Fudge It!

Nuts and dried fruit... blah-blah-blah, yeah, we all know they're really good for you but damn, you can sometimes feel like a squirrel as you chomp away on yet another handful of impromptu trailmix. When trying to raise children the vegan way it's import to allow for calorie-dense food to fill their little tums and give them enough energy to fuel their growth and their lifestyle. Nuts and dried fruit are a very good, very fibre-rich way of doing this. But if you - like me - have grown bored of plain old apricots, raisins and walnuts and have run out of exotic, tempting dried pineapple, sour cherry and macadamia nuts, why not try the Carob-Almond fudge from 'Eat To Live'. Frugal Veggie Mama is a fan, as is Jennifer Shmoo, so with such sterling commendations I whipped-up a batch today. Verdict? Moreish!!! I used sunflower seed butter in place of almond butter as that's all I had and while it was good I can imagine with almond butter it would be absolutely superb. Ho-Tep clamoured for more-while it provided McGonnagle with a much-needed boost of energy before Judo. Seed butter, dessicated coconut, carob and dates soaked in soya milk. That's it. So easy and so virtuous!