Macaccino: Mushroom Elixir

This beverage can change your morning. If you find you’re sensitive to caffeine OR you struggle with sleep issues (hint, the two are often connected), then we recommend ditching caffeine for a time.

Caffeine is a nervous system stimulant. Although fairly harmless in itself, it’s often the stray the broke the camels back. Think of the barrel effect, how all of life’s stressors combine to fill up our barrel and lower our ability to manage stress. Caffeine takes up a lot of unnecessary space in the barrel.

But what about the mental focus and alertness caffeine provides, you may ask. That’s where Maca comes in. Maca is a Peruvian root that provides gentle alertness and clarity without the crash. It’s been safely used in herbal medicine practices for hundreds of years. As a powerful adaptogen, it helps increase your tolerance to stressful events. Studies show it can help keep cortisol levels from rising.

It also tastes really delicious and oddly like coffee. With the use of roasted chicory or dandelion root coffee, you’re simulating the flavour of coffee while also supporting your liver with these great herbs !

so if you’ve tried to quit coffee because it makes you anxious, jittery, crash, eye twitch (me) or whatever reason, then give this a go. Because sometimes you just want a warm cup of a dark liquid.

Dark Chocolate and Nuts

This cheeky little chocolate snack was created in an effort to make a snickers bar at home. It has the chocolate. The crunch from the nuts. And the ooey smoothness from the nut butter. Topped with flaky salt and your brain will think you’re eating a snickers bar, trust us.

Side note on peanut butter: peanuts have been shown to be high in mycotoxins (aka mold). This can exasperate symptoms of anxiety, and lower the immune system. If you’re sensitive, it’s best to stick with almond butter.

Happy Balls

A big part of the Flowly program is planning ahead and expecting that cravings may come up. In which case, you’ll be ready with these quick energy balls. With very few ingredients, you can whip these up once a week for snacks on the go. They also freeze really well.

They’re full of fat, fibre and protein to keep you satiated between meals. Much more so than a fruit that can go right through you, and you’re hungry again in 20 minutes.

Happy snacking.

Note: For vegan, swap honey for maple syrup

Coconut Cacao Tahini Bites

Not only are these very delicious, but they’re PACKED with so many important nutrients. All the omega 3 fats from the flax and hemp. All the calcium from the tahini. All the iron and magnesium from the cocoa. This is like a multi-mineral supplement in a very delicious package.

Freezer Fudge

If we were to say you had to make only one recipe from the list, this would be it. This freezer Fudge checks all the boxes;

• Pantry ingredients

• Very quick to make

• Easy to batch

• Satisfies cravings

• Fudgey chocolate

• Salt for adrenals

• Lots of healthy oils for nervous system

• Easily adjusted depending on what you have

Our favourite recipe means you have to give this a go! Get a silicone ice cube tray to make life easier and make this weekly. You can pop one in your mouth after dinner and feel satisfied with just the one.

Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

You can call it a brownie, you can call it a cake. But one thing it certainly is, a solid recipe. We’ve been baking this up for years and it’s very forgiving and easy. We love it because it’s moist, decadent, fudgey and tastes indulgent. But in fact it’s effortlessly gluten free without having to use a weird dry sub-par GF flour (like rice flour 🤢).

Make this for that GF sceptic in your life. Don’t tell them at first, watch their eyes light up as they take a bite, then bask in the glory as you tell the…it’s GLUTEN FREE!

We love it for all the vitamin A beta carotene and fibre from that sweet potato, the iron and magnesium from the cocoa, plus the grounding effects that cocoa brings. Sweetened with honey, you can’t go wrong.

Grounding Chocolate Truffles

Note: For vegan, can swap honey for maple syrup

Vegan Chocolate Glaze

Tahini-tella

3 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Pots