If you're prone to food sensitivities or exclude a lot of things out of your diet, here's a raw vegan dessert that won't compromise taste, while taking out all the bad stuff. These raw vegan Almond Cacao Cookies are topped with a salted maca caramel that's sure to delight any one. Add a bit of walnut, almond, or pecan atop the cookie and you've got yourself a beautiful and delicious masterpiece.
Raw Almond Cacao Cookies With Salted Maca Caramel [Vegan]
Ingredients
For the Almond Cacao Cookies
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup dates
- 2 heaping tablespoons cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dates
- 2 tablespoons maca powder
- Himalayan pink crystal salt, to taste
- 3/4 cup water, more or less as needed
- Pecan halves, walnut halves and/or almonds
Preparation
For the Caramel
- Blend all the ingredients until smooth and thick like whipped cream.
- Put this in the fridge for about 2 hours.
- Pulse the almonds into flour in a food processor, then add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until it all sticks together.
- Press into the bottom of a lined baking pan and put in the fridge until firm.
- Use a cookie cutter to make your cookies, then scoop a spoonful of caramel on top of each one.
- Press a walnut, almond or pecan onto the dollop of caramel.
- Refrigerate overnight or at least for a few hours.
Maca-Amazing!!