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Halloween is Coming. How Do You Avoid Bringing on Snack Sized Snickers?

Your Answer is Almost Raw

Legally raw barSo, you want to stick to a diet that makes you feel good – even though your friends will tempt you with Twizzlers and Milk Duds. How does a somewhat raw chocolaty nutty candy bar, sound? Hey, it’s Halloween, live a little!

The Daily Raw Café posted this recipe for The Legally raw Bar, just in time to curb your enthusiasm for the American junk food cartel. This recipe calls for cocoa powder, which has been processed – so it cannot be considered totally raw. However, as a perpetual changer of ingredients, I think it’s possible to modify the recipe to your own tastes.

From www.thedailyrawcafe.com:

The Legally Raw Bar
NOUGAT FILLING
1 cup almonds, unsoaked
1 cup cashews, unsoaked
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon water, or more if needed

CARAMEL
1 cup dates
1/4 cup maple syrup*
juice of one half lemon
1 tablespoon coconut oil
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup water

MILK CHOCOLATE
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup maple syrup*
½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup water

  • Soak dates in the water and lemon juice for an hour. Reserve soaking water. Meanwhile, make nougats.
  • In a coffee grinder, grind cashews into a fine powder. Remove. Process the almonds into a fine powder.
  • Place nut powders in a large bowl. Add honey and water. Stir until mixture is a thick paste-like consistency.
  • Form nougat into miniature candy pieces. Place nougat pieces on a plate and put in the freezer for an hour.
  • To make the caramel, process soaked dates, coconut oil and sea salt in a blender.
    Using soaking water one tablespoon at time, blend until you achieve a thick creamy mixture.
  • Spread caramel on top of nougat pieces and return the candy to the freezer while you make the chocolate.
  • In a large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, maple syrup, coconut butter and water together until smooth and creamy.
  • Pour chocolate over candy pieces and freeze an additional hour or until chocolate sets hard.

Yield: 15-20 candy pieces

*not a raw product

I am planning to substitute the honey with raw agave nectar because I can’t do honey right now.
Thank You Daily Raw Cafe for this Awesome Recipe!!

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Gina Laverde by Gina Laverde

A Chicago-based writer researcher and health coach whose expertise in natural health stems from her experiences recovering her son from autism. Also, the Managing Editor for Skrewtips

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  1. Deb Schiff

    October 18th, 2007 at 8:47 am

    These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for posting.

  2. Gina

    October 18th, 2007 at 9:48 am

    Hey Deb,

    Let me know how yours turn out. I am making mine today — can’t wait for Halloween :)

  3. Teri

    October 18th, 2007 at 9:55 am

    The cocoa powder is raw. You can get it from RawGuru.com

  4. David Askaripour

    October 18th, 2007 at 9:59 am

    Gina, take some pics of the ones you make! I’d love to see how they come out :)

  5. Gina

    October 18th, 2007 at 10:34 am

    Hey Teri.. thanks for the info. I was under the impression that cocoa powder had to be processed and that cacao was raw. I recently took a cooking class where I was told that the nutrition in cocoa is not bio-available because of this process. I’m new to experimenting with the true meaning of a raw food diet. (that is, I am finally researching it rather than just eating it). There’s a lot of info out there. So, is there no way of getting raw maple syrup?

    I’m about to try this recipe with agave. I have to watch my sugar intake.

    I eat at least 70% raw, but haven’t totally committed to it. Again, I really appreciate you commenting. Love the Daily Raw Cafe!!

  6. Teri

    October 18th, 2007 at 10:46 am

    Gina,

    Thank you for the props, I really appreciate it. Let me know how it works with agave nectar. I used honey because it was thick and sticky and I wanted the nougat to bind. And I so wish there was a raw maple syrup. But I don’t see it coming on the horizon anytime soon.

    Keep in touch,
    Teri

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