Raw(ish) chocolates with puffed spelt and red fruits.

These were inspired by this recipe on This Rawsome Vegan Life. (<--I highly recommend this site, by the way. It's a blog of awesome and inspired raw vegan recipes. Mmmm...)

I was rather low on food, so threw together some of the few things I did have. And it made these delicious, mostly raw, chocolate and puffed spelt discs. I then topped them with red fruits from the garden...

These were so quick to make, and taste amazing, yet are surprisingly healthy. Seriously, try them!

Recipe:
Throw the following in a blender:

• Approx. 40ml melted coconut oil
• 5-10g melted raw cacao butter
• 1.5 heaped tablespoons (tbsp.) cocoa powder
• 1 heaped tbsp. golden syrup (or agave nectar)
• Handful of dates (i.e. 8-10)
• 2 tbsp. mixed seeds (e.g. sunflower, pumpkin, sesame)
• 2 tbsp. barley milk (or any other milk substitute)
• Pinch cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon (tsp.) vanilla extract

Tip: To melt your coconut oil or cacao butter without burning or boiling it, try putting the jar/bottle in a bowl of boiling water for a few minutes.

Remove it from the blender once it reaches a consistency somewhere between melted chocolate and PVA glue (mmm.. :P), with coarse bits in. Pour it into a bowl and stir-in:

• 3 heaped tbsp. of puffed spelt (e.g. these, or any other puffed grain)

Press into the mould of your choice with a teaspoon. Use your fingers to form a dip on the surface, then refrigerate until set. Finally, remove from the moulds and fill with red fruits. EAT!

Jen x