Goji berry uses?

[PomegranatePip]

I've just tried goji berries for the first time. Interesting flavour...

What can they be used in? Our blender wouldn't be able to handle them in a smoothie (stupid blender). Is there anything else I could put them in? They're not bad by themselves... is that the best way to eat them?

[Veganforlife]

I prefer to eat them with cacao nibs. It's a great snack! Just plain cacao nibs mixed with goji berries. I love 'em! I know other folks have soaked 'em and made juice or added them to fruit salads, etc. I love them plain by themselves.

[crystalmoon]

I usually soak gojis in freshly made fruit juice, this makes them plump & juicy & easy to blend or mix into recipes

[PomegranatePip]

I usually soak gojis in freshly made fruit juice, this makes them plump & juicy & easy to blend or mix into recipes

I might try that. They were a little dry. :rolleyes:

[light&happy]

I use them for many things, but one thing I like to do is chop them up and use them to make "jelly"

smashed raspberries, strawberries or blueberries
touch agave nectar
chopped goji's


I used to add them with smashed fresh fruit and organic jam to make a healthier jelly for my kids almond butter and jelly sandwiches. Now they will eat it the all-raw way.;)

Melissa

[trinity082482]

I eat them as a snack like you would raisins. Sometimes I mix them with raisins and put them in a zip lock bag and munch on them while watching TV.
I like to put them in my cereal of almonds,almond pulp, hemp seeds, dehydrated blue berries and salba seeds.

[Allison]

My four year old is insistent about mixing them in her green smoothies (after it's made, she'll mix the whole berries in with a spoon). I think she likes some chewiness in her smoothies.

Allison

[PomegranatePip]

My four year old is insistent about mixing them in her green smoothies (after it's made, she'll mix the whole berries in with a spoon). I think she likes some chewiness in her smoothies.

Hmmm... I can't even stand banana lumps, so this would probably make me gag! To each his/her own, right?

I've just been eating the berries like raisins. Sometimes with cacao nibs (I've developed a taste for those, too), sometimes with some raw macadamia nuts. Makes a nice "trail mix". :)

[crystalmoon]

I just made larabar type snack bars using gojis. I ground them up in their dry state then added to other nuts, dried fruits etc to make bars that i then dehydrated. Really yummy.