{"id":1441,"date":"2018-03-30T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T02:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2019-11-28T14:21:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T01:21:05","slug":"sugar-free-raw-cookies-and-cream-white-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/sugar-free-raw-cookies-and-cream-white-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Free Raw Cookies and Cream White Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cookies and Cream White Chocolate bark – my answer to the Hershey’s choc bar I used to love so much as a kid. Pure cacao and macadamia nut butters combine for the ‘cream’, whilst a simple raw brownie mixture makes for a fab ‘cookie’. Made without refined sugars – naturally sweetened with whole dates instead.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n {New update - originally posted July 2013}<\/span><\/p>\n This recipe is actually in response to a reader’s request – and I’m so grateful for the challenge because this has turned out just beautifully.<\/p>\n I grew up with quite the addiction to chocolate, and whilst I mourned the loss of my favourite sweet treat as I transitioned to a plant-based diet, it wasn’t for long – as I quickly discovered that you can in fact make some exquisitely delicious creations out of far more wholesome (and ethical) ingredients.<\/p>\n This cookies and cream bark is a case in point.<\/p>\n [bctt tweet=\"Raw Cookies + Cream White Chocolate - made with cacao and macadamia nut butters. Find it here!\" username=\"laurenglucina\"]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First of all, we have a very simple alternative to the ‘cookies’. Walnuts are ground to a meal in a food processor, then whole Medjool dates are added, with a little raw cacao powder, sea salt and vanilla.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After a minute or so you get a delicious raw cookie dough – just roll into little balls and scatter over a baking tin, ready for the white chocolate mixture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To make the ‘cream’ portion of our white chocolate bark, we need four simple ingredients.<\/p>\n