Saturday, April 16, 2011

Chocolate Decadence

By:  Maria


These easy-to-make cocoa nuggets are a sweet, chocolately treat for your taste buds without any added sugars or, even worse, artificial sweeteners!  These are truly a guilt-free treat!

With just 3 simple ingredients (or 4, if you decide to use a small slice of a banana to increase sweetness), you can mix up these little nuggets in no time.

Ingredients:

1 C walnuts or pecans
1 C dates
1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
**optional - one 2" slice of banana**

Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until thoroughly blended (about a good 20-30 seconds).  With your hands, form into 1-2" sized balls, place in a container and cover.
Chill for at least 30 minutes.
Done!
I enjoy these without the banana, but my kids love these with a bit of banana added. You could add any other fruit/berry as long as it's a small piece - you don't need much!

Enjoy!

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