flavonols, including progesterone kaemferol. They are also fibre rich.

Dry figs are better to be used for Kapha Ayurvedic constitutions – they are less sweet than dates, which are often used in the protein balls. Plus they are very good for digestion.

And raw cacao has more than 40 times the antioxidants of blueberries and is an excellent source of plant-based iron. Just be sure you’re purchasing raw cacao powder, not cocoa powder. Cocoa powder is processed and roasted where nearly all of the antioxidants are destroyed and often contains sugar (if you don’t need extra iron, omit cacao and add a some honey)

Ingredients:

  • 100 g dried figs, soaked in lukewarm water
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric
  • flax seed (use as much or as little as you’d like)
  • 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon of almond butter
  • 1-2 tablespoons of cacao
  • ground almonds
  • 100g of chopped hazelnuts

Method: Mix the figs, lukewarm water (if not all soaked by figs) and Turmeric in a food processor until it’s all mashed. Add softened/melted coconut oil, almond butter flax seeds and cacao and mix all. Once all very well combined and flax seeds are ground (I used whole flax seeds, which you can also pre-soak or use the ground flax seeds), transfer in another bowl, add chopped hazelnuts and add ground almonds, as much as you need. The mixture needs to be of the consistency that it is easy to form small protein balls.

You can roll the balls in ground almonds, chia seeds or do as I often do. I grind some of of my Golden Snack (see recipe in my blog) and roll the balls in this mixture. This makes the balls even richer and more nutritious – tasting more of turmeric than they would normally do!

Place in the fridge and leave over night or for a couple of hours. They are delicious as a snack after your yoga class or a tasty sweet if you’re really staying away from processed sugars!