Raw Chocolate Cupcakes with Raw Chocolate Frosting
These were so rich and tasty!!! The photo does not do them justice. I am still learning indoor lighting obviously.
The cupcake recipe came from here. She has many more delicious desserts that I can’t wait to try!! But I do want to know about the safety of those silicone cupcake liners. ANybody have any info on them?
Here is the recipe:
1 cup walnuts
5 dates
Process these in the food processor and then add the following and process again
1/8 cup raw cocoa
1 t. coconut oil
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract
1/4 t. salt
Form into balls and drop and mold into cupcake pan.
I did 1 and 1/2 recipes and it made 24 mini cupcakes. Which are just the right size for these rich treats.
Again-sorry for the bad photo!!
For the frosting I loosely followed a recipe and added some extras.
1 T raw cocoa
1T coconut butter (I used solid oil)
dash of salt
squirt of vanilla
some maple syrup to thin it out and sweeten it up
some raw dry coconut to thiken it to desired consistancy
Again I did 1 1/2 this frosting recipe.
I know some people avoid cocnut oil because of the saturated fats but it is very digestible and the body quickly metabolizes it for energy. According to “RAWSOME” : “Coconut oil contains both short and medium chain fatty acid. In lab tests, the med. chain fatty acids have shown effective against flu, measels, sinusitis, food poisining, urinary tract infections, hepatitis c, and candida. Coconut oil is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiprotozoal. It helps stimulate thyroid, normalize blood sugar levels, decrease seizures and relieve chronic fatigue.”
Sounds good to me!
If you want to add a raw recipe to this weeks Quarter recipe, leave a comment here with a link to your post containing your raw recipe! Come on play along!!!
Gee, and I baked mine and frosted them with buttercream and everything. Are candy sprinkles considered “raw”?
Yum Yum Yum! I really have to get on posting a couple raw recipes soon. I just have to remember for Thursday!
I’ve never heard of anyone avoiding coconut oil like that. It often replaces our butter, depending on our tastes in the moment.
Oh man, I can attest to how awesome these were! I think I had 3 before I forced myself to stop and save one for Peter! They were perfect for when you’re needing a bite of something sweet…or 3.