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A vegan rocky road, scented with rose water and topped with a scattering of dried petals. A show-stopper recipe to delight this Valentine's Day.
🌹This heavenly vegan rocky road is not only a breeze to whip up, it's a healthier alternative to traditional recipes that are laden with butter, golden syrup, marshmallows, biscuits and icing sugar.
Let's take a look at some of the key ingredients...
🍫 Cacao Butter
Cacao butter is the natural fat that is pressed out from the cacao bean. It smells divine. Try using it as daily moisturiser, a lip balm, or for a delicious massage.
Cacao butter is rich in essential fatty acid omega-6, and the monounsaturated fatty acid, omega-9.
It helps your brain function, lubricates the skin and hair, and looks after the heart. It also contains stearic acid – a fat that doesn’t affect your blood cholesterol levels.
🍫 Cacao powder
Cacao Powder is made by processing raw cacao beans, with the fat (cacao butter) removed. It is one of the most antioxidant rich foods on the planet and is full of minerals such as calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, zinc, and sulfur.
But for Valentine's day, we want to enjoy it for the feel-good hormones.
Endorphins, phenylethylamine and anandamide make us feel happy, elated and...in the mood!
🍁 Pure maple syrup
A minimally processed sweetener lower on the glycemic index than white sugar. Pure maple syrup also contains some minerals – notably, calcium, potassium, iron, zinc and manganese.
🌹 Rose water and petals
Rose water is floral and sweet, the perfect addition to a Valentine's themed treat.
Rose petals are decorative though it is possible to source edible roses - you want to ensure they are organic and haven't been sprayed with chemicals.
Together, the water and petals lend a Turkish delight type flavour to the recipe.
🍒 Cherries, walnuts and macadamias
Sour dried cherries, chopped walnuts and macadamia nuts are a healthier alternative to using marshmallows and biscuits.
Enjoy the recipe - though simple, expect to cover the kitchen in clouds of cacao powder and rose petal confetti! A fun if sightly messy affair!
📖Recipe
Vegan Rosy Rocky Road
Naturopath Lauren Glucina
This raw vegan rosy rocky road is a love-spell in a slice.It totally has magic love powers.Fills an 8 inch square cake tin.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Gluten free, Raw, Vegan
Servings 16 slices
Calories 280 kcal
Ingredients
THE BASE:
- 1 cup cacao butter liquefied
- 1 cup 100% pure maple syrup
- 2 scrapped vanilla beans
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 cup cacao powder sifted
THE ROCKY FACTOR:
- ½ cup walnuts ground in food processor to a rough meal
- ½ cup macadamia nuts chopped
- 1 cup dried sour cherries organic, no added sugar
THE ROSE FACTOR:
- Dried rose petals to sprinkle
Instructions
First, make the base chocolate. Blend the first five ingredients of The Base together till smooth and creamy, then add the cacao powder and give a final blitz.
Now, add the Rocky. Pour the base into a large mixing bowl, and stir in all the Rocky ingredients.
Finally, make it pretty. Pour the mixture into an 8 inch pan, lined with baking paper. Sprinkle dried rose petals and happy wishes over the top to decorate, and let set in the freezer for an hour before serving.
Notes
Nutrition panel is an estimate only and is based on one of 16 slices.
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 21gSodium: 15mgFiber: 3gSugar: 17gCalcium: 40mgIron: 1.4mg
Keyword Rocky Road Recipe, Vegan rocky road
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About the Author
I’m Lauren, practising Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, and essential oils educator in Auckland, New Zealand. I’m incredibly passionate about food as medicine, and helping connect people with the healing power of Nature.
BNatMed, AdDip NutMed, BCS, Certified FitGenes Practitioner.
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Gisela Juliao
can you can eat the petals roses?
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Elle Caltabiano
Hehe sounds like a plan!!
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Meagan Warby
Give it a go and I can taste test them for you 😉
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Elle Caltabiano
Do you think I could sub the Cacao Butter with Coconut Oil/Butter? 🙂
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Leslie Carnes
I am going to make this for my lovely daughter Cecilie rose!
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Natalia MijnZeep
I am in love with your blog! Cogratulations!
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