Crème bonheur, recipe by Garlone Bardel

Recipe by Garlone Bardel author of the Yoga CookBook

A whole poem in the mouth and so simple to make… the ideal match. Avocado like banana are excellent nerve balancers, they decrease vata (air) but increase pitta (fire) and kapha (water).

Spices help to avoid their cooling effects. It is a very good breakfast or snack for young and old and especially in case of fatigue, convalescence or bone problems. This is a typically yogic recipe, yoga readily favoring fruits, raw and spicy notes, a combination favoring the expansion of the air and ether elements acting on the mind and sharpening our subtle sensitivity.

For 4 small bowls

In the kitchen: 2 min

• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 just ripe banana
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• The zest of ¼ lime
• 2 black peppercorns, just crushed
• 1 pinch of freshly crushed cardamom
• ½ vanilla pod (or ½ tsp vanilla powder)

The preparation

Peel the avocado and banana, add the finely grated lime zest. Then add the finely grated lime zest. Then add the maple syrup, the vanilla beans scraped with the tip of a knife, the cardamom, the pepper. Mix all the ingredients together until you obtain an extremely smooth cream. Enjoy without further delay. If the cream is made a little in advance, set it aside in a large bowl with the avocado pit in it, so that it does not oxidize. Before serving, remove the avocado pit and divide everything into small individual bowls.

You will find all of these wonderful recipes in the book Yoga CookBook by Garlone Gardel, Editions Ulmer.

Credit @Thomas Dhellemmes