Scrumptious Saturdays

Animal Farm's perfect loose broccoli

Little Brother enjoying cashew based vanilla ice cream today at Farmers Market

                                                                                         

Back to enjoying weekly boxes of our favorite popsicles-goat milk and vegan 

squealing over my favorite flavor: avocado-just look at those slices!

some of today's provisions

tomato surprise

counting how many strawberries fit in our container

fresh market kale, daikon and Blue Heron's Green Goddess goat cheese-small salad no cheese

watching the dry ice from popsicles evaporate in the sink

Teatime Today: Date fudge

We are invited to a seder tonight for the first night of Passover.  We are bringing this simple to make date fudge.  This fudge has just a few ingredients and is free of dairy, gluten and egg.  If you cannot eat almonds, perhaps try with some sunflower seed butter.  If you have a Thermomix, nut and seed butters can be made prior to the fudge and then you wouldn't have to clean up as the residue would just be part of fudge.  *The next time I make I will weigh out with the Thermomix scale so that I don't have to measure. Original recipe found here

What you need:
1 cup pitted Medjool dates, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to softnen
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 cup roasted almond butter (I use half TJ's roasted almond butter which is free of peanut contamination)
1/4 cup unsweetened raw cacao powder.
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of pink salt
*a bit of honey or maple syrup if you want sweeter

What to do:
melt coconut oil if needed in Thermomix, 37 degrees for about 1 minute

add in soaked dates and blend on speed 4-6 for about a minute until softened into a paste

add in the almond butter, vanilla extract, cacao and salt

press mixture in brownie pan lined with parchment paper

top with nuts and/or Enjoy Life chocolate chips 

place in freezer for at least an hour

cut and serve

leftovers must be stored in freezer as it gets gooey at room temperature

Laughng Giraffe vegan Snakaroons and our date fudge along with our friend's most delicious and moist flourless chocolate cake