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LET THEM EAT vegan CAKE!

CHOCOLATE FUDGSICLES

Many vegan ice-cream recipes ask you defrost before you dive in, but who wants to wait for ice-cream? To avoid this dilemma, I used a selective combination of ingredients to prevent the popsicles from freezing rock hard. Due to the high fibre and natural oils in dates and nut butter, they never completely freeze so you can eat them straight from the freezer, no waiting! Yep, just how we like it.

MAKES 4 POPSICLES

POPSICLES

1/2 cup pitted dates, soaked in water for 2 hours
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup coconut cream
1/4 cup plant-based milk, such as almond, soy or coconut
3 tbs cocoa or raw cacao powder

COATING

1/2 cup store-bought vegan chocolate
1/2 cup chopped almonds or other nuts

1. Drain the dates. Add them to a high-powered blender with all the popsicle ingredients. Blend until the mixture is as smooth as possible.

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