Oh My Maca! Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Tea Cakes

This season fills me with bliss. It's cold, yes, but we naturally seek things that keep us warm. A bowl of potato soup, a family dinner, or a steaming mug of herbal tea. And to accompany those delights, indulge in one of these super-food tea cakes. They're healthy (gluten/grain/nut/sugar free) & delicious! Plus, they're beyond easy to make.

We all know how incredible maca root is. For thousands of years, it's been used as an aphrodisiac, a fertility booster, and a depression lifter. For more information on this super plant, check out this MindBodyGreen article by Dr. Jesse Chappus.

Maca Tea Cakes

makes 10 small slices

For the maca glaze: 

1/2 tbsp maca powder

1/4 cup raw honey

1/2 tbsp coconut milk

1 tsp vanilla

A sprinkle of cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a blender, combine all the ingredients, and blend until a semi-thick batter forms. Yep, it's that easy. Pour the mix into a greased (important!) cake pan (mine was 2" tall and 10" around), and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Allow the cake to rest out for a bit while you whisk all of the glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.

Pour this delicious mix over the top of the cake, and stick it in the fridge so that the top turns all sticky and beautiful.