Chocolate Cashew Delights

Chocolate Cashew Delights

I have some of the most incredible students! Sara, a senior Food CO-OP student created a dessert for the Pro Start competition that was held last week in Milwaukee.

Her raw natural ingredient recipe inspired me to create these Chocolate Cashew Delights. I whipped up a batch the other night and took them to a business gathering where they were a huge hit :) !!!

The plant based ingredients provide protein and essential fatty acids plus my own home made maple syrup adds a hint of sweetness.

Ingredients

Filling:
1 cup cashews
1/4 cup coconut oil, liquid
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons cocoa powder

Garnish:  1/2 cup chopped cashews & 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

1.  Put the cashews in a food processor for 30-60 seconds or until finely chopped.

2.  Add the cocoa, coconut oil, water, vanilla and maple syrup and process until smooth.
(Tip:  coconut oil is solid in temperatures below 76 degrees F, so you may have to melt it in the microwave before adding it to food processor.)

3.  Refrigerate until firm.
4.  Form into balls, dip into melted chocolate and roll in chopped cashews and sea-salt.

The salt adds just the right pizzazz!!!   Enjoy these low carb, gluten free, dairy free delights! (Vegan too!)