Legally Raw Bar (or Raw Snickers)- candy

http://www.thedailyrawcafe.com/2007/10/legally-raw-bar.html%20  (check out the picture!)

The Legally Raw Bar (we call it Raw Snickers!)


NOUGAT FILLING

1 cup almonds, unsoaked

1 cup cashews, unsoaked

3 tablespoons honey(I used 4 dates)

1 tablespoon water, or more if needed



CARAMEL

1 cup dates(I used 1/2 cup dates)

1/4 cup maple syrup*(I used 2 TBSP maple syrup)

juice of one half lemon

1 tablespoon coconut oil

¼ teaspoon sea salt

1 cup water(I used less water to make thicker caramel)


MILK CHOCOLATE(I used 1cup GFCF chocochips melted with scant 3 TBSP of almond milk and stir lots!)

1 cup cocoa powder

1 cup maple syrup*

½ cup coconut oil

¼ cup water


Soak dates in the water and lemon juice for an hour. Reserve soaking water. Meanwhile, make nougats.

In a coffee grinder, grind cashews into a fine powder(If you like a nuttier version you can use a food processor and the nuts will be fine, but not powdered). Remove. Process the almonds into a fine powder. Place nut powders in a large bowl. Add honey and water. Stir until mixture is a thick paste-like consistency. Form nougat into miniature candy pieces. Place nougat pieces on a plate and put in the freezer for an hour.

To make the caramel, process soaked dates, coconut oil and sea salt in a blender.

Using soaking water one tablespoon at time, blend until you achieve a thick creamy mixture. Spread caramel on top of nougat pieces and return the candy to the freezer while you make the chocolate. In a large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, maple syrup, coconut butter and water together until smooth and creamy. Pour chocolate over candy pieces and freeze an additional hour or until chocolate sets hard.

Yield: 15-20 candy pieces