Just a little Valentine’s Day surprise for my sweethearts.
Chocolate Cookies
Author: Amber Husten
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole raw hazelnuts
- ⅓ cup whole raw almonds
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup raw organic cacao
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 7 medjool dates (pitted and soaked in filtered water for at least 2 hours)
- ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- In food processor with s-blade, grind hazelnuts until coarse.
- Add almonds and blend until coarsely ground.
- Add coconut flour and coconut sugar, pulse, pulse, pulse. Add cacao, pulse, pulse, pulse.
- Add baking soda and salt, pulse, pulse, pulse.
- (the dry mixture should feel like a fine flour).
- Transfer dry ingredients to a bowl. Wipe out food processor.
- In food processor with s-blade, add strained dates, coconut oil, vanilla, water and blend until incorporated.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and mix (with hands).
- Roll out dough on non stick surface about ½ inch thick - make sure they aren't too thin. Make cutouts. Transfer to nonstick baking surface and bake for 10 - 12 minutes - or so, check at 10 minutes. Cookies will firm as they cool. Thisis a popular brand to use.
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Pink Peppermint Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk (I really love thisbrand for ice cream, also a BPA free can)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ of a cup sweetener (honey, coconut sugar, coconut nectar, maple syrup)
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- Red natural food coloring (to preferred pink color) HERE or HERE.
Instructions
- Add coconut milk, vanilla, peppermint, sweetener, and coloring to blender and blend until incorporated, add to ice cream maker.
- Blend until thick and transfer ice cream to glass storage and place in freezer for a few hours.
- Remove from freezer about 20 minutes before serving.
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Totally amazing looking! If you were nearby we could swap Valentine’s Day treats … wanna heart-shaped Sweet Potato Biscuit? 😉
Happy Valentine’s Day, Amber! xo,
Shirley
Hi There Shirley,
Um, yes please! I just checked out these awesome sweet potato biscuits. Love the ingredients. So creative. I will for sure be making these soon, as we eat sweet potatoes once or twice per week.
You have a wonderful Valentine’s Day Shirley.
Hugs to you,
–Amber
This dessert looks great! I would love it if you linked up this recipe to my blog hop for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: http://bit.ly/wJSl1h
Thank you for the invite. I’ll hop on over there and check it out.
Brilliant Amber! What a healthy dessert. I love the pink color and that this ice cream sandwich is not only gluten-free, but dairy-free and grain-free too. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Laura!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!
Hugs,
–Amber
Thanks for linking your great post to FAT TUESDAY. This was very interesting! Hope to see you next week!
Be sure to visit RealFoodForager.com on Sunday for Sunday Snippets – your post from Fat Tuesday may be featured there!
http://realfoodforager.com/fat-tuesday-february-14-2012/
Wow! Chocolate and peppermint are one of my fave combos! These look stunning and perfect for v-day or any day really
Hi Melanie,
Can’t agree more about the peppermint/chocolate combo! You just can’t beat it.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Be Well,
–Amber
These are so sweet! Love the peppermint and chocolate combination!
Thanks Vicki! I’ve been enjoying the ice cream on its own this week. Just love that peppermint. 😉
Hugs,
-Amber
Kickass recipe! These look so delicious! I think my favorite thing is the minimal easy ingredients. Everybody’s got that in their kitchen. I love when I find a recipe online that I could make right away!
Farygirl! Hey lady. Good to hear from you.
Thanks! I have to say, this turned out well and I’m not a huge chocolate fan, but I liked these cookies and the peppermint was, well, who doesn’t LOVE peppermint!
I need to see what’s been going on over in Fartygirl land…
Hugs,
–Amber
Ummmm… yum!! These look fantastic! And it doesn’t get any better than peppermint & chocolate either!
Thanks Leslie! I so agree!
Hi Amber,
This is an awesome Ice Cream Sandwich and a lovely presentation! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a fabulous week.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Oh my gosh Amber, these look awesome! I just came over from Shirley’s round-up and am now itching to run to the kitchen and make these. Yum! I love the peppermint addition as well. Chocolate and mint is my absolute favorite combo. 😀
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