When I was a child my grandfather sprinkled Rose Hip powder over his yoghurt to treat hip osteoarthritis. Rose hips are rich in C-vitamin, they actually have a higher content than citrus fruits and they also have anti-inflammatory properties. Now the rose hip powder is back in my life.
We got this lovely Rose Hip recipe from a newsletter by Thorbjörg Hafsteinsdottir and decided to give it a try. These truffles taste quite different (not as sweet) than the other sweets and truffles that we’ve made. David first claimed that he preferred our chocolate and chili truffles. But after watching him open the fridge to “just try one more” every 15-minutes since we made these, I’m starting to believe that rose hip powder also contains some kind of addictive substance.
/Luise
Rose Hip Christmas Sweets
Makes around 35-40
200 g cashew nuts
200 g dried apricots
6 tbsp rose hip powder
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp ginger powder
0,5 tsp vanilla powder (not sugar)
0,5 tsp cayenne powder
2 tsp cinnamon (We added some cinnamon, just because Luise has a cinnamon obsession and it is Christmas)
Mix all the ingredients in a blender (or food processor) for 1 minute. Form small round balls with your hands. We rolled them in 1 tbsp cocoa, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp rose hip powder, but you can also serve them as they are. Put in the fridge for a while before serving.
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What a fun way to use rose hip powder!!
It sounds really good.
These sound like a healthy fabulous treat! I love your blog. The photos and recipes are wonderful. I love the clean, bright colors. Very cheerful, welcoming and sophisticated at the same time.
BTW: I would love to start adding rose hip powder to my recipes, great idea. Yummy flavor twist too! I remember taking chewable vitamin C’s as a kid and they had rose hips in them……they were soooooo good!
Very interesting!They looks so much like chocolate truffles. I have never heard of rose hip powder but it does sound delicious!
Well, they did look good! and so I decided to try to make them. The biggest challenge was locating “rose hip powder” which is simply not used in North America (or so it would seem). I ended up buying dried organic rose hips and grinding them to a powder in a small grinder I use for spices. After that, my blender wasn’t really powerful enough to make the mix very smooth so it was a bit crumbly. However, I was able to make balls and they are really very good! At this time of year it is really delightful to have a treat that you feel healthier for eating – thanks for the post!!
Hilary, what an adventure! We are so impressed by how far you went to try our rose hip truffles that we decided to send you a bag of Rose Hip powder. Merry Christmas!
/David & Luise
Thank you so much! I shared them with an appreciative family over the holidays. They were a popular addition to the usual treats.
All the best for the New Year!