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I’m always on the lookout for healthy dessert recipes. Especially ones that don’t taste like they’re healthy. Know what I mean? I can sniff out untasty yet “healthy” dessert recipes from a mile away. Like really sour fruit-based desserts, watery or dry desserts. You know the drill.
This particular recipe – raw espresso bean cookie dough bites - totally satisfies my dessert cravings. It tastes like raw cookie dough. It delivers a jolt of caffeine thanks to the espresso beans. And it’s healthy in the fact that it uses uncooked and unprocessed ingredients. What more could you ask for?
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Technically, if you consider the fact that chocolate-covered espresso beans are processed, this recipe is not raw. But if sticking to a raw diet is important to you, you could certainly substitute raw cacao nibs or something similar.
I recently made another raw dessert: Raw carrot cake. What is happening to me? I don’t recognize my dessert repertoire anymore!
This recipe is adapted from the fabulous Averie Cooks.
Raw Espresso Bean Cookie Dough Bites Recipe
Yield: 17 cookie dough balls
Total Time: 10 min
A word of warning: Be careful not to over process these ingredients when using a food processor. You could quickly go from the perfect consistency to something that resembles cashew butter.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup raw cashews
1/3 cup oats
2 tablespoons agave nectar or raw honey
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup espresso beans, pulsed in food processor a few times to break upDirections:
Using a food processor, pulse cashews and oats until they become a fine powder. Add agave nectar (or honey), maple syrup, and vanilla until incorporated. Do not over-process.
Stir in chopped espresso beans by hand. Form into bite-sized balls and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve, or freeze to eat later.