Chocolate Nut Cups

By nnlester

Ingredients

• 2 cups walnut halves, soaked
• 1 oz dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3 Tbsp tahini
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Soak nuts in 6 cups of water with 1 Tbsp salt* overnight at room temperature. Rinse and drain well, pat dry and set aside.
Combine chocolate and cocoa in a food processor, and process until smooth finely grated. Add remaining ingredients, along with nuts and pulse until smooth.
Spoon ¼ - ⅓ cup of mixture into the wells of a greased muffin tin, and press firmly to form cup using a tart forming tool, or the base of small measuring cup or a shot glass. Freeze until needed.
To serve, allow cups to soften for 15 minutes then fill with ice cream or fruit.