Fudge Babies

We’ve ever been an outdoor family, hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking, camping, as well as hunting.  We’ve tried to produce it all.  Since moving to Virginia we’ve also added backpacking to the listing of describe solid unit of measurement adventures.  Our boy Patrick took us backpacking on the Appalachian Trail (AT) for my 50th birthday.  I mean value it was 1 of those inwards your aspect upward - I don’t wishing to last (or feel) fifty adventures.  I had the fourth dimension of my life as well as told him I demand approximately other trip for my side yesteryear side birthday. 

Patrick and I camping ground as well as backpacking on the AT.  Yup I’m the shorty!

I mean value I’ve mentioned earlier that I honey the outdoors as well as honey adventures.  Our boy has carried on that passion alongside his wonderful, adorable girl Callie.  They asked if nosotros would similar to larn hiking alongside them because they’re inwards grooming for the side yesteryear side trip on the AT coming upward afterwards this month.  They’re taking her Canis familiaris Peyton as well as he needed to endeavour out his novel doggy backpack!

Patrick, Callie & Peyton trying out his novel backpack.

So when they told me how they planned to pass the Memorial Day weekend, I said “Oh permit me brand yous approximately hiking snacks!”  I’ve been trying a few unlike recipes simply knew this would last something they’d like.  If yous similar Larabar’s you’ll similar these.  Many bloggers claim the master copy Fudge Babies recipe as well as honestly I don’t know who invented it.  But when your principal ingredients are dates, nuts as well as cocoa, I bet many people bring created something similar to the chocolate Larabar.  I establish this recipe on Elena’s Pantry and idea it sounded groovy as well as then this is the 1 I made!

I started out alongside walnuts, cocoa, bounding main salt, vanilla as well as whole pitted dates.

Put it all inwards the nutrient processor as well as pulse.

This is where yous tin add together whatsoever ingredients yous like.  I added to a greater extent than dates until I had a practiced consistency for rolling. 

I rolled a few inwards unsweetened kokosnoot as well as actually like ’em.  The to a greater extent than dates yous add, the sweeter the fudge babe volition be. 

I mean value these volition last practiced backpacking snacks.  Who cares if they larn smashed a little, they’ll all the same gustation good.

I’ll shipping service 1 to a greater extent than snack tomorrow.  Remember yous don’t bring to larn backpacking to brand these.  They would last practiced inwards a lunchbox at work, at your kids ball game or swim meet.  Dates supply practiced salubrious unloose energy as well as chocolate is … good chocolate is awesome!  Go fudge babies 🙂

Fudge Babies

(recipe yesteryear Elana @ Elena’s Pantry)

1 1/2 cups Medjool dates, pits removed

1 loving cup walnuts

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon bounding main salt

Place all ingredients inwards a nutrient processor as well as pulse until smooth.  Roll into petty balls as well as gyre approximately inwards unsweetened kokosnoot if desired.  That’s it!  So easy.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com