Wolfberry: Easy, Fun and Fabulous Recipes

Your family is sure to fall in love with these simple recipes that feature the wolfberry, the most nutrient dense food, yet discovered.

Wolfberries are off the charts for a number of things: antioxidant rich carotenoids, beta carotene, vitamin C, essential fatty acids, B-complex vitamins, vitamin E, polysaccharides, and more.

Ningxia Red is a popular health tonic because it is packed with antioxidant power and whole foods that support brain function and liver function, proper vision, and healthy skin.

Enjoy this delicious, powerful, medicinal smoothie anytime.

INGREDIENTS

2 c. chilled, unsweetened rice, almond or hemp milk
1 c. frozen mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, marionberries)
1 banana or kiwi (peeled)
1/4 c. chilled Ningxia Red juice (shake well)
1/2 c. organic, low-fat, kefir or yogurt

Optional:
1 - 2 Tbs. Blue Agave (or organic honey, to taste)
2 Scoops Power Meal or Balance Complete
2-3 drops orange or lemon therapeutic grade essential oil

DIRECTIONS

In a blender, combine all ingredients and puree for 30 seconds. Makes 5 cups. Savor every drop!

INGREDIENTS

4 oz. Ningxia Red juice
1 c fresh strawberries (whole) or 1 banana
1 cup coconut milk (Zico)
1 scoop Power Meal (Young Living)
1 drop cinnamon bark essential oil (Young Living)
1 teaspoon Blue Agave (to taste)

DIRECTIONS

In a blender, combine all ingredients and puree for 30 seconds. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

The Good News: Although coconut water is low in sugar, it imparts a lovely sweetness to this dairy-free smoothie.

Try this snack for sustained immune defense.

INGREDIENTS

3 c. 6-grain flakes, multigrain flakes or muesli
1 c. unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 c. brown rice flour
1/2 c. whole oat flour
1/2 c. wolfberries, dried
1/2 c. raw cashew pieces
1/2 c. chopped raw pecans
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
small pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1/3 c. + 1 Tbs. organic Blue Agave
1 cube + 2 Tbs. organic butter
2 generous Tbs. organic honey
3 Tbs. soy milk

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer with paddle attachment. Combine wet ingredients in a small saucepan and heat on low, stirring often, until butter is completely melted. Then, pour heated wet ingredients over dry and mix on low speed until well combined.

Spread into a large, lightly oiled, jellyroll pan to about a centimeter in height. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown over all. Let cool completely. Break into bite size pieces.

Perfect weekend breakfast.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 c spelt flour
1/4 c Young Living Balance Complete
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 egg
1 1/2 c almond milk
3 Tbsp. almond oil, walnut oil, or coconut oil (preferably Fresh Shores)
1 Tbsp. Young Living Blue Agave

DIRECTIONS

Mix dry ingredients and set aside. Gently whisk egg, almond milk, oil, and Blue Agave in a separate bowl. Add liquid mixture to dry ingredients and stir until well mixed.

On a hot, lightly greased (butter or olive oil spray) griddle or skillet, pour 1/8 - 1/4 cup batter and gently spread. Cook over medium heat 1-2 minutes each side. (Pancakes will have darker caramel color due to the spelt flour and Balance Complete.)

Syrup

INGREDIENTS

1 c water
1 c Young Living dried wolfberries
1/4 c Young Living Blue Agave
5 drops Young Living orange oil

DIRECTIONS

Bring water to a boil. Add wolfberries and boil for about 2 minutes or until wolfberries are soggy. Remove from heat and discard wolfberries. Add Blue Agave to the wolfberry water and mix well. Add orange oil and stir.

Makes 12 pancakes and 1 cup of syrup.

Kids love this oatmeal.

INGREDIENTS

3 c. water
1/2 c. frozen (unsweetened) apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 c. dried apricots, chopped finely
1/4 c. dried wolfberries
1 1/2 c. old fashioned or quick cooking rolled oats

DIRECTIONS

Bring water and apple juice concentrate to a boil. Add oats, apricots, and wolfberries; simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and cover; let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Makes 2 servings.

INGREDIENTS

8 slices of vegetarian bacon
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 c. slivered almonds
2 medium sized heads of broccoli chopped
1 1/2 c. dried wolfberries
1/4 c. Young Living Blue Agave
1/4 c. vinegar
3/4 c. mayonnaise
Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

Cook vegetarian bacon as directed on packaging. Allow to cool and then crumble. Put sliced onion, bacon, almonds, broccoli, and wolfberries in a bowl. In a blender bottle, place Blue Agave, vinegar, and mayonnaise and shake until well mixed. Pour over salad mixture and toss. Chill and serve.

INGREDIENTS

1 c Ningxia Red
1 c vanilla yogurt
1 c fresh or frozen fruit (pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, etc.)

DIRECTIONS

Blend ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze according to mold directions, about 4 hours.

Makes 6

INGREDIENTS

2/3 c virgin coconut oil/butter (Fresh Shores)
2/3 c raw chocolate powder
1/2 c wolfberries (Young Living)
1/2 c Balance Complete (Young Living) or lucuma
3 t. Blue Agave nectar (Young Living)
sunflower or hemp seeds (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Boil water and remove from the stove. Put the coconut oil/butter in another dish and place it in the boiling water (A Bain Marie).

Soak the wolfberries for 20 minutes and the add to the melted coconut oil.

Add the remaining ingredients and blend the mixture. Put the cake in a dish and smooth over. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving, if you can wait that long.

Presto, you have a cake that is amazingly fabulous and good for you. Now, with this raw cake, you can have your cake and eat it, too.

Ingredients offered online at Young Living and Amazon.

INGREDIENTS

3 c. water
1 c. Young Living dried wolfberries
3 Tbsp. Young Living Blue Agave
5 drops lemon essential Oil*
5 drops orange essential oil*
2 drops cinnamon bark essential oil*

*Be sure your essential oil is pure and suitable for ingestion. I use Young Living's therapeutic-grade essential oils.

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, combine water and wolfberries. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and boil for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Using a sieve, drain the wolfberries from the water, returning the water back to the saucepan. Add Blue Agave to water and mix well. Add lemon, orange, and cinnamon oils. Serve hot. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

These chewy, tart berries have a hunger-curbing edge over other fruit: 18 amino acids, which make them a surprising source of protein, says chef Sarah Krieger, R.D., spokeswoman in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the American Dietetic Association. (They also have more beta-carotene than carrots.) Snack on them mid-afternoon to stay satisfied until dinner. The calorie cost? Only 35 per tablespoon.
Here are a few ideas for in-between meal snacks.

Wolfberry Trail Mix

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup of dried wolfberries
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup raw walnuts, raw almonds, or raw cashews (any combination)

DIRECTIONS

Mix together and keep in an airtight jar.

Snack = 1/2 cup

MORE Snack Ideas:

Wolfberry Creme

For dessert, pour 1/4 cup boiling water into a bowl with 2 tbsp dried berries; let sit 10 minutes. Drain, then spoon over 1/2 cup lowfat vanilla frozen yogurt. Add a sliced banana, if desired.

Looking for a sweetener you can feel good about? Tantalize your sweet tooth with Blue Agave or Stevia extract.

Blue Agave is a fabulous all natural sweetener for your baking needs. It is pressed from the heart of the blue agave cactus. Blue Agave has a glycemic index of 11 (e.g. table sugar is 146) and is about 50 percent sweeter than sugar; when consumed it raises the blood sugar level slowly with no dramatic increases. Best of all, it tastes delicious and is less expensive than maple syrup.

Stevia Extract is a non-sugar liquid extract from the leaf of the plant. It is thirty times sweeter than sugar and has a glycemic index of zero, which will not raise the blood sugar levels at all.

For a quick vegan breakfast or brunch with staying power, a slimming smoothie can be made in a blender in a couple of minutes with just three ingredients:

two cups pure water (or almond milk)
two scoops of Balance Complete
one banana or one cored and quartered unpeeled apple, pear, or peach

The fruit adds a bit of natural fiber and sweetness while the blender produces just the right consistency for this delicious, dairy-free, protein-packed meal on the go.

Another great idea - -"I take fresh strawberries and other fruits and dip them in Balance Complete powder for a tasty healthy snack. It is delicious!" - Suzanne Smith