I felt I’d kind of perfected the date and cacao treats discussed earlier on this site, but then I tasted a fantastic peanut butter and chocolate concoction the other day at a local cafe near my office.

I decided to try my hand at my own version, adding a few of my own favourite ingredients. Here goes….

6 dates, pitted

2 tbs organic pure peanut butter

2 tbs quick oats

1 small chunk of fresh ginger, about an inch or so, cut into small pieces.

2 tsp of raw cacao

2 tbs black chia seeds

How:

Place all ingredients in a small Cuisinart or other device that will grind and blend. Blend together until it forms a very rough, chunky paste.  Like me, you may assume this will be difficult to form into anything and that it will fall apart the minute you try to work with it. But –

Form into small balls. I managed about 8 from the above recipe, not counting the teaspoon or so that I just had to taste. Refrigerate, and enjoy!