Ingredients
Base
2 cups almonds, soaked in water overnight
2 cups dates, soaked in water overnight
½ cup raw cacao powder
3 cups dessicated coconut
1½ cups coconut oil, melted
salt
Topping
1½ cups cashews, ground
⅔ cups raw cacao powder
2 cups dates, soaked in water overnight
½ cups coconut oil, melted
long-thread coconut
Method
For the base, grind almonds in food processor then add dates, cacao powder, dessicated coconut, coconut oil and a pinch of salt and process.
Press into a sandwich tin.
For the topping, mix together ground cashews, cacao powder, dates and oil.
Spread over base and sprinkle over long-thread coconut.
- Recipe provided by Brydone Organics. Recipe requested by Catherine Spencer, of Dunedin.
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