Cocoa Vanilla Squares recipe

Cocoa Vanilla SquaresSilky smooth cacao and vanilla bean slice 🍫, because everyone needs a freezer loaded with yummy snacks like these (especially a sleepy parent, like me 😂 💤)RecipePrep time 30 minutesYield: Serves or Makes 9 For the Base

Ingredients

0 1/2 cup pecans
0 1/4 cup cocoa powder
tablespoon coconut flour
0 pinch kosher salt
medjool dates, pitted

For the Vanilla Filling

Ingredients

cup raw cashews, soaked for 4 hours
0 1/4 cup coconut cream
tablespoons rice malt syrup
tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
0 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Chocolate Topping

Ingredients

teaspoons coconut oil
tablespoon cocoa powder
teaspoons rice malt syrup
teaspoons coconut cream
0 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

To Make the Base

Method

Step 1

Make the base: Add everything except the dates to a food processor. Pulse until very small crumbs have formed. Add dates and pulse until the mix starts to clump together (if this doesn't happen, add more dates). Press into a small tin of choice (I used a 4-inch square one).
Step 2

Make the filling: Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until very smooth. Pour over your base and set in the freezer.
Step 3

Make the chocolate topping: Set up a heatproof bowl over a pot of just simmering water. Heat bowl, then turn off water. Add coconut oil and allow to melt. Once liquid, add remaining ingredients, then whisk until smooth. Pour final later onto cake, and reset in freezer.