12 Amazing Baobab Powder Recipes | (2024)

Baobab is a superfood that needs to get more rap! It is a powerhouse of nutrition like no other superfood on the planet. Try these 12 baobab powder recipes to introduce this amazing superfood into your diet and kitchen. There are a few bonus recipes too!

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1 THM Baobab Powder Recipes

2 What is Baobab

3 Benefits of Baobab

3.1 Where do I buy Baobab?

4 Baobab Powder Baking Recipes

6 12 Baobab Powder Recipes

6.1 Boosted Oolong Tea from a Better you with Coach Becky

6.2 Cherry Blueberry Smoothie from Country Girl Cooking

6.3 Apple Oatmeal with Baobab and Brown Butter by Home Spun Eats

6.4 Chocolate Tahini Superfood Smoothie from Home Spun Eats

6.5 Chocolate Covered Strawberry Oatmeal by Jennifer Overstreet

6.6 Baobab Water by Oh, Sweet Mercy

6.7 Cranberry Orange Baobab Muffins from Oh, Sweet Mercy

6.8 Creamy Citrus Salad Dressing by Oh, Sweet Mercy

7 The Best Chia Pudding with Baobab

7.1 Baobab Yogurt by Healing Home

7.2 Stress Fighting Smoothie by Healing Home

8 The Best Baobab Powder Recipes

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THM Baobab Powder Recipes

Are you on the THM baobab wagon yet?! Baobab is quite the trending topic in most THM FB groups and communities! Everyone wants to utilize this amazing fruit and its potential to heal. There are so many delicious baobab recipes out there, and now twelve of them are going to rounded up in a baobab bundle for you to try at home!

What is Baobab

Do you remember Rafiki's Tree on the renowned Lion King film? That, my friends, is a baobab tree! These trees grow in Africa and their fruit falls right off the tree, dried, and ready to crush into the powder that we have in our cupboards.

Benefits of Baobab

  • Helps to balance blood sugar levels.
  • Filled with many minerals and vitamins.
  • Promotes feelings of fullness which can help weight loss.
  • Has both vitamin C and Iron. Both are needed to absorb the other.
  • More antioxidants than any other superfood in the world.
  • High fiber content may help digestion.
  • Minimum processing
  • It is filled with vitamin C and iron!

One of the coolest little tidbits that I have learned about Baobab is that we need vitamin c to absorb iron, and we need iron to absorb vitamin C. This plant has both, so you get absorption power with baobab. And here is something radical, it has six times the amount of potassium than in a banana!

Episode 45 of the Trim Healthy Mama podcast does an excellent summarization of this amazing superfood. You can listen to the podcast , or read the transcript.

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Where do I buy Baobab?

Ever since listening to the THM podcast and realizing the effort that the THM sisters put into this product, I don't buy anywhere else but from the THM shop. There was once that I bought some from a local health store, and it truly tasted different and not as pure.

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Baobab Powder Baking Recipes

Baobab baking recipes are not as prominent as baobab drink, smoothie, or 'cold' recipes. Yet there are plenty of baked recipes that use baobab! Check out a few of these.

Other Baobab Powder Recipes

I can't continue without an honorable mention to Dawn and her wonderful smoothie baobab recipes! Dawn is a THM coach with Grace Abounds coaching, and she produced these two delicious baobab recipes.

If you are interested in THM coaching, be sure to check out my information page!

12 Baobab Powder Recipes

Now let's get down to business and get these twelve baobab powder recipes out into the world! These are from Trim Healthy Mama content creators that truly put so much time and effort into bring YOU the best recipes possible for your food freedom journey.

Boosted Oolong Tea from a Better you with Coach Becky

Coach Becky is one of those coaches that everyone knows about because she is SO good at what she does. She also makes stupendous recipes like this Oolong Tea!

Cherry Blueberry Smoothie from Country Girl Cooking

You've got to love the name Country Girl Cooking! It's just such a perfect name to describe this lovely content creator. She is featuring a beautiful Cherry Blueberry smoothie that is rich in the superfoods, including our baobab!

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Apple Oatmeal with Baobab and Brown Butter by Home Spun Eats

If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you've seen the name "Home Spun Eats" a few times. I absolutely love Hannah's gifting of taking her recipes and making them into the most stunning pictures ever! I'm sure her Instagram page is the envy of many food bloggers across the wide-open spaces of the internet! Check out her apple oatmeal with baobab!

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Chocolate Tahini Superfood Smoothie from Home Spun Eats

Another hit from Hannaha's blog is this superfood smoothie that uses both baobab and Tahini. One of my favorite things about Hannah's recipes, is that she is not afraid to use some odd ingredients to produce stupendous tastes!

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Oatmeal by Jennifer Overstreet

Jennifer created one of my favorite recipes from the 12 Recipes of Christmas roundup post that I did last December. Her recipes are always rich and delicious. This includes this E oatmeal that uses baobab!

Baobab Water by Oh, Sweet Mercy

Who doesn't just love the joy and kindness that Dawn from Oh, Sweet Mercy brings to everything she does? She is one of those ladies that just radiates kindness to everyone she encounters, and this includes online!

Her Baobab water is a treat for any day of the week!

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Cranberry Orange Baobab Muffins from Oh, Sweet Mercy

Confession time, I have not made these yet, but I want too so bad! They look like they are going to become one of my regular favorite Baobab treats. Her pictures of these scrumptious little muffins are gorgeous! I want to spiralize some orange when I make them just so I can take the pictures!

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Creamy Citrus Salad Dressing by Oh, Sweet Mercy

Our next baobab powder recipes come from Oh, Sweet Mercy again. She just has such simple and delightful ideas for recipes! This salad dressing is a MUST have around the summer months when salads are so scrumptious! Great news! It's also dairy free.

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The Best Chia Pudding with Baobab

This recipe was so much fun to put together. I tried a couple unusual ways to get the chia pudding to thicken enough, and the result is fantastic! And who doesn't love the pink color!

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Baobab Yogurt by Healing Home

This baobab yogurt breakfast is a fantastic way to charge your day with superfoods galore and a delicious taste. It is ideal for pregnant and nursing mamas, and it is delicious to boot! Put this in with all your baobab recipes collection!

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Stress Fighting Smoothie by Healing Home

Sometimes you just need a good smoothie. This apoptogenic ashwagandha and baobab smoothie is all about stress fighting. It is rich in fruits and veggies and tastes just strange enough that you want to keep going back for more!

The Best Baobab Powder Recipes

Are you convinced to try baobab now? I hope so because all these recipes are out of this world fantastic! Grab your blender, mason jars, muffin containers, and teaspoons for a baobab adventure in the kitchen!

If you are interested in more fantastic Trim Healthy Mama recipes, check out the newly launched paperback Healing Home Harvest Cookbook. It is available on Amazon!

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FAQs

What are the disadvantages of baobab powder? ›

Though baobab has a good nutritional value and its consumption is considered beneficial, there are certain downsides to it, such as: The seeds and pulp contain certain antinutrients, especially phytates, tannins, and oxalic acid, which interfere with and reduce the absorption of nutrients.

How many spoons of baobab powder per day? ›

How to use the baobab fruit and powder. Stir into your favourite beverage or incorporate it into your daily recipes. It can also be used with smoothies, fruit juices, cereals, granola bars, yoghurt and other dairy products. Two to three teaspoons a day are all you need to reap the rewards of this natural ingredient.

What do you mix baobab powder with? ›

In fact, you can add baobab powder to almost any breakfast dish: stir it into a smoothie bowl, sprinkle it on overnight oats, mix it into yogurt, or add it to your breakfast cereal.

What does baobab powder do to the body? ›

Aduna Baobab Powder contains 34% soluble fibre, this helps to slow down the release of sugars into the blood stream, reducing energy spikes. Soluble fibre can also help to control blood glucose levels, improve blood cholesterol and reduce visceral fat (body fat that is stored around the organs in your abdominal).

Which is better moringa and baobab? ›

Gut Health Beacon: Baobab, with its prebiotic fiber, is a lighthouse for gut health, guiding towards balanced digestion and a fortified gut microbiome. Nutrient Dense Shores: Moringa, with its dense array of nutrients, is an island of nourishment for those seeking a comprehensive boost to their dietary intake.

Does baobab powder go bad? ›

The shelf life in original sealed containers (and recommended storage) is 3 years. Storage: It is recommended to store the baobab fruit powder in dark, cool and dry conditions.

Which diseases does the baobab tree heal? ›

Traditionally, baobab leaves, bark, and seeds have been used to treat “almost any disease,” including malaria, tuberculosis, fever, microbial infections, diarrhea, anemia, toothache, and dysentery. The leaves and fruit pulp have been used to reduce fever and stimulate the immune system.

Can I put baobab powder in my coffee? ›

Can I add baobab powder to my coffee or other drinks? Certainly! Baobab powder can be a delightful addition to your coffee, smoothies, or even as a flavour enhancer in baking recipes.

Can you eat baobab powder raw? ›

Our Boabab is a wild natural collection from the forests of Tanzania where Boabab is traditionally used for its medicinal properties. We provide raw natural baobab powder from our unique collection. It is an amazing raw superfood with high nutrient, antioxidant with amazing health benefits.

Can I drink baobab powder with hot water? ›

Mix the baobab powder with a small amount of cold water to make a smooth paste. Boil the kettle, then allow the water to cool for a minute or two (if the water is boiling hot the nutrient content of the baobab will be reduced).

Is baobab powder worth it? ›

In addition to supplying many important nutrients, adding baobab to your diet may aid weight loss, help balance blood sugar levels, reduce inflammation and optimize digestive health. Best of all, baobab — at least in powdered form — is easy to find and incredibly versatile, making it easy to add to your diet and enjoy.

Does baobab powder help with hair growth? ›

One of the most sought-after benefits of baobab for hair is its ability to stimulate hair growth. The high vitamin C content in baobab aids in collagen production, a protein crucial for hair growth. Regular use of baobab-infused hair care products or baobab oil can help boost hair growth.

Is baobab anti aging? ›

Anti-Aging effects.

Baobab oil's vitamin-rich profile protects your skin and actively works to reduce fine lines and wrinkles by promoting collagen production.

Does baobab have side effects? ›

#2 Benefits Of Baobab As An Anti-Inflammatory

The most common side effects being stomach pain, bloating and constipation.

Can you eat too much baobab? ›

We recommend taking two to four teaspoons (10g) of Aduna Baobab Powder per day to enjoy maximum health benefits. Just like any fruit, however, its really up to you how much you take. There's no danger of having too much baobab as any excess vitamin C will simply pass through the body.

Is baobab powder good for kidneys? ›

Baobab powder is an excellent source of potassium, 4 times the potassium of a banana. Along with sodium, potassium plays a role in maintaining the body's fluid balance and muscle and kidney function. Every cell needs potassium; it regulates heartbeat, relaxes blood vessels, and promotes normal blood pressure.

Is baobab a laxative? ›

Baobab fruit is very high in fiber, that is 50% fiber. About half is soluble and the other half insoluble fiber. Baobab is an excellent superfood to eat to help with relieving constipation and increasing overall digestive health.

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