3 Halloween Treats from Girl Gone Raw

Pumpkin Bites

makes about 12 pumpkin bites

bites:

1 cup of cashews

1/4 cup plus 1 Tbs of goji berries, soaked 10-15 minutes on water

1 Tbs coconut oil

1 1/2 Tbs raw coconut sugar OR agave, honey or maple syrup

pinch of sea salt

Place ingredients together in a food processor & blend until a doughy mixture forms.  Shape into balls. 

pumpkin features:

2 Tbs raisins

fresh herb stems cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Flatten raisins with your finger & then cut into quarters to create the eyes.  Cut raisins in half to create the mouths.  Gently press features into pumpkin bites.  Cut herb stems into pieces & stick in the top of your pumpkins.  Place pumpkins in fridge to firm up.  ENJOY!

Ice Cream Sand-Witch Hats

makes about ice cream 12 sand-witch hats

ice cream:

3 bananas, peeled, broken into pieces & frozen

1 cup of spinach, chopped

2 Tbs of raw coconut sugar, agave nectar or maple syrup

1-2 Tbs water

Place ingredients in a high speed blender or a food processor & blend until a soft serve ice cream consistency is achieved.  If you are using the food processor, you may have to scrape it down a few times & add a little more water.  Place "ice cream" in a bowl & place in freezer for 1-2 hours to harden a little more.  

cookie:

1 cup of walnuts

1 cup of pitted medjool dates

3 Tbs of carob or cacao (cocoa) powder

Place ingredients in a food processor & blend until a dough forms.  Sprinkle some almond flour down on a cutting board & roll dough out to 1/4 inch thinkness.  Cut into triangles & then shape each triangle into a witch hat by hand.  

assembly:

Remove "ice cream" from freezer & scoop a little out onto a witch hat cookie.  Form the ice cream to the shape of the hat, about 1/2-1 inch high, with your hands & then top with another witch hat cookie.  Repeat until you have finished all of the witch hats.  Freeze sand-witches for an hour or 2 before eating.  Yummmmmmmm!

Worms & Dirt Pudding

worms:
2 apples or pears, shredded
1/2 lemon, juiced
Use the shredding disc from the food processor to quickly shred the fruit & then place it in a bowl.  Squeeze the juice from 1/2 a lemon over the shredded fruit & set aside.

pudding:
1 banana
1 avocado
1/2 cup of almond milk (or simply add 1/4 cup of almonds & 1/2 cup of water)
3 Tbs raw coconut sugar OR agave nectar, honey or maple syrup
3 Tbs carob or cacao (cocoa) powder
pinch of sea salt
Place ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor & blend until smooth & creamy.  Mix pudding in with the "worms"  & eat up! Store in fridge.

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