This recipe is up there with my absolute faves, like my Raw Salted Caramel Slice (see blog below this one), it is sticky, sweet and even good for you. This recipe comes from one of my fave little NZ businesses, The Wholesome Co. They specialise in wholesome baking subscription mixes plus wellness tubs. I am a fan. Being that I have a sweet tooth, having some wholesome treats on hand is such a plus for me. This recipe is from her Wholesome Treats V2 ebook and she has kindly let me share with you all. I recommend making a batch and popping them in the freezer for when the sweet urge hits!
Raw Banoffee Bites
Base
½ cup almonds
¼ cup buckwheat groats or you can use an extra ¼ cup almonds
½ cup coconut
2 tbsp coconut oil
½ cup dates
Caramel
1 ripe banana
½ cup dates
¼ cup coconut butter or you can use regular butter
¼ cup maple syrup or rice syrup
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup coconut cream
Topping
100g dark chocolate
1 tbsp coconut oil
Method
Soak both lots of dates in two separate bowls of warm water for around 10-15 minutes and drain.
Place the almonds, buckwheat, coconut, drained dates, and coconut oil into a food processor and blitz until combined.
Spoon the mixture evenly into 6 silicone moulds or muffin tin. Or you can make as a slice.
Place the base mixture in the freezer while you prepare the banana layer.
Place the banana, coconut cream, drained dates, vanilla maple syrup or rice syrup tbsp of the coconut butter into the food processor. Blitz until smooth.
Pour evenly over the top of the base layer.
Add the coconut oil chocolate into a small pot and melt gently.
Spoon evenly over the bites and return to the freezer.