Feel Joyful Cacao Fudge

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Total Time: 10 minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 10 Source:

Ingredients

3 cups raw walnuts

1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1/2 cup cacao powder

1/2 cup goji berries

2/3 cup coconut nectar

1 teaspoon minced ginger

Pinch of sea salt

Directions

Prepare all your ingredients.
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In a food processor, grind walnuts until they have a smooth consistency.
3

In a mixing bowl, combine coconut nectar, shredded coconut and cacao powder, mixing well.

Add in ground walnuts, ¼ cup goji berries, ginger, and sea salt, and mix until smooth.

Line glass baking dish with parchment paper, and press mixture into a dish creating a flat layer.
4

Top with remaining goji berries, and cover with saran wrap.
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Place in freezer for an hour, until chilled to desired consistency, before cutting and serving.

Notes

Cacao’s Sweet Secrets
Do you know what delicious treat contains many rejuvenating and anti-aging elements such as magnesium and antioxidants? If you guessed Cacao you nailed it. It is also a well-known natural aphrodisiac! Oh joy! Cacao contains phenylethylamine (PEA), which stimulates the same hormone your body releases during sex!

Walnut’s Little Gifts
Now you are going to get more than a little beauty boost when you make this recipe. You will also receive a dose of brain-boosting goodness thanks to one of my favorite nuts, walnuts. These gems have more omega-3 fatty acids than any other nut. And in those fatty acids host a high concentration of DHA. Our brains love DHA as it is known to improve our cognitive performance and protect us from age-related cognitive decline.

Can we take a moment and thank walnuts for the powerful little gift that they are?! Thank you walnuts!

Sweet Sweet Nectar
To sweeten this Cacao Fudge recipe up just a bit, I opted to use my favorite liquid sweetener, coconut nectar. This is by far my favorite go-to sweetener since it is loaded with rich minerals and amino acids. Now that’s not to say it’s okay to have a lot of it. As in any sugar, we know they are best used in moderation. Lucky for us though, coconut nectar is low in fructose, providing little impact on our blood sugar levels.