{recipe} Busy Bee Frozen Treat

This recipe comes to us from Cristina Archila.

Honey is a powerful antioxidant, considered one of the healthiest sweeteners available. It is important to get honey from sustainable beekeepers to maintain the Earth’s balance and harmlessly consume animal byproducts. Bees are a crucial component in organic agriculture and they like to keep busy. They eat honey and pollen to maintain their metabolisms running at high levels. The pollen that bees collect has evolved to become the richest food source possible. This is frozen treat combines honey and bee pollen to fuel your body with pure energy.

INGREDIENTS (FOR ALMOND BISCUITS)
(Makes 16-18 biscuits)
1 cup almond meal or almond pulp
3/4 cup oat flour, (ground raw oat groats)
1/4 cup flax meal
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup maple syrup (or substitute with equivalent amount of favorite liquid sweetener)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean scraped
bee pollen for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS (FOR ALMOND BISCUITS)
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Use a small ice-cream server to scoop uniform servings and flatten carefully with by hand. (keep a bowl of water handy and moisten hand lightly to reduce stickiness). Sprinkle some bee pollen for garnish (optional). Place on a non-stick sheet inside dehydrator for 4 hours. Transfer to a screen tray and dehydrate overnight 6-8 hours.

INGREDIENTS (FOR HONEY LEMON GELATO)
(Makes 3 cups)
1 cup cashews – soaked
1/2 cup coconut meat, (approx. one medium young coconut)
1 cup almond milk
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp lecithin – powdered

INSTRUCTIONS (FOR HONEY LEMON GELATO)
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into ice-cream machine’s bowl and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. For a creamier gelato consistency add 3 Tbsp of melted coconut oil.

INSTRUCTIONS (FOR ASSEMBLY)
To make a busy-bee frozen treat, layer a scoop of honey-lemon gelato between two almond biscuits. You can also use a food ring to serve the ice cream in a geometrical way. For extra super-nutrition roll sandwiches over bee pollen. Keep frozen.

Bee pollen is a unique superfood that contains the male reproductive gametes of flowers and the digestive enzymes of bees. Just a little volume can provide a lot of nutrition. It is important to note that as healthy it can be, quite a few people can have an allergic reaction to bee pollen.

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