writingwyo's Journal, 30 July 2022

Wow! What a lovely treat!:)😋 

Try making it sometime, NAVYWIFESKI! Would be a great project with kids. Good and messy. It's kind of like playing with playdough  

Hmmmm I’d love to try this!!! 

Great idea! My 14 year old nephew loves to mess in the kitchen when he visits!:) 

It's definitely processed, but since it's the only ingredient and from a pod, I'd say cocoa is just as much WF/PB as ground coffee or the dates you're using. Whatever; it's not like you're baking donuts 😄 

JustBananas -- yeah, it's not like either dates or cocoa powder are bad for you 😉 It was more a question of whether cocoa is considered processed on whatever the "official" WFPB list is, if there is one. Some types of minimal processing are generally considered OK. I know Food Revolution Network uses canned beans as an option in recipes, and they also include chocolate in some of them. Cocoa has healthy polyphenols and a surprising amount of fiber. I've been working either dark chocolate or cocoa into my diet nearly every single day 😋 

Thanks to your post, I tried this the other day and I loved it! I added in a bit of shredded coconut. I think I'll try it with a bit of toasted pecan in the future, or maybe a smidge of peanut butter. I liked it with just the coconut though, I think that'll be my go-to. Thank you for sharing! 

Coconut...yum! 😋 I'll have to try that. I bought some, but I never think to use it. I've seen people use peanut butter in this on YouTube, so that would be a good addition. Glad you liked it! 😃 

I’m going to try this. I might use my mini food processor though.