Product Review and GIVEAWAY!: Superfood Snacks

*Disclaimer: I was provided with one free bag of Superfood Snacks from the Superfood Snacks company to try and review, and two free bags are being provided by them for this giveaway. I was not monetarily reimbursed for this review, and these honest opinions are entirely my own.


Superfood Snacks recently sent me one bag of their Brazilian Chocolate Ecstasy Chocolates to review. 


Superfood Snacks, a company based in Hawaii, focuses on creating products using raw superfoods and special ingredients from around the world. Their line of chocolates are all made from raw ingredients and are packaged in a sustainable, biodegradable, and compostable. Each serving of truffles also contains a ridiculous amount of antioxidants! There are four different types of truffles in this product line: Chocolate Cherry Qi, Chocolate Goji, Green Chocolate Dream, and Brazilian Chocolate Ecstasy, which is what I was sent to review! 

The bags are small, but each bag contains 6 truffles. They are delicious! I was a little hesitant at first, but these were wonderful. They tasted like... well... chocolate truffles! They were like Larabars in ball form, and covered in raw cacao powder! Two balls are only 110 calories, which is pretty good, if you think about it. They had a strong brazil nut flavor, which makes sense because the primary nut in this truffle is the brazil nut. 


Take a look at the ingredients: 
Organic Clear Agave Nectar*, Organic Brazil Nuts*, Organic Cacao Powder*, Organic Dried Mango*, Organic Hunza Raisins*, Organic Coconut*, Organic Dates*, Organic Dried Bananas*, Organic Incan Berries*, Organic Chia Seeds*, Organic Maca Powder*, Organic Vanilla Powder*, Organic Cinnamon*, Selina Naturally Hawaiian Deep Sea Salt. 


Nothing you can't pronounce, all raw, and all natural. Tons of stuff that are good for you and good for your body! These little guys pack lots of flavor and will keep you full of energy. Great snacks for a hiking or camping trip! 


GIVEAWAY!
Now, for the new year, a common resolution is to get fit, eat healthier, work out more, or something of the sort. Why not kick the year off right by trying some of these wonderful little raw treats? Superfood Snacks has offered to give away TWO bags of the Brazilian Chocolate Ecstasy... one each to TWO winners! Wanna find out how to win? Leave a comment for each thing below, unless otherwise noted!


MANDATORY ENTRY - Tell me about your favorite raw snack!


Other ways to win: 
1. Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, including a link back to this page and the tag @cityxlights13 (2 entries)
2. Visit the Superfood Snacks website and tell me about what flavor you would like to try. 
3. Subscribe to Passing Daisies via email (3 entries)
4. Follow Passing Daisies by clicking the "Follow" button at the very top of the page
5. Give me some feedback on Passing Daisies and tell me what you want to see more of/less of! Or any suggestions!
6. Follow Superfood Snacks on Twitter


Sorry, only open to residents of the USA!


This giveaway will end on January 4th at midnight EST. 


Happy entering!

Raw Ball Pops

These little creations were the result of my mother telling me that I should make my own Larabars.

I made something I like to call Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars (recipe to come soon!) which have NO sugar whatsoever and taste like cookie dough. Yummy. My mom requested something similar that used only dates, walnuts, and raisins, so I whipped these up. Pretty tasty! 

Although mine weren't raw, they are super easy to make raw, and I included how to do that in the recipe. 

You’ll need:
16 pitted Medjool dates
½ c. chopped raw walnuts
½ c. raisins

Directions:

1.      In a food processor, blend dates until they become a puree.

2.      Dump in walnuts and raisins; blend only briefly, until the mixture comes together. You want there to be large chunks of the nuts and raisins.

3.      Roll mixture into 16 small balls and set on a parchment lined cookie tray. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.

To make raw ball pops, you will also need:
1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (NOTE: if you TRULY want these to be raw, melt raw cacao nibs over a bowl of warm water and use in place of chips)
16 4 in. lollipop sticks

Directions:

1.      Melt bag of chocolate chips in a small saucepan over medium heat.

2.      Take a small amount of chocolate and rub it in a circle around the lollipop stick, about ¼  of the way down the stick. This is just so the ball will not fall down on the stick or break off, so you only need a very tiny amount.

3.      Remove balls from fridge. Push one ball onto each lollipop stick. Using a spoon, cover each ball in melted chocolate, making sure the chocolate connects to where the chocolate was put on the stick earlier. This is so when the chocolate hardens, it will harden to the stick and prevent the ball from falling off.

4.      Place pops in an upright position and let harden. I would recommend pushing the sticks into Styrofoam to help the sticks stand upright.

5.      Enjoy!