Homemade Coconut Yukon Bar

Yesterday morning, I felt an intense craving coming on to go to the store and purchase a package of Klondike Bars...of course laden with all of the preservatives, refined sugar and dairy I decided against it.

I thought that this would be the perfect time to turn to Dr. Raw's experimental kitchen...Mwa Ha ha!!! So I started searching for different ideas for the wafer and the ice cream...I decided that the base of the wafer could be made of oat groats made into flour using the vitamix, and could be held together with coconut oil as well as sweetened with agave. I then pressed it unto a pan and dehydrated it for that cookie like consistency.

For the ice cream I added a new twist to my original cashew ice cream recipe...I didnt want a huge amount of sugar content, and I wanted some coconut flavor so I added some thai coconut meat, coconut water, shredded coconut and sweetened it only with stevia.

The hardest part as always is waiting...but I was thanfully busy yesterday and that kept my mind off of the yummy treats that I would eat that night.

We played at the farmers market yesterday and before we started playing I was all set with fresh local organic produce for the next few days. We played for about two hours and packed it up at 8:00 when we got home, I assembled the Yukon bars and made some hot tea for myself let me tell you it was well worth the wait...heres another one for the cookbook!

"Yukon" Bars

makes 8 bars

Wafer

2 c raw cacao powder

2 c oat flour(made with oat groats in the vitamix)

1/2 t sea salt

1 c agave syrup

1/2 T coconut oil

1/2 t vanilla extract

Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, add all wet ingredients and kneed with hands until it sticks together nicely. Press thinly into a half sheet pan and dehydrate @ 110 degrees for 8-10 hours. Cut into 16 squares.

Ice Dream

1 1/2 c cashews

1/2 c thai coconut meat

1 1/2 c coconut water

1/2 c shredded coconut

1 t vanilla extract

1/4 t sea salt

3 pkg stevia powder

1 t coconut oil

Blend all ingredients in the vitamix until smooth. You may need to add more water if needed, and use pusher to help the machine mix without forming an air bubble. Pour into a pan 1/2 the size of the first and freeze until firm.

Enjoy!