So I held an afternoon tea for my mothers birthday the other day. And she has a number of friends who are gluten intolerant etc. One of them is also diabetic, so finding sweet goodies for these folk was a bit of a challenge.
But I think this recipe was the answer. Healthy, no grain products, and in small enough servings that it didn't send anyone into diabetic shock. They also taste REALLY good.
1 cup cashews
24ish dates
4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp maple syrup
salt to taste
100g + grated dark chocolate
1/2 cup shredded unsweet. coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
This whole recipe is done in a food processor, so start by adding the cashews and chopping them till they look like large crumbs.
Add the dates and when these have started to combine add the rest of the ingredients except the walnuts.
Process until combined and it looks fairly uniform.
Add in walnuts and process till they are a bit crushed but you can still see them in the mixture.
Adjust flavour to taste. This is sorta a rough guide, but as long as the final product is sorta a dry crumbly type dough your all good.
Then just pick what size balls you want - mine were about the size of 10c coins but round and roll them. They should stick together when you press on them.
Should make 24+ depending on the size of your brownie balls.
This recipe was slightly adapted from ohsheglows.com good blog!
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