¼ cup coconut oil
1 ripe avocado
1 T maple syrup
½ cup carob powder
Pinch sea salt
¾ cup coconut flakes (unsweetened)
¼ cup sesame seeds
Melt the coconut oil on the stove. Remove avocado and mash. Mix in coconut oil and all the ingredients and stir well. Spoon into a glass pan and press flat. Put in the fridge until set and then cut into small bites or squares and serve with fresh blueberries. Yummy!
This recipe was inspired by a recipe of something served at the annual conference of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. I replaced the cocoa and nibs with carob for those with caffeine issues (some people with anxiety are super-sensitive to the effects of caffeine, even that found in cocoa and chocolate). I also omitted the stevia because it spoils the taste of everything. And I added coconut flakes for crunch and sesame seeds for calcium.
Funny thing….I love avocado! It’s possibly one of my favorite foods (together with eggs, Brussels sprouts, lamb, coconut and paw paw) and I was excited to try it out in this recipe. But it’s totally lost – no hint of avocado! It seems rather a waste! Do let me know what you think.
Trudy, what is paw paw?
it’s a South African version of papaya!
I grew up singing “way down yonder in the paw paw patch.” Too funny! Your recipe looks yummy but like you I don’t see how one would much taste the avocado.
Yum!!! Forwarding to the baker in my house as a hint hint… and thanks for the carob since I can’t have caffeine
What a yummy recipe I have a chocolate smoothie one I love with avocado in it too – printing this one off to try
Trudy,
This recipe looks amazing! I am definitely going to try this one out on my family.
Having tried this at NANP I”m interested to try your delicious looking version!
BTW, paw paws are actually one of the few native fruits to North America and I remember getting them as a kid in the Northeast.
Looks YUMMY!! I’ll bet the avocado FLAVOR is lost, but its butteriness is probably KEY to the success of this dish. XO, Katherine.
They definitely look tasty. Would they turnout ok without the sesame seeds? My oldest has a sesame allergy.
Yes, you can leave out the sesame seeds – perhaps add another nut for the crunch, like broken up walnuts
These sounds tasty and nice to know they are good for you.
Thanks for your adapted recipe. When I clicked on the NANP link, a message came up saying “the link you were looking for doesn’t exist.” Any other idea how to obtain it?
Hi Karen
It looks like they removed it from their site – sorry about that. I’ve edited the blog so it’s not confusing going forward. You could contact them directly. In the meantime enjoy my recipe!
Trudy
I woke up, read my email that linked to this recipe and made these straight away!! even the batter is delicious
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Happy Valentine’s day!