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Almond Coconut Fudge


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"delish, even tho I grabbed the nutmeg instead of cinnamon.... was able to remove most of it and added the cinnamon. "
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How to Make Almond Coconut Fudge

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Use dried, powdered ginger and cinnamon.

2. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mash together until thoroughly mixed. The fudge will harden in the fridge, or retain a soft consistency at room temperature.

3. Consider adding ground cacao for a chocolatey crunch.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Almond Coconut Fudge is an elegant and creamy treat. Rich almond and sweet coconut present themselves first with their smooth, alluring tones. Sea-salty notes and gently pungent ginger entice you with their promise of depth and excitement. As it melts in your mouth, you'll notice that nourishing coconut oil soothes cravings as deep as the very cells of your body. Close your eyes. Imagine yourself on a warm beach, salt and coconut in the air. Almond Coconut Fudge is like a five minute vacation, revitalizing you to your core.

Healthy Fats for Fall

In the fall, your body craves oily foods as it builds a layer of insulating fats for winter protection. Depleted Vata types need heartier foods in the fall, and may feel an irresistible urge for fats and sweet treats. It's important to give your body healthy fats at this time, which will nourish and calm your nervous system, protect your body from colds and flus later in the season, and provide the fuel you'll need to keep yourself warm.

Boost Your Metabolism

Almond Coconut Fudge isn't only a delicate blend of sweet and savory, proteins and carbs, it is also specially formulated to keep your metabolism strong. Cinnamon and ginger not only stimulate digestion and improve absorption, they also stimulate your "agni" - your body's natural umphh to keep your energy levels strong. Plus, cinnamon helps to regulate the blood sugar levels.

Freedom to Choose What You Eat

Processed foods often contain three times the amount of sugars and fats your body needs to feel satisfied. This completely natural, whole food is a simple, safe sweet treat to abate unruly food cravings. Homemade desserts give you the freedom to choose how much sugar, fats and salts you eat. Few homemade desserts offer the simplicity and elegance of Almond Coconut Fudge. It's easy to make. In less than a minute, you could be enjoying pure decadence.

A Sweet Treat with No Fear of Binging

Luxuriate in a hunk of creamy, mouth-watering Almond Coconut Fudge next time you're looking for a hearty treat to hold your appetite. Rich, yet balanced with healthy fats, fiber, and protein, Almond Coconut Fudge promises more than empty carbs, it fills your inner emptiness - satisfying a cellular hunger.

Your appestat is the natural appetite limiting signals your body uses to help you control your portions. Natural whole foods won't circumvent your "appestat" like many processed foods. Plus, fiber in Almond Coconut Fudge is heartier and holds your appetite longer than empty carbs. The fiber provides a more authentic fullness in the tummy. So often, sugar cravings are protein cravings in disguise. Almond Coconut Fudge is a high protein treat that gives your body what it truly needs.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Almond Coconut Fudge Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Almond Coconut Fudge

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Bone

BONE

Bone tissue (Asthi Dhatu) includes the bones, hair, and nails.

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Muscle

MUSCLE

Muscle tissue (Mamsa Dhatu) includes muscles and ligaments.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Almond Coconut Fudge
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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High Fiber Laxative

HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Testosteronic

TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Muscle Tonic

MUSCLE-TONIC

Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.

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Constituents:
Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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, Fats, Phosphorous, Protein,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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, Medium Chain Triglycerrid

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Riemke Enschede, MO
2013-07-24
“Although it's still high summer here in Netherlands, this treat sounded good to me. And mjummie! I didn't have almond butter, so I grinded some almonds as fine as possible. Mixed that with the dry spices first. I used more ginger and added some carob powder. Then put in the honey and oil. The batter could be formed into nice balls, which I put in the fridge for an hour. Mjummie again! Next time I'll add some orange zest too, think that will be even more delicious. A good complement to my Ayurvedic recipies I use for my cooking workshops. Thanks."
Sharon H Barnett Lindsay, CA
2013-07-25
“YUM! I was thinking even shredded coconut could be added for a little texture. A keeper!"
Electra Poulos
2013-07-27
“How much cocoa to the above recipe is suggested?"
“Use ground cacao to your personal taste."
Trish Marko Calgary, AB
2013-08-05
“A very tasty, dessert/snack. Definitely has simplicity and elegance in this mix. Sure cuts down on the cooking time - just mix well in a small bowl, pour in pan and refrigerate. Thanks very much for this recipe!"
mary skelton Stowe, VT
2014-01-11
“delish, even tho I grabbed the nutmeg instead of cinnamon.... was able to remove most of it and added the cinnamon. "
Hannah
2014-02-13
“Almond butter is available in France in Biocoops, it's called "pure d'amandes" and comes in raw or toasted versions."
Carole Madan-Momma Nature Johns creek, GA
2014-02-13
“I cannot wait to buy some almond butter and try this recipe! Momma Nature"
Denise Newark
2014-06-05
“Do you need to melt the coconut oil first or take one tablespoon out of the jar? Denise"
Sharon Pollock Providence, RI
2014-10-27
“Wish I had this last night when I was craving Hershey Bars. "
iona Santa clara, CA
2014-10-30
“If you cannot buy almond butter in Europe you can use your blender. You need a powerful blender and just keep blending the almonds until they turn into almond butter. So easy to do. "
Duabe Ballymena
2014-10-31
“Doubled the ingredients, added dessicated coconut and made 45 small balls. Dusted some in cocoa, some in ground ginger and some in cinnamon (my personal fave). I ate four before they even got to the fridge! Oh, I should add that in the absence of almond butter I just whizzed 250g almonds in the magimix, using the S blade. Took about 10 mins for it to firm into a paste. "
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-22
“This would work well with cashew butter also!"
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