Cooking with Jeannie

Healthy frosting

Found this great looking recipe from cookathome.info.
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Healthy frosting:

This healthy frosting is an alternative to all the high sugar frosting out there … using all natural fruit and nuts with a texture that surprises you!

Ok, ok, so you get the idea … I’m on a healthy adventure with this no-refined sugar thing at the moment! The scary thing is the amount of recipes that I’ve found that actually taste good, if not better, without the refined sugar … and how much better I feel without the refined sugar. This frosting is something that I’ve used on a number of occasions and each time I’ve told myself that I need to measure out the ingredients so I can put it on this website. Today, I finally did just that … and then realized that I didn’t actually remember what the proportions were so I had to keep writing down the ingredients and changing them!

A couple of tips:

Use any type of nuts you wish – I’ve tried it with almonds, cashews, pecans and walnuts and had great success with all of them.

Process the dates first until they form a paste – don’t try to process everything together at once because it will take ages to get the right texture.

Add sufficient milk to get the desired texture, but be careful not to add too much otherwise it’s really difficult to bring it ‘back from the brink’!

To make chocolate frosting, add 1 tbs unsweetened cocoa and mix thoroughly.

If you like sweeter frosting, add 1 tbs of maple syrup (100% organic is preferred!)

Feel free to top any slice or cake with this frosting – or just eat it out of the bowl!

(Paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, no added sugar)

20
Medjool dates
approx 1 cup

1/2
cup
pecans
or other nuts

1/2
cup
milk of choice

1
tsp
vanilla extract

Process the dates in a food processor until a paste forms.

Add nuts and process until breadcrumb texture.

Add vanilla and milk until desired texture forms.

Use on cookies, cakes or slices – the yield above is for 20 cookies, but it will cover a loaf-pan slice or cake with ease … even allowing for eating while making it!