Nirvana Bits

Sesame seeds have been used, well, forever in human terms. According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, the word comes from the Assyrian shamash-shammu, meaning oil seed. They are full of all sorts of wonderful disease-discouraging nutrients. 

Joan's Bits of Nirvana

Today, I have two sweet ideas to share. It all started when I bought three very expensive “Hindi Treats” at Natural Blends in Babylon, NY.  Hmmmmm. I know, Hindi is a language, not a religion or place, so I’m sure the creator of these treats is not Indian. However, they were very tasty and easy to replicate for a lot less money.

For my trial run (which was just fine), I used the following organic (and Fair Trade) ingredients:

½ cup blanched almonds (because they’re softer than unblanched)

½ cup currents

about 3 TBS cocoa

a splash of water

Whir these in a food processor

Roll them into balls

Roll the balls in sesame seeds

Voilá! Beautiful.

You can play around with this, adding more cocoa perhaps, or fewer currents. You could even throw in a little coconut. Or roll them in

I dubbed my variation on this “Nirvana Bits”; unfortunately, I didn’t measure anything, but if you’re visiting this site, you probably don’t need measurements.

Two handfuls of walnuts

One handful of raisins

About a TBS of peanut butter

About ¼ cup cocoa

a splash of water

Whir these in a food processor.

Roll them into balls.

Flatten each ball in sesame seeds.

To chill or not to chill. Eat without guilt. Give away.