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A No Bake Paleo Chocolate Cashew Coconut Dessert That’s Healthy:
If you’ve had a chance to snoop around my website much, you’ll probably see that I like to make a lot of recipes with chocolate. I mean, who doesn’t? I’m also kind of crazy about making desserts as healthy as possible. Needless to say, desserts will have some amount of sugar in them – even if they’re purely fruit-based, so it’s important to find a good balance. These No Bake Paleo Chocolate Cashew Coconut Bars are the perfect desserts for any sweet tooth that is equally committed to eating healthy.
Creating Healthy Desserts With Chocolate
My greatest struggle in creating delicious and healthy desserts revolves entirely around my children. Most of the time, one or two of my kids like a recipe, but not all three. My two older daughters are finally developing a palette for recipes with less conventional ingredients. My little guy, as cute as he is, remains the toughest critic. He holds no punches and plainly says, “I just can’t stand it.” He’s three, so just about anything he says is immediately forgiven, but I’m sure his choice of words stems from phrases he hears from his two older sisters.
As a matter of practice, I’ve used coconut oil for baking for as long as I’ve had kids. They really know no different. When I have guests of family over, they pick up the flavor…sometimes…but not always. If you’re on the fence about using coconut oil in a recipe, especially a baked good, just go for it. Use it the same way you would butter, or any other saturated fat. You won’t regret it. I use coconut oil liberally, several times a day. It’s just an easy, versatile oil to use with a high smoke point. A high smoke point means that the oil won’t a) burn and b) oxidize as easily as an oil with a lower smoke point, like corn, canola or soybean oil.
An Easy 4-Ingredient Recipe
All in all this recipe calls for four (4) ingredients:
- Cashews
- Dates
- Coconut Oil
- Dark Chocolate (preferably Paleo friendly to make this recipe truly legit)*
Cashews: I use raw cashews for this recipe. I didn’t want anything roasted or salty affecting the flavor.
Dates: My go-to date are Medjools. Why? Because they’re easy to find and a little goes a looooong way. In total, this recipe calls for 8 dates. Keep dates on hand in your pantry. They’re last a long time in a sealed container, and make a great sugar substitute for most sweeteners.
Coconut Oil: Super versatile and I can’t imagine any other fat getting substituted for this. I guess you could swap palm oil, but that would not taste quite a pleasant.
*Dark Chocolate: I like Theo Chocolate and Alter Eco for this recipe. Either will work! Paleo diets, technically, don’t have chocolate in them. I mean, cavemen weren’t walking around eating chocolate bars, but most Paleo diets consider “chocolate in moderation” A-ok. Just take it easy on the sugar and everything will be SO much better.
When to Eat These Bars
- Before a Workout: Coconut oil is a great source of medium chain triglyceride, a fatty acid that gets converted to energy much faster than any other fat, potentially improving endurance.
- After Dinner: You want a little taste of chocolate? Go for this bar. Not too big, each bar is the perfect size for someone who wants the benefits of chocolate, cashews and coconut oil without the buzz of sugar.
- Just Because: It’s after lunch, but it’s not quite dinner and you’re feeling like you want something to eat. Lucky you! Walk to the fridge, open the door, grab the container of neatly cute bars, and eat one of these bad boys for a balance of protein (cashews), carbs (dates) and fat (coconut oil). Let’s leave chocolate as it’s own food group for now. But seriously, this is technically a healthy mid-day snack for just about anyone.
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A No Bake Paleo Chocolate Cashew Coconut Dessert That’s Healthy
Note: Melt chocolate to the point that most of the chocolate is melted, then remove from heat. You don’t want to burn the chocolate. Be careful not to get even a drop of moisture in the chocolate or it may seize up.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cashews (preferably raw)
- 8 dates, pitted and halved
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted but not warm
- 3/4 c dark chocolate, melted (preferably Paleo – like Theo or Alter Eco)
Instructions
- Get out an 8×8 pan. No need to line with parchment paper.
- Using a good food processor, combine cashews, dates and coconut oil.
- Mix these three ingredients until you have a smooth mixture.
- Press the mixture into the base of the 8×8 pan. It should be about 1/4 inch thick. Set aside.
- Add dark chocolate to a glass bowl and double boil or microwave until melted.
- As soon as the chocolate is melted, pour over cashew mixture, spreading evenly.
- Place pan in refrigerator for at least two hours.
- Enjoy
(c) Traci D Mitchell 2018
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