Easy and sweet bonbons
A twist on this classic dessert made perfectly sweet from whole plant foods with no added processed sugars. A great treat for the chocolate lover!
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About the recipe
I created these Bonbons many years ago to give my kids a healthy dessert option. As an added plus, they also make a great breakfast on the go when traveling or busy.
Sometimes I make half of my batch with the chocolate coating and half without to function less as a dessert and more as a breakfast or snack.
This is a wonderful recipe to include your kids in the process! I would often have my kids help me mix up the inside mixture and form the ball shape together.
Bonbons get their name from the French word for “good” - bon. What a fitting name for this sweet dessert that is so very good! They’ve been served in French royal courts since the 16th century.
Classically, a Bonbon is a small confection that is always covered in a chocolate outer layer. The mixture of ingredients on the inside is part of the fun! Many a pastry chef have exercised their creative freedom on what to fill their Bonbons with.
This recipe takes my whole-plant food approach to wellness and applies it to this delectable treat. Nuts, dates, coconut, and pure vanilla combine to create a beautifully sweet filling that we then coat in 70% pure dark chocolate.
Keep a stash of these on hand in your freezer for when you’re craving a sweet treat, but want to continue to nourish your body with healing foods. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
Directions
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In a large mixing bowl combine chopped dates, almond butter, chopped pecans, coconut, puffed brown rice or millet, salt, and pure vanilla extract. You may need to use both hands to combine the mixture well enough to form into balls.
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Form 1 ½ inch Bonbon balls and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes before adding the chocolate topping, though Bonbons are delicious treats even without the dark chocolate topping.
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Prepare Dark Chocolate Glaze for dipping the Bonbons. Heat a double boiler with a bowl or pan over boiling water. Place the dark chocolate pieces into the double boiler and stir continuously while melting the chocolate. Remove Bonbons from the freezer and dip each into the melted chocolate, coating all sides, and place back on parchment paper. Repeat with each Bonbon.
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Place the coated Bonbons back in the freezer and chill until serving.
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We read on line that bananas will cancel out the goodness of the other fruits and veggies. Is this true?
-I am a fan of bananas. They get a bad rap on social media with those focused on carbs being bad and looking at continuous blood sugar monitoring. Bananas are a whole plant food loaded with soluble fiber. Soluble fiber helps us bind and delay the surge of blood sugar to improve insulin resistance and helps to keep us full AND removes cholesterol from our body. When we eat bananas as part of a meal or snack that has protein and healthy plant fats, we can get all the wins of bananas with high fiber and healthy carbs and not end up with a blood sugar spike from that meal. For athletes and those exercising regularly, bananas are a great way to fuel the body and replenish the muscle fuel glycogen. So if you are moving and eating healthy meals, bananas can be part of your diet and wellness routine. They are personally one of my favorite fast foods to eat.
Here is my problem- I am a Type I diabetic and 74 grams (in my experience- a recent diagnosis) would take a lot of short acting units of insulin 4 units for 80 grams. I’m concerned about this. Wonder is this is the program for me?
-I specialize in diabetes care and have helped hundreds of people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. There is 74 grams of total carbs in this smoothie and 23 grams of these carbs are from fiber since the ingredients are all whole plant foodsI What we teach in Dr. Cheryl Wellness is how to count carbs and focus medication dosages on NET carbs - so this smoothie as it is has 51g of net carbs and this is a full meal replacement that will keep you full for 4 hours. So if you need 1 unit of short acting insulin for every 20 grams of carbohydrate (as you noted in your comment your Rx is with type 1 diabetes), you would need 2.5 units of insulin for this full meal smoothie. I help members adapt a meal plan and wellness routine that works for them even with type 1 diabetes. People with Type 1 Diabetes, you can become insulin resistant and so it takes both food and lifestyle habits to help you become more insulin sensitive and at the same time not let you miss out one getting the healthy antioxidants you need to combat other diseases, have a healthy gut, and add more healthy years. You get these protective antioxidants from whole fruits and vegetables and too many health professionals are stripping these away from those with diabetes with the siloed focus of blood sugar and not exploring ways your body can maximize on all the benefits of whole fruits and vegetable and whole food carbohydrates, protein and fat and at the same time balance your blood sugar to optimize your insulin dosage. For you, I would suggest adding 10 more grams of protein to this smoothie in the form of 1/4 cup more of nuts or adding greek non-fat yogurt or a scoop of pea or whey protein powder if you prefer. I will work with you in my membership to find the right formula for each of your meals so you can optimize your nutrition and balance your blood sugar. I hope you sign up for my weekly email, check out my membership and listen to my weekly podcast "The Wellness Table" on your favorite podcast platform or here on the website on the podcast tab or on Youtube channel Dr Cheryl Wellness. Great to see you here.
Hello Dr. Cheryl! I would love to try this recipe, but the list of ingredients is incomplete as written. Just thought you should know!
Sorry for the delay in response. Just learning how to reply to comments on my new website. I fixed the recipe based on your catching this error and it should be great for you now. Thank you for letting me know. I hope you enjoy this delicious smoothie.
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Thanks Sandra! We love this recipe!
So glad you are enjoying this recipe. It definitely is a family favorite at my house.
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