5-ingredient raw chocolate orange bars

• Vegan
• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Produce

  • 1 oz Cacao powder, raw
  • 6 oz Dates, pitted
  • 1 Orange
  • 2 1/2 oz Raisins or sultanas

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 5 1/2 oz Cashew nuts, Raw

Found on scrummylane.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 orange, juiced and zested
• 6 ounces/170 grams pitted dates
• 5.5 ounces/155 grams raw cashew nuts
• 2.5 ounces/70 grams raisins or sultanas (I used raisins)
• 1 ounce/25 grams raw cacao powder

Directions

• Line a fairly small square baking tin (I had 8x8 inch) with baking paper and set aside.
• Put the dates in a small bowl and pour half of the orange juice over them. Put aside for a moment.
• Put the cashews and the rest of the orange juice in your food processor and process until they are all mashed up and clump together in a ball (this took quite a while – at least 2 or 3 minutes).
• Tip the cashew and orange mixture into a bowl. Then tip the dates/orange juice and sultanas into the food processor and process for a short while until they too are all mashed up and form a sticky ball (this won’t take as long as the cashews).
• Add the mashed up dates/sultanas to the cashew/orange mixture in the bowl, then add the cacao and orange zest and mash everything together well until it resembles a thick chocolate cake batter.
• Tip the mixture into the baking tin and spread out and press down until it’s evenly pressed in and smooth.
• Cover and put in the fridge or freezer to harden a little, then cut into 8 to 10 bars (I cut mine into 8, but that makes fairly large bars).

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