Chocolate Prune Bits

I sang the naughty Chef song from South Park while I made these, except unlike Chef's these are very sweet instead of salty ;P





Ingredients:
1 cup of cocoa
1 cup of whole almonds
17 whole prunes
1 tbs honey
1/2 cup of coconut
hot water as needed

Instructions:

I used my Kitchen Aid Blender to create the mixture.

Pulse almonds.
Cut prunes in half & add to almonds.  Chop them in the blender.
Add cocoa, mix in the blender.
Add honey, again mix in the blender.

Place mixture into a bowl.  Add small amounts of hot water as needed to keep the mixture moist.

Take small amounts of mix, roll between your hands into ball shapes.  Roll in coconut.

Place each one on wax paper to set, approximately 20 minutes. 

Tip: I prefer these frozen.   I place them in glass containers and place in the freezer.  You can easily pop one or two out at a time.  Which is Tip 2, prunes are high in fiber  ~ don't eat too many!    

Apple Raisin Pudding

No picture!  I made this at my parents house and didn't have my camera.

Ingredients:
6 apples, preferably just picked from a grandma's tree:)
1/2 cup of raisins
1/4 corn startch
water  (preboil in kettle)
splenda or other sweetener to taste

Instructions:
Peel and slice apples.
Place in saucepan.
Add enough boiled water to cover apples.
Stir frequently.
Boil apples to preferred consistency.   I like them with a little bit of resistance, not mushy.
Add raisins, continue to stir.
Add cornstarch to 1/2 cup of boiling water. 
Mix well, add to apples & raisins.

Tip: I'm sure this tastes excellent with yogurt or even ice cream!  I miss dairy. 

Failed Experiment

I can not even take a picture of these things, they look so yucky!  I attempted to make rice krispie squares out of actual brown rice.

However, so I don't try and make this again, I am creating this post.

Ingredients:
1 cup pure applesauce
4 cups of brown rice, already cooked
1 package of marshmallows

Instructions:
Melt marshmallows and applesauce on the stove top, stirring constantly.
When liquid, add rice.
Stir well and spoon into a large pan.
Smooth out the mixture and chill.

Tip: Do not try this at home!