Toasty Coconut Truffles for The Body Ecology Diet

Toasty Coconut Truffles for Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.)

Tara Carpenter, NC.

Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with Body Ecology Diet.

Originally published on December 17, 2016.

I ground some shredded coconut I had gently toasted in the oven. My aim was to get a fine powder to sprinkle on top of a cake I baked that morning. Instead, I lifted the cover off the grinder to be greeted with an amazing smell! Instead of powder there was a sticky paste so I diverted (as any chef must do from time to time 🙂 to make these delicious bonbons instead.

You’ll see BE Sweet Powder listed in the ingredients; this natural sweetener does not feed harmful yeast or bacteria. Making this a perfect recipe for anyone healing on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). Diabetics too, because lakanto doesn’t influence blood sugar or insulin release.

Toasty Coconut Truffles for Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.)

~~ gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free ~~

Makes: 16 small balls

Ingredients

3 cups dried coconut, shredded*

2 Tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

3 tsp BE Sweet Powder or xylitol, ground into a fine powder

2 tsp dried orange zest, minced

1/2 tsp almond extract, alcohol/sugar free

1/2 tsp orange extract, alcohol/sugar free

3/4 – 1 tsp white stevia powder (or a few drops of liquid stevia)

2 pinches of sea salt

Method

Toast coconut in an iron skillet over medium heat until light golden – reserving 1/3rd cup for rolling the balls in.

Grind toasted coconut in a VitaMix or other high-powered blender (a coffee grinder works great!) until begins to form a paste.

Melt coconut oil in the warm iron skillet.

Mix coconut oil, ground coconut, and all other ingredients in a bowl.

Let batter sit few minutes to cool; making sure to roll while still warm.

Form batter into small balls with moist hands.

Roll balls in remaining 1/3 cup of toasted coconut.

Store in fridge or freezer until they harden and are easy to nibble on 🙂

Tips & Tricks

Be careful not to burn the coconut when you toast that because it turns golden quickly.
Gently melt coconut oil at a low setting until slightly liquid so you don’t harm beneficial fatty acids.
Make a bunch at once and store in the freezer.
Perfect for an occasional treat on Stage 1 of B.E.D.

Closer Look at Ingredients

Shredded Coconut is the grated flesh of mature coconut and mostly in the form of carbohydrates because coconuts are fiber-rich and keep the gut healthy. Fiber feeds friendly flora and when friendly flora lives in the gut in large populations they stand a better chance at keeping health issues like Candida, thrush, or GBS+ at bay. Buy organic!

Coconut Oil is high in a saturated fat that is shown to not have negative effects on a person’s cholesterol level. Raw/virgin unrefined coconut oil can benefit the gut by ‘healing and sealing’ and being antibacterial, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory. Buy organic, virgin, and cold-pressed.

*When comes to dried coconut and B.E.D., I am on the fence and recommend dried coconut on an occasional basis, watching for negative reactions. I agree with Donna Gates that it shouldn’t be a staple on stage 1 and avoided it myself when I was on the healing stage (unless cultured by covering wide coconut flakes with yck/milk kefir and let sit for 8-12 hrs. in warm spot; and rinsing in strainer and dehydrating it).