Cosmic Rhino

I’m posting this one for my sweet friends Melissa, Emily and Margie. My sister made these for the family a couple of weeks ago and they were a hit. So, I made them for Chad, and passed them out to friends both at home and at CrossFit Long Beach. They went very fast–good post workout recovery snack. I hope you like.

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond meal
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsweetened dates, with seeds removed. If you dates are really dry, you may need a few more.
• 3 tablespoons raw honey (can also use agave nectar but this is much higher on the GI)
• 1/2 cup walnuts, crushed

Instructions

1. Put the dates in the food processor and get them all mushy.
2. Add the walnuts and pulse until they are in smaller pieces.
3. Add the remaining ingredients until the mixture if fully mixed. The texture should be a on the dry side, but if you pinch together it should stick together. If it doesn’t hold together, toss in another date or two.
4. Dump mixture in an 8×8 baking pan, cover with parchment/wax paper and press until flat. You can also do this with clean hands, but you do end up with finger prints in the dough…
5. Chill for an hour or so, cut into 1" size pieces, cover and store. Put a piece of parchment paper between the layers so they don’t stick together.

The only rule is that if you make them, you must bring me one. Or two.