Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding

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posted by Annie B. Bond Mar 30, 2006 11:55 am

filed under: Food & Recipes, Desserts, vegan chocolate pudding

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Inspired by The Great American Detox Diet, by Alex Jamieson (Rodale Press, 2005).

After the indulgence of the holidays, we may still want sweets, but we need to be mindful of our health and our waistlines. This seemingly decadent dessert actually gets its sweetness from dates and figs rather than refined sugar, and it boasts a lot of luscious chocolate pleasure.

INGREDIENTS
10 dates, pitted and cut into quarters
10 dried figs, cut into quarters (stems removed)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons raw nut butter, such as almond, cashew, or peanut
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 to 2 cups water

1. In a blender or food processor, place the dates, figs, cocoa, nut butter, vanilla, and 1 cup of water and pulse until just beginning to blend.

2. Slowly add water as you continue to pulse, until the mixture is creamy, smooth, and the desired consistency.

Serves 5 to 6.

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Joe M. says
Nov 21, 2009 9:09 PM

I believe cocoa powder is refined as well. So, the health "benefit" isn't really that at all. Bad habit for the "unrefined" vegan to start with.

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Ted L. says
Sep 17, 2009 7:10 AM

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Ana Lukic says
Aug 10, 2009 7:02 PM

Absolutely delicious pudding! I only made half of the recipe and still I had leftovers. Very sweet and yummy when used as a dip for fruits like cherries :-)

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Amalthea Lalaith says
Dec 17, 2008 2:26 PM

I just finished a bowl of this pudding. It was pretty good. The consistency was decent. (It might have been smoother if I blended more,but I was impatient.) I like my desserts sweet though, so I added a touch of pure maple syrup.

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Dede Mac says
Sep 9, 2008 4:19 AM

Sounds yummy! I will use this for sure!

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Randy Jonas says
May 27, 2008 11:38 AM

Well, without question, that pudding doesn't looks not so bad, but does it taste as good as well? Anyway, I will try to find out since that would be the item I would prefer on the others :-)

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