METHOD

• SOAK DATES IN 1 & 1/2 CUPS JUST BOILED WATER FOR 15 MINUTES TO SOFTEN (DRAIN OFF THE WATER BUT DON’T DISCARD, YOU NEED TO KEEP SOME FOR THE FILLING)

• FOR BASE, PULSE DATES AND OIL UNTIL A CHUNKY PASTE FORMS, THEN PULSE IN COCONUT UNTIL MIXED THROUGH. MIXTURE SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER WHEN SQUEEZED BETWEEN FINGERTIPS, ADD A TABLESPOON OF THE SOAKING WATER AT A TIME IF TOO DRY/CRUMBLY

• PRESS BASE MIXTURE INTO THE BOTTOM AND UP THE SIDES OF MOULDS OF CHOICE AND POP INTO THE FRIDGE WHILE PREPARING THE FILLING (I USED A SILICONE MINI MUFFIN PAN, BUT YOU COULD USE TART/PIE TINS ETC)

• BLEND FILLING INGREDIENTS UNTIL SMOOTH, ADJUST FLAVOUR IF NEEDED (EXTRA ORANGE/CACAO/SWEETENER)

• REMOVE BASES FROM MOULDS AND SCOOP FILLING INTO BASES

• SERVE, OR STORE IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER IN THE FRIDGE, CAN BE FROZEN 

* CACAO POWDERS CAN VARY IN TASTE, SO YOU MAY NEED TO ADJUST FLAVOURS

* YOU COULD USE MINT EXTRACT OR ADD IN COFFEE ETC FOR A DIFFERENT FLAVOUR