Simple Samoas

Recipe Type: Dessert

Dietary Info: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Elimination Diet, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: 14

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Pitted Medjool Dates (Or 10 Dates)

• 1 Cup Shredded Coconut

• ⅓ Cup Non Dairy Chocolate Chips

• ½ tsp Coconut Oil

How To:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Spread coconut on a baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 3-5 minutes, careful not to burn. It should turn out as a light golden brown. (OR toast on a pan over medium heat)

3. Add dates and coconut to a food processor or high speed blender and pulse until mixture begins to clump into a ball.

4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

5. Create 1 TBSP balls of dough and flatten, then poke a hole through the center of each, laying them on the baking sheet.

6. Place in the freezer to harden.

7. Melt the chocolate chips by microwaving for 20-30 second increments until melted.

   • OR with a DIY double boiler by filling a pot with 2 inches of water and resting a bowl (with a wider width than the pot) over the pot over low heat.

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