Today’s recipe is Dark. Very dark.
Just as dark as the Raw Vegan Dark Chocolate Coconut Snowballs I made.
And takes about as long….5 whole minutes. And only requires a VitaBaller, food processor or Magic Bullet.
Also see the post I did a few months ago about making your own LaraBars. A little light on pics but very good content & info to ensure LaraMaking Success. I was getting ready to move, close on a house, board a plane for a day trip, it was a hectic time to say the least.
It’s really a snap to do, and so I decided to pimp up my game over here and get to work on some Dark Chocolate Fudge Balls!
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5 Minute Raw Vegan Dark Chocolate Fudge Balls
1/4 c raw cashews (not soaked)
1/2 c medjool dates, pitted (I used 6 medium medjools. Not huge ones, medium-sized. Mine are from TJ’s and some of their containers have the huge medjools, but these were not.)
1 Tbsp Dark Cocoa Powder (I used Hershey’s Dark)
Yields: 13 Balls, feel free to double, triple, quad the recipe. I like working with smaller batches that way if I want to tweak flavors or textures, it’s easier for me.
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First, grind your cashews into a fine powder. The finer the better. Then add the pitted dates.
Grind again.
Add your 1 Tbsp Dark Cocoa (or Cocoa).
Or, Don’t add in any Cocoa and keep your Balls Blond (TWSS)
Grind again. I have always felt that a 2:1 ratio of dates to nuts works best when making raw bars. And as I have mentioned before, as a Vita-Mix user, you know when you have achieved Perfect Raw Dough Consistency when the whole wad spins around like a tennis ball inside the canister. It can happen in a matter of a second, so watch closely and don’t overblend. You will soon go from dough to chocolate puree.
I took my dough wad out
And see, when it’s The Right Dough Consistency, it will all just pop outta the canister, no gloppy-n-sloppy canister cleaning required.
Because it was 94F here this morning, the dough was feeling a little too warm to work with so I roughly divided into ball shapes with a spoon and popped the plate into the fridge for an hour.
Came back and formed 13 beautiful dark balls
3 Ingredients: Cashews, Dates, Dark Cocoa Powder
Oh wait 4 Ingredients: TLC added with each one of these too!
Optional Add-In’s & Extras (and Katie has mentioned some of these too):
Add Vanilla, Hazelnut, Peppermint, Almond, etc. Extract
Roll finished product in Carob, Coconut, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Powder, Powdered Sugar
Add in Carob, Coconut, Cocoa Nibs to the “dough” mixture
Shape into logs, bars, balls, squares, hearts, Gingerbread men, stars, Christmas Cookie Cutter shapes
The sky’s the limit, get creative!!!!!!!!
So you’d like to see a dinner or a vegetable, ok I can oblige. Hugh Jass Salad with brock, cauli, tomatoes, cukes, yellow peppers, and topped with my Homemade Slaw Dressing.
And as if the Dark Choco Fudge Balls for Dessert weren’t enough…
….I popped a few Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls, too.
I'm back because I forgot to say GOOD LUCK on Saturday! Can't wait to hear about it, I'm so happy you're making your way in AZ!
Must. Buy. Apples!
I sing really loudly in my car. Like music blasted, dancing around, be still being safe! haha
Love the furniture pics – they all look so great! So simple and elegant, I just love it. LOL at the alligator wrestling and how great a neighbor helped you out.
I have no furniture pieces that match. NONE. We have a mish mosh of pieces handed down by family members, from auctions, furniture stores, second hand finds…
When I had a 40 minute commute from home to work I would often listen to audio books from the library! It was a great way to multi-task because way back then as I was coping with the loss of freedom as a new mother, I missed free reading time, and having someone read to me while I was in the car was perfect. It made the time in the car fly by and I felt like I was squeezing more me time in two times a day. I still load audio books on my iPod now to listen to during my runs and it works out great!
I love listening to music when I'm on the car ehheh :)
Everything looks delish as always!
that vegan apple crumble is awesome!! you are so flexible-im so jelous!
Yay for meeting new neighbors. ;)
And for your appple crisp. YUM.
I made more raw chocolate chip cookie dough the other day, and I just went with the feel of it, (no measurements), I almost had a show down with the vita mix. It burnt out right in the middle of grinding almonds, (which went almost to almond butter consistency). I quickly moved the sticky mess over to the food processor to save the day. It was epic.
In my car.. I think, a lot. As I'm an over thinker. If its late at night, and I have a long drive I give my brother a call and catch up.
I think we new "kids on the block" have to have a crazy thing that can get us to talk to the neighbors… Mine was about the 49 lawn and leaf bags we filled (even though we don't have a single tree on our 7000sq, ft. of property… and then again the next day when it didn't even look like we had raked for 6 hours! Teaching at a new place can be scary- but your going to do awesome- let me know how it works out for you!!! I'm looking into some new studios myself so I'll be right there with ya.. I need to make the chocolate snowballs.. mmm
Hey you gotta do, what you gotta do to get cool nightstands out of hard to reach places : ) Nice lamp!
Cool cream substitute! That will come in handy with the upcoming holidays.
I am so all over that apple crumble! I need to go to Natural Zing and get those darned oats! I wish I could get them from Amazon.
My favorite thing to do in the car? Sing! I love singing so I have music on all the time.
Your bedroom and furniture look so classy! Love it. Also, raw vegan apple crisp? Do you ever run out of ideas?
I also wanted to say thank you for always commenting on my high calorie, butter laden, gluten and dairy-full recipes when I know it's not something you eat. It really means alot to me, girl! :)
I was actually just trying to figure out what I should do with all of the apples I have in my kitchen! In my car I usually just sing so loud that I make myself hoarse! But, I also really love books on tape. Phoenix has a great public library system that you should definitely check out if that's something you'd be interested in!
Best of luck on Saturday! I love teaching at new locations but it always makes me nervous too! Oh my gosh that apple crisp looks so delicious. Going to look at the recipe now. The furniture looks awesome- sleek and simple (thats what Josh and I like too!)
The furniture set looks AMAZING Averie! And there's no better way to meet neighbors than asking them to help you with manuel labor. ;)
OMG that Apple Crisp sounds fabulous! PERFECT for Autumn.
xxoo
Heather
Love the raw cookie dough balls! Wow, that sounds like an ordeal with the night stand! Glad it all worked out. I've never seen that mimiccreme before– it looks cool! The apple crumble also looks amazing–it reminds me of thanksgiving, haha :)
Ok, so this is probably cause of all those years of music training and music theory/aural skills classes, but when I'm in my car I love to play music and then make up and sing harmonies to it. It's so much more fun than just singing the melody, and when you get a good harmony it sounds so cool! Haha ;)
Oh man, you are so flexible! Give me some of that flexibility!
P.S. if ya wanna see a ridiculous comment, check out my blog. See, I told you it's not just you! YOU are awesome; they are the ones who need a life.
You have to laugh sometimes at how people waste their time like that!
LOOOOOOVELY furniture!!
In my car, I sing. Loud. Hahaha ;)
Wow! Raw Vegan Apple Crisp?!
It looks so good!
I also read your post w/ the chocolate chip cookie dough balls! I definitely trying those!