RAW Chocolate Mousse Cake

(Adapted from recipe Rawlicious thermomix booklet)
Jan approved!


Crust Ingredients
2 cups raw almonds or macadamias
2 cups of dates
Pinch Celtic sea salt
1 tablespoon cold pressed almond oil or organic coconut oil
Method
Place all ingredients into food processor and blend until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs
Then push base firmly into pie plate or cake tin and put into freezer to set
Filling ingredients
Flesh of 3 large avocados or 4 small
4 tbsp Cacao powder (50 g makes it very rich)
½ cup agave syrup or honey but use less
½ cup coconut oil
½ cup water
good pinch of sea salt
Filling method
Place all ingredients into food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth.
Spread the filling mix on top of prepared crust
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Optional: garnish with strawberries or other berries and mint leaves and serve with Almond crème.
Once set you can also cut up into squares and freeze. A nice treat frozen too!

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Muesli Slice

Preparation Time 15 - 45 minutes Cooking Time 30 minutes Makes 15 squares
 
Ingredients
  TRY AND USE ORGANIC WHEN POSSIBLE
  1/3 cup organic virgin coconut oil
110g (1/2 cup) agave syrup or pure maple syrup
200g pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or sunflower or both
2 tbsp flaxseeds or flax meal
2 tbsp linseed or LSA
90g (1/2 cup) sultanas
50g (1/2 cup) rolled oats
75g (1/2 cup) whole meal spelt flour
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1 lid of vanilla extract
 
Method Preheat oven to 170°C. Line a 20cm (base measurement) square cake pan with non-stick baking paper.
Combine the pepitas, flaxseed, LSA, sultanas, oats and flour in a large bowl. Put the oil and syrup in a bowl  and once mixed , stir into the dry mix until it is all combined.
Spoon the mixture into the lined pan and use the back of a spoon to smooth the surface. Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until golden. Set aside in the pan for 30 minutes to cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.

OPTIONS / NOTES
  Change things around and try different dried fruits and seeds. If the mixture is too dry add more coconut oil or agave.

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