I have a wonderful recipe for you to make for your kids, your friends, yourself. This might be good for Thanksgiving, too. No big groups this year, of course, so you may end up having to eat it all yourself. Go for it. It will make an amazing breakfast, too, with or without a cup of very good and fragrant black coffee.
Also, I made homemade peanut butter cups a few weeks ago from high-quality dark chocolate and organic peanut butter (one ingredient — peanuts) that were absolutely sublime. There was no recipe. I just melted the dark chocolate in a double boiler, poured a little bit into mini-cupcake tins, let the tins of chocolate cool in the refrigerator for 15 min, slid a small spoonful (maybe 1 tsp.) of peanut butter into each tin, reheated the remaining dark chocolate, and poured it over the peanut butter just until all the peanut butter was hidden. Then I put them into the refrigerator for an hour.
So yes, we all need recipes like these. All food, all nourishing, even maple syrup, and way more delicious than anything you can find in a cellophane package. Plus there’s no need to feel anything less than wonderful about feeding them to your family.
- 2 c. raw walnuts (or pecans)
- 1/3 c. cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Would almond flour work? Is there any nut flour that would not work?
Well I think the almonds may give you a slightly more cake-like texture than the walnuts, but I would definitely try it. You may find that they are done cooking a few minutes sooner, too. Please let me know how they come out!