Serves 10 (For us it served 5 and we

had seconds...and then it was gone)

 

Ingredients:

 

Maple Walnut Ice Cream

• 1 cup coconut meat (I just filled the measuring

        cup, not packing it down)

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked previously for 4 hours

• 1 cup pure maple syrup

• 1/4 cup raw walnuts, soaked previously for 4 hours

 

Crust

• 5 graham crackers ( I used gluten-free)

• 1/4 cup raw walnuts

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

• 5 dates, pitted and soaked in hot water for 10 minutes

 

Topping

• 1 cup oats, quick

• 4 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

• a dash of cinnamon

 

Raspberry Puree

• 1 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen - thawed

• 1 tsp. unpasteurized honey

 

What to do:

 

Maple Walnut Ice Cream: Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend. Scrape down the sides and blend until smooth.Pour into a bowl and cover with saran wrap. Place in the refrigerator.

 

Crust: Add graham crackers and walnuts to your food processor and blend until ground fine. Add to a bowl. Melt coconut oil on low heat in a pan. Pour into bowl with crackers and nuts. Put soaked dates with a tad bit (1 tsp.) of the water in the food processor and blend until it becomes a paste. Add that to the bowl as well. Mix. Grab a baking dish. I used a square 6" X 6" dish and lined it with parchment paper. Pour in the crust and pat it down evenly with the back of a spoon.

 

Grab your maple walnut ice cream out of the fridge and pour the cream onto the crust. Lick the spoon! Cover the dish and place into the fridge.

 

Topping: In a bowl add oats and maple syrup and stir. Take your dish out of the fridge and sprinkle the oats on top. Then lightly sprinkle on cinnamon . Place back into the fridge until ready to serve.

 

Raspberry Puree: Place room temp raspberries in your food processor and add 1 tsp. honey and blend. Add to a bowl and let sit out until ready to serve. Add a tsp. of puree to the dish when serving. Cover and refrigerate if you aren't using until a later day.

 

Close your eyes and enjoy every bite! (Be prepared for when your guests ask for seconds)