Goji Berry Recipes That Are Almost Too Pretty to Eat or Drink

By Food & Wine
Updated September 07, 2016
© Carine Claudepierre
You may enjoy goji berries for their immunity-boosting properties and high beta-carotene content, but let’s face it: they’re also just really, really pretty. The salmon-hued super fruit has managed to creep its way into some of our favorite and familiar dishes, though we're certainly not complaining. Check out the recipes that may be too attractive to eat or drink.  
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Goji Berry Superfood Bites

Credit: © Healthy Eating Jo at www.healthyeatingjo.com

We'd almost be too scared to pick these up. The trifled play on chocolate-covered strawberries looks like it belongs in an art museum. Luckily for you, it actually belongs in your mouth. Click here for the recipe.

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Chrysanthemum Tea with Goji Berry

Credit: © China Sichuan Food

If we were invited to tea with the Queen, we'd like to imagine that this would be served. We do hope it pairs well with liquor, though. If you're meeting the royal family, you've got to have something that will calm the nerves. Click here for the recipe.

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Dragon Fruit and Goji Berry Smoothie

Credit: © Jar Of Lemons

Brb, buying everything in this blended dragon fruit and goji berry color. This antioxidant-packed smoothie is certainly sitting pretty in pink. Click here for the recipe.

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Goji Berry and Hemp Acai Bowls

Credit: © Christal Sczebel

We'd be excited to wake up to these bowls every morning. In fact, between the banana, coconut, granola, goji and acai, we can't find an ingredient we don't like. Click here for the recipe.

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Fig Bircher with Coconut and Goji Berry

Credit: © Shanyara leonie

This bircher looks like something served on an island vacation that we never want to end. Who knew that figs and goji berries were such a perfect pair? Click here for the recipe.

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Goji Superfood Chocolate Bark

Credit: © Ciara Attwell @ My Fussy Eater

Chocolate is already a beautiful thing. Topping it with goji berry and pistachios takes the world's favorite dessert to another level. Click here for the recipe.

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Goji Berry and Chocolate Yogurt

Credit: © Katerina Dima for ODL

The ingredients may be simple, but the blend of flavors is complex, delicious and clearly photogenic. Pretty food always tastes just a little bit better. Click here for the recipe.

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Peanut Butter Goji Granola Bars

Credit: © Love & Lemons

Sorry, Quaker Oats. There's a homemade granola bar in town and he's kicking butt and taking names. Goji berries are peanut butter's new jelly and that's a couple we can get behind. Click here for the recipe.

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Vegan Apricot Walnut Goji Bars

Credit: © Avocado Pesto

It's the like sunset was chopped up and turned into bars to create this pretty orange and pink color. Add the tang of lemon juice, make for a delicious way to start your day. Click here for the recipe.

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Hazelnut Cake with Goji Berries

Credit: © Carine Claudepierre

This is a loaf that we're in love with. You can't really go wrong with a hazelnut and coconut blend that highlights dates and linseeds. Oh, and it's flourless. Click here for the recipe.

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