Carob And Plum Morsels
I was away earlier in the year as you might have read, and I got this fabulous email out of the blue, asking me if I would like some organic carob pods to play with….and of course, I said yes! It was Kristen Morrison from Naturally Better Foods who wanted to know! To cut to the Readers Digest version, I had a long chat with the very energetic and dynamic Kristen about her amazing business that operates out of Victoria, and if you are at all inclined to want the best sourced, least fiddled with ingredients for your family, then head on over to her site and join up! She also has a fantastic book about her own experience with her darling little boy which is absolutely fascinating reading and a must for any mum with a child with (or without for that matter) any sort of health difficulties….so what did I do with the carob??
(Just giving you the heads up...) There was a bit of process involved to get to the carob powder stage…not really that difficult, just a little time consuming. The fragrant results however were well worth it.
SO…to process the pods, you must boil them in plenty of water (out of Thermomix in other words), then remove the seeds. Roast the seeds for about 25 minutes in a hot oven at 180ºC and then allow them to cool before milling at least 3 times 1 min/speed 10, cooling well in between each milling. Sieve out any hard pieces and discard.
Then you can make these delicious little treats; they are nut free, (unless using pistachios for coating) therefore perfect for school lunch boxes…or try chopping and adding them to Graneusli from For Foods Sake…quite a decadent, yet very healthy little mouthful!
The other great thing about Kristen and her site is that she is giving us the chance to give away a hamper to the value of $150 for you to spend in her online store…to be in the running, please head over to her Facebook page, ‘like’ the page and then put the comment “Tenina sent me” and Kristen will draw the lucky winner on Thursday 29th March…the same day as the Albany Cooking classes for those in the know!!
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Need
- 100 Grams seeds of choice (I used sunflower, pumpkin and linseed)
- 150 Grams pitted prunes
- 50 Grams carob powder
- 60 Grams pure maple syrup
- Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
- Some chopped nuts, shredded coconut and more carob powder to roll them in
Do
- 1
Place seeds into Thermomix bowl and mill 30 sec/speed 10.
- 2
Add remaining ingredients other than the rolling thingos of choice and blend 20 sec/speed 6.
- 3
Using wet hands, roll the mixture into balls and roll into either/all options to garnish.
- 4
Eat on a whim….but make sure everyone knows you made the carob powder…yourself..
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
