Vegan Fudge take Deux

I've been on a chocolate kick again. My son calls these chocolate bars, and hoots with delight when they come out of the freezer. He's 5. What's your excuse? Mine is that I don't get much and ... well, you know.

I call this concoction Vegan Fudge, but it's .... not exactly. But it is good. You'll see.

ingredients:

1 cup dates
1 cup hot water
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup cocoa butter

3/4 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp ground chia seeds
1/4 cup ground flax meal

1 cup cacao
1 tsp stevia powder (I add about 1/4 tsp stevia powder per 1/4 cup cacao, so if you decrease or increase the cacao, please bear this in mind)

2 cups shredded coconut




directions:

1. soak the dates in the hot water, and add the coconut oil so it can melt
2. 10 minutes later, use a hand blender to puree (or use a blender or a food processor
3. mix in the sea salt and vanilla
4. mix in the finely ground seeds
5. stir in the cacao and stevia
6. mix in the coconut
7. press into 2 square silicone pans and score into small bars or squares
8. chill

Baby Lumahai is Turning Five. Holy Moly. Chocolate Babycakes, yo.

My sweet little baby boy is now a rough-and-touble five year old. I love his crazy imagination, his intense curiosity, his compassionate nature, and his rather delectable goofiness. As for him, he just loves chocolate. 

angry birds???? 

from this

to this in the blink of an eye

ingredients:

1/4 cup agave

1/2 cup bittersweet free trade organic chocolate morsels (100g)

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1/2 cup organic extra virgin coconut oil

1 1/2 cup boiling water

1 tbsp vanilla extract

 4 tbsp ground chia seeds

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
5 espresso beans, finely ground
1 pinch chili peppers finely ground

a little black pepper finely ground

1/2 cup raw cacao

1/2 tsp baking soda

4 eggs

2 cups almond flour 

directions:

preheat the oven to 345

1. pour boiling water over room temperature butter and chocolate morsels to melt them

2. when they are melted, add the agave and coconut sugar, followed by the apple cider vinegar

3. add the chia seeds, vanilla, sea salt, cinnamon, chili pepper, and black pepper

4. add the raw cacao

5. add the eggs and mix well

6. add the almond flour, and combine fully

7. add the baking soda

8. scoop the batter into prepared muffin cups

9. bake for approx 45 minutes, until the baby cakes feel firm and springy to the touch

remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool before removing from the pan

Chocolate Glaze



This year's craft -- pirate snow globes!!