Coconut Almond Chocolate Pudding

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup dates
• 2/3 cup coconut milk*
• 2/3 cup almonds, toasted
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 ripe banana

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Crispy Coconutty Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: 24 cookies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole cane sugar
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups coconut oil, melted
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cane sugar, and oatmeal in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

In a medium bowl combine coconut oil, vanilla extract, and eggs and mix thoroughly.

Slowly add wet ingredients to dry and stir until well combined. Add chocolate chips and stir in evenly.

Scoop dough into balls and drop onto a cookie sheet that has been greased with coconut oil. Press each cookie down slightly. Cook for 10–12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from tray.

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Chocolate Sticky Rice (Champorado)

Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 30–40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups uncooked short grain gluttonous/sticky rice
• 5 cups or more water, for cooking rice
• 2–3 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1/4 cup organic cocoa/cacao powder
• raw honey or maple syrup
• pinch salt
• dash ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract

Directions:

Thoroughly rinse rice. Place in a pot and cover with water. Set on medium heat. When water starts boiling, start stirring. Keep stirring and adding more water until almost cooked. Stir in the coconut oil and cocoa powder.

Next, add in the honey or maple syrup, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla, mixing well.

Turn stove on low and simmer until rice is cooked.

Can be eaten hot or cold.

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