Blissful Bites of Nutty Cacao

Blissful Bites of Nutty Cacao – the perfect, sinfully easy but not-so-sinful to EAT “cupcakes“. These are MOSTLY raw as well as vegan and pack a hit of copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium & selenium as well as omega-3 fatty acids (all from the walnuts and cacao). Note: gotta have a food processor for these babies.

What you’ll need for the “cupcake” part:

1 cup walnuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon

.5 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 cup cacao nibs (For crunch!)

2 tablespoons cacao (unless you like super dark chocolate flavor, because then you can add up to 3)

2.5 tablespoons milk alternative (i use hemp milk, but soy or almond should do just fine… just make sure you don’t have too much soy in your diet!)

6 dates, pitted

A food processor

some cupcake moulds (I usually just pile mine and mould them as they chill in the fridge into cupcake shapes but I understand sometimes presentation matters and these will look way lovelier in their own little cupcake moulds!)

What to do: Combine all above ingredients in a food processor. You’ll have to push the mixture down the sides a few times in order to get it all mushed up. You don’t want this watery, so resist the urge to add more liquid. It should be processed into a dough by the time you take it out, the smaller the pieces the better. Spoon “batter” into paper cupcake moulds (OR spoon into little piles on a plate to be moulded by you later… when chilled these are quite malleable). Once you’re done, place them on a tray in the fridge to settle into their shape for a little while while you work on the frosting :))

What you’ll need for said frosting:

1 cup RAW, unsalted, untreated cashews, soaked in water for about 1.5 hours.

A few drops of vanilla extract

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 ripe banana

A food processor

Now: Combine all ingridients into the processor, pulsing it into a frosting like substance. (You’ll definitely be wanting to lick the spoon). Dress your “cupcakes” with as much as you desire, and top with fresh fruit!

Healthy munching!! ❤ ❤ ❤