¼ cup coconut oil
1 ripe avocado
1 T maple syrup
½ cup carob powder
Pinch sea salt
¾ cup coconut flakes (unsweetened)
¼ cup sesame seeds
Melt the coconut oil on the stove. Remove avocado and mash. Mix in coconut oil and all the ingredients and stir well. Spoon into a glass pan and press flat. Put in the fridge until set and then cut into small bites or squares and serve with fresh blueberries. Yummy!
This recipe was inspired by a recipe of something served at the annual conference of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. I replaced the cocoa and nibs with carob for those with caffeine issues (some people with anxiety are super-sensitive to the effects of caffeine, even that found in cocoa and chocolate). I also omitted the stevia because it spoils the taste of everything. And I added coconut flakes for crunch and sesame seeds for calcium.
Funny thing….I love avocado! It’s possibly one of my favorite foods (together with eggs, Brussels sprouts, lamb, coconut and paw paw) and I was excited to try it out in this recipe. But it’s totally lost – no hint of avocado! It seems rather a waste! Do let me know what you think.
Donna Kelley says
May 25, 2013 at 9:03 pmTrudy, what is paw paw?
everywomanover29 says
June 3, 2013 at 4:25 pmit’s a South African version of papaya!
Sue Painter says
June 6, 2013 at 7:40 pmI grew up singing “way down yonder in the paw paw patch.” Too funny! Your recipe looks yummy but like you I don’t see how one would much taste the avocado.
Jessica says
June 7, 2013 at 11:29 amYum!!! Forwarding to the baker in my house as a hint hint… and thanks for the carob since I can’t have caffeine
Heidi Alexandra Pollard says
June 9, 2013 at 3:11 amWhat a yummy recipe I have a chocolate smoothie one I love with avocado in it too – printing this one off to try
Mitch Tublin says
June 9, 2013 at 4:33 pmTrudy,
This recipe looks amazing! I am definitely going to try this one out on my family.
Mira Dessy says
June 9, 2013 at 4:36 pmHaving tried this at NANP I”m interested to try your delicious looking version!
BTW, paw paws are actually one of the few native fruits to North America and I remember getting them as a kid in the Northeast.
Katherine C. H. E. says
June 10, 2013 at 6:11 amLooks YUMMY!! I’ll bet the avocado FLAVOR is lost, but its butteriness is probably KEY to the success of this dish. XO, Katherine.
Tiffany deSilva says
June 14, 2013 at 8:56 amThey definitely look tasty. Would they turnout ok without the sesame seeds? My oldest has a sesame allergy.
everywomanover29 says
June 20, 2013 at 10:25 amYes, you can leave out the sesame seeds – perhaps add another nut for the crunch, like broken up walnuts
J+C @WineDineDaily says
March 20, 2014 at 5:39 pmThese sounds tasty and nice to know they are good for you.
Karen Kuhn says
July 12, 2014 at 9:17 amThanks for your adapted recipe. When I clicked on the NANP link, a message came up saying “the link you were looking for doesn’t exist.” Any other idea how to obtain it?
everywomanover29 says
July 12, 2014 at 9:41 amHi Karen
It looks like they removed it from their site – sorry about that. I’ve edited the blog so it’s not confusing going forward. You could contact them directly. In the meantime enjoy my recipe!
Trudy
laura says
February 14, 2015 at 4:03 amI woke up, read my email that linked to this recipe and made these straight away!! even the batter is delicious
Trudy Scott says
February 14, 2015 at 12:07 pmI’m so glad you enjoyed them! Happy Valentine’s day!