They look like truffles here, sometimes we just eat it by the spoonful....is your mouth watering? Mine is!
Ok, start with some good raw almonds, about a cup and a half.
Chop them in a food processor, until they look like this. Put in a separate bowl for later.
Then take a heaping 1 1/2 cups of pitted dates. I always check each one to make sure the pit is out by bending them in half, I usually come across at least one every time and they are as hard as a rock, nothing you want to take a bite of!
Process until it just starts to form a ball
Now, add your almond 'flour', about a 1/3 cup of cocoa powder, and 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes.
Process. Pinch a bit of this deliciousness to see if it stays together. If it is a bit dry you may have to add a tablespoon or two of water, coconut, or almond milk. Usually by this point everyone has their spoon ready and it is polished off but if you want to serve it a little more fancy you can try this...
Roll them in the coconut flakes or cocoa or save some of the almond 'flour' too. They all look and taste great!
This was Daddy's Valentine's gift from his girls.
My sister shared this recipe with me. She sometimes uses oatmeal instead of coconut, a little bit like no-bake cookies I guess. I was also thinking how wonderful they would be if you chopped dried tart cherries and stirred them in at the end...
Selah just minutes before loosing her first tooth...it was hang'n by a thread! How did she loose it? At dinner while eating spinach. It fell out onto the floor and she stood up with a shocked look on her face and announced, "I losth my toof!"
Yippy!
The girls and their valentine gifts
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Yum! I'll try that recipe next week. Thanks!
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