This is a version of a Peanut Butter Ball recipe I found online that had 4 Tbsp. Butter, 2 cups of Confectioners Sugar, 2 1/4 cup of Semisweet Chocolate Chips and the sweetened shredded coconut to roll in......... My teeth hurt just thinking about biting into one of these!!! I decided to make my own recipe and make it as a Raw version that is dairy and wheat free. Once I had these made I decided to convert them into "ice cream scoops" and make a Banana Split Sundae!! Obviously you don't have to make these into a Sundae or even roll them in coconut, be creative with your food and do with it what you want. Next time I may roll them in cocoa powder, or crushed macadamia nuts or add dried cranberries or dried blueberries to the processing. Make your own recipe.
My Recipe: Cherry Walnut Sundae Cookies
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Fresh Cherries or dried
1/4 Cup Dairy Free Chocolate Chips (Chocolate Dream)
1 Cup Walnuts
6 Dates
6 Prunes
1 1/2 Tbsp Maple or Agave Syrup (that is not a lot of sugar)
1 Cup or less of the dried Coconut flakes for rolling
1 Cup or less of the dried Coconut flakes for rolling
Food Process all ingredients, then roll into balls and coat in coconut flakes. Refrigerate till serve
Lets do another recipe, I found this in the cook book called Living Raw Food by Sarma Melngailis. Her Recipe is called Coconut-Lime Cookies and she dehydrates them. I changed the recipe up a little and call mine Frozen Margarita Cookies, you will understand the name when you eat them.
Frozen Margarita Cookies
1 Cup Cashews
1 Cup Almonds
1 Cup Shredded Dried Coconut
1 heaping Tbsp. Lime Zest
2 Tbsp. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Process all ingredients and roll into balls and place in freezer until ready to eat. There is nothing like biting into a cold refreshing cookie to cut your crave for a sweet.
You can process these more if you want. I like my nuts crunchy when I bite into my cookies.
Another note, I added dried Apricots to half my batch and they were really good and the whole Margarita flavor was still intact, plus it made them a bit easier to roll up. I bet dried mango or pineapple would really be great.
Thanks for stopping by and getting some healthy snack ideas. My sister is going to make these with her girls soon because they need more healthy treats in their diets, and they love foods that are poppers and that taste good! Enjoy!
