No one ever said that desserts needed to be hard. In fact, some of the best desserts out there require little to no work at all. This delightful treat you can make from scratch and impress your friends, but you won't even need to turn on your oven. All you'll need is a food processor and a few minutes to brew the required coffee.
Makes 16 pieces
Gluten free | Dairy Free | Vegan
Ingredients:
1 cup pitted medjool dates
3/4 cup strong coffee / decaf coffee
1 1/2 cups walnuts
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp melted coconut oil
Method:
Soak pitted medjool dates in coffee for 20 minutes. Pop all date and coffee in food processor with walnuts, vanilla, chia and melted coconut oil and blitz. Press into a lined loaf tin and set in the freezer for 2 hours. Slice and dust with cacao.
Author and creator Jacqueline is an Accredited Nutritionist (Adv Dip Nut Med, Cert Paed Nutrition, Cert 3 / Cert 4 Fitness, B Bus, B Arts) specialising in family, early childhood nutrition, gut health and functional food. She writes for several media publications and hosts regular TV segments on nutrition and health.
Jacqueline is the co-founder and nutrition director of a start up baby food company, Bondi Bubs, and in 2016 published her first book “Seasons to Share” (Murdoch). Jacqueline takes a practical, evidence based approach to delivering information and ideas and works closely with many organisations as media spokesperson and ambassador including Woolworths, Remedy Drinks and Eimele.
She has 2 kids – Jet and Elke – and outside her working hours you’ll find Jacq with her family in the surf, on the beach, or out and about in nature.
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