I mentioned in my last post that I am currently partaking in a clean eating challenge through the end of this month. I find this challenge to be pretty easy except for the fact that I miss chocolate so much. I am a definite chocoholic and crave at least a small piece of dark chocolate on a daily basis. Because this challenge refrains from eating processed sugar, it's been hard to find my fix.
I saw a recipe for clean eating almond butter cups that I decided to recreate using cashew butter because it's what I had in my house. The result is AMAZING. These cashew cups are creamy and decadent and best of all clean and free of anything processed. They are also vegan, paleo and gluten free so they can be enjoyed by almost anyone.
I'm pretty sure they would be delicious with any kind of nut butter so play around and use whatever you have on hand. I would however, recommend the salted variety as it creates that delicious salty/sweet thing that we all love. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!
Coconut oil is my superfood of the week. To find out about its health benefits click here!
Ingredients:
2/3 cup coconut oil- melted
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 cup cashew butter (or whatever nut butter you want)
1/3 cup maple syrup
3/4 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
1) Combine all of the above ingredients in a food processor.
2) Line a mini muffin tin with 12 liners.
3) Pour "batter" into the liners and place tray in freezer for an hour.
4) Store in the refrigerator for up to a month!
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