SWEET | DESSERT | SNACK
FILL YOUR CUP WITH JOY
These little chocolate cups are, literally, full of joy. As you bite through the hard outer shell, you’re met by a gooey, delicious centre of yumminess that will melt your worries away. Cashews, cacao and chia seeds are some of the best plant-based sources of the amino acid tryptophan. Our bodies use tryptophan to produce serotonin, the hormone responsible for regulating your mood and making you feel good. An easy, raw, fool-proof recipe, that will boost your energy any time of day.
DAIRY-FREE | GLUTEN-FREE | LOW-CARB | PALEO | RAW | SUGAR-FREE | VEGAN | VEGETARIAN
Joyful Cups
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
Cup
- 100 g Cashews
- 20 g Coconut Oil
- 10 g Dates soaked
- 10 g Cacao Powder
- 10 g Maca Powder optional
- pinch Salt
Cup Add Ins
- 10 g Chia Seeds
- 10 g Desiccated Coconut
- 10 g Hemp Seeds
Cup Filling
- 4 tsp Cashew Butter
- 4 slices Frozen Banana
Instructions
- Soak dates in hot water for a minimum of 10 minutes.
- Preline muffin tin.
- Blend all main cup ingredients: cashews, coconut oil, drained dates, cacao powder, maca powder and salt until it just starts to combine.
- Add in extras: chia seeds, desiccated coconut and hemp seeds.
- Divide mixture into 4.
- With hands mold mixture to bottom and sides. Save some mixture to form the tops.
- Put 1 heaped tsp of cashew butter into each cup.
- Push in 1 slice of frozen banana into each cup.
- Use the remaining mixture to form top. Set in fridge for 1+ hours.
SURPRISE CUP | CHOCOLATE | CASHEWS | COCONUT OIL | DATES | CACAO | MACA | CHIA | DESICCATED COCONUT | HEMP SEEDS | NUT BUTTER | BANANA | ENERGY | PROTEIN
Shop ingredients
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Coconut Oil – Vita Coco
Cashews – Whole Foods
Chia Seeds – Whole Foods
Desiccated Coconut – Whole Foods
Cacao Powder – Whole Foods
Dates – Whole Foods
Maca Powder – Whole Foods
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