Tutorials and recipes
maca based
Maca powder hot chocolate
Preparation of the recipe: 15 min
For 4 people
List of ingredients :
1 liter of milk
1 bar of dark chocolate
1 small tablespoon of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of sugar (here coconut sugar )
2 nice teaspoons of Maca powder from Peru
Preparation of the recipe :
Pour the milk into a large saucepan and heat it over low heat.
Break the chocolate bar into pieces.
Once the milk is lukewarm, add the chocolate to the saucepan and stir gently until the chocolate is melted.
Add the cream and mix with a whisk to avoid lumps.
Pour in the sugar, powdered maca, mix, and it's ready!
Some information
Here is how to prepare a hot chocolate milk flavored with maca, simple and effective. It's a good way to take advantage of the virtues of maca, which goes well with dairy products.
Indeed, its light caramelized nutty flavor is the perfect flavor for the drink, which thanks to the maca, can be used as a slightly aphrodisiac drink.
Candied ginger and maca cookies
Preparation of the recipe: 30 min
For 4 people
List of ingredients :
1 egg
130 g butter
180 g flour
100 g of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of yeast
200 g of chocolate chips
40 g candied ginger
1/4 Tahitian vanilla bean (or another of your choice)
1 teaspoon of maca
Preparation of the recipe :
Soften the butter by putting it in the microwave.
Pour the sugar into a bowl and mix it with the soft butter.
Split the vanilla lengthwise and scrape the seeds inside, then put them in a bowl. Add the egg to the bowl and whisk it with the vanilla. Incorporate the mixture into the butter and sugar mixture.
Stir in the flour, then the baking powder, maca powder and chocolate chips.
Cut the candied ginger into small pieces and add them to the dough.
Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of baking paper, and shape the cookies by placing a little dough, remembering to space them well.
Turn on your oven to 180 ° C (Th. 6).
Bake in a hot oven halfway up, between 12 and 15 minutes depending on the oven and your preference.
Take out the baking sheet and let the cookies rest for 2 minutes before peeling them off and leaving them to cool to room temperature.
Some information
This is how to prepare cookies with candied ginger and maca powder. Be careful, these are cookies with character, the candied ginger brings flavor and spiciness, while the maca brings a more coated flavor.
The mixture of ginger and maca also makes some call them aphrodisiac cookies, both spices being renowned for their effects on libido.
A cookie to eat at any time, as a snack, with a coffee or for dessert!
Maca powder pancakes
Preparation of the recipe: 15 min
For 4 people
List of ingredients :
250g of flour
4 eggs
1/2 l of milk
50 g butter
2 tablespoons of sugar (here coconut blossom sugar )
1 pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of powdered Maca
Preparation of the recipe :
Pour the flour into a bowl.
Break the eggs and add them to the flour.
Mix with a whisk while gradually pouring in the milk.
Melt the butter in a bowl in the microwave and add the melted butter to the dough.
Add the sugar and salt, then mix.
Add the maca and mix.
Bake the pancakes in a pan or on a pancake machine.
Some information
Here's the easiest way to make maca pancake batter. It is very quick to prepare and does not require the dough to rest.
Maca powder brings a light nutty flavor, and especially all its health benefits for which it is so famous. Hazelnut, slightly caramelized.
Almond and Maca Crunch
Preparation of the recipe: 25 min
For 4 people
List of ingredients :
250 g caster sugar
100 g of organic almond powder
80 g flour
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon of organic Maca
Preparation of the recipe :
Turn on your oven to 160 ° C.
In a bowl, combine the almond powder, sugar, maca powder, and flour.
Add the egg whites, without turning them to snow, then mix.
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Drop small piles of dough with a teaspoon, spacing them a little.
Put the crunchies in the oven for about 15 min of baking, until the cookies take a nice golden color. Please note, the duration may vary depending on the oven.
Take them out of the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet, and it's ready!
Some information
Here's how to make almond and maca powder crunch quickly and easily. You can keep them for a good week in an iron box (cake box), but usually they are eaten long before!
The almond and maca association is a great success, the maca powder having a flavor close to hazelnut, slightly caramelized.
Spirulina energy balls
Preparation of the recipe: 10 min
For: 2/3 people
List of ingredients :
100 g of pitted medjool dates
20 g of raisins
60 g almonds
40 g oatmeal
2 nice teaspoons of spirulina
1 teaspoon of chia seeds
1 teaspoon of Peruvian maca
1 lemon
Preparation of the recipe :
Put all the ingredients (except the lemon) in the bowl of your blender.
Clean the lemon and remove the zest.
Squeeze the equivalent of two tablespoons of lemon juice and add to the blender bowl.
Mix until you obtain a relatively homogeneous dough.
Take a little dough and shape a ball by rolling in the palms of your hands. It's ready !
Some additional information
These protein energy balls can be kept for 3 days in the fridge. This is a snack that lives up to its name: super nutritious energy bombs, filled with good things, especially protein.
They are ideal for refueling to face the day or even a physical or intellectual effort.
They do not require cooking, a raw recipe to retain all the nutritional benefits of its ingredients.
Juice lawyer
Preparation of the recipe: 5 min
For 2 people
List of ingredients
1 avocado
15 almonds
1/2 l of milk
Optional: 3 dates or a little maca powder or chia seeds
Preparation of the recipe
Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit and remove the flesh.
Put the avocado flesh in the blender, add the almonds, pour in the milk and mix everything until you get a smooth drink. In this step, you can add the other optional ingredients.
Adjust the consistency to your liking by adding a little milk if desired. It's ready !
This is how to prepare avocado juice, very popular in Morocco where you can order it in cafes. The drink is also widely consumed during the Ramadan fast for its exceptional nutrient content.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
Properties of avocado juice for health
The benefits of avocado juice are due to its exceptional composition, we find:
Vitamin K: involved in the coagulation process, it has a role in the care of bowel ailments and in the prevention of osteoporosis
B vitamins: essential in the functioning of the immune system, the cardiovascular system, in the assimilation of nutrients by the body, act on the skin and in the balance of the nervous system
Unsaturated fatty acids: essential for hormonal synthesis and balance, a source of energy for the body, act against arterial hypertension
Lutein: antioxidant that fights against premature aging of cells, especially in eyesight
Other antioxidants: act on the premature aging of cells, prevent aging-related diseases
Fibers: insoluble and soluble, they allow good health of the digestive system, act on diabetes and cholesterol
Vitamins A, C and E
The benefits of avocado are incredible, especially for cardiovascular health, we should all eat this miracle fruit regularly.
Maca rice milk
Preparation of the recipe: 1 min
For 2 people
List of ingredients :
400 ml of rice milk (or another vegetable milk)
4 teaspoons of Peruvian maca powder
Preparation of the recipe :
Mix the ingredients, and it's ready!
It is the quickest and easiest way to consume maca, a drink that is healthy and very pleasant to drink.
Pudding chia seeds and maca
Preparation of the recipe: 2 min + 6 rest
For 2 people
List of ingredients :
1/2 l of milk: cow's milk or vegetable milk (almonds, hazelnuts, soya etc.)
6 to 8 tablespoons of organic chia seeds
2 teaspoons of Peruvian Maca powder
Optional: fresh fruit, dried fruit, possibly a little sugar.
Preparation of the recipe :
Pour the milk into a bowl, sprinkle with the maca powder and add the chia seeds, 6 tablespoons if you want a light pudding, or 8 if you want a thick pudding.
Mix for 2 or 3 minutes and put to rest in the refrigerator for about 6 hours, more is better.
The pudding is ready, if you want to enjoy this dessert with fruits, prepare them and place them on top.
Some information
Here's how to prepare this famous chia seed pudding, a very fashionable preparation at the moment, and we understand why: it's quick and easy to prepare, very good to eat and it's excellent for your health! Especially in association with chia seed with maca, two superfoods known for their health benefits!
Me, I like to eat it for breakfast, perfect to start a day, but it is also a very good dessert.
smoothie health
Preparation of the recipe: 5 min
For 2 people
List of ingredients :
2 cups of almond milk (40 cl)
1 orange
1 lemon
1 kiwi
4 spinach leaves
2 carrots
2 teaspoons of Maca powder
Preparation of the recipe :
Peel the orange, lemon, carrots, and peel the kiwi. Remove the seeds from the orange and lemon. Cut the fruit and carrots into small pieces.
Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until you get a smooth texture. It's ready !
Some information
Here's how to prepare a carrot, spinach and fruit smoothie, all flavored with Peruvian Maca powder. It is a perfect drink to start the day by filling up with good things for the body, just to start your daily life with more energy.
Indeed, vegetables and fruits provide the right amount of vitamins and minerals, and maca powder is often used for its virtues against fatigue and to promote general well-being. Its incredible composition gives the rhizome toning properties to stimulate physical and mental performance.
Pumpkin and potato soup with maca
Preparation of the recipe: 1 hour
For 4 people
List of ingredients :
1 pumpkin
2 potatoes
2 onions
2 cloves garlic
1 chicken stock cube
2 teaspoons of organic Maca from Peru
1 knife tip ground nutmeg
Pepper (here a red kampot pepper )
Optional: fresh cream
Preparation of the recipe :
Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds. Peel it off, even if it is a bit tedious, it will be better. Cut it into large pieces.
Peel the potatoes.
Chop the garlic and onions.
Place the pumpkin, potatoes, garlic and onions in a casserole dish. Cover the vegetables with water, crumble the chicken stock in the bowl, sprinkle the maca and nutmeg, and simmer for about 30 minutes, covered.
Once the vegetables are cooked, that is to say as soon as you can insert a knife blade in the heart of the vegetables, mix the preparation. Salt and pepper to taste, and it's ready!
Some information
Here's how to prepare a pumpkin and potato soup with yellow maca from Peru, a classic for winter meals, made original by maca powder, this spice that will give a very pleasant flavor to the soup.
Enjoy this velouté with a little fresh cream for the greediest, or as it is, it will be more than enough to treat you