Super Decadent Vegan Chocolate Walnut Spread

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw walnuts
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
• sea salt - to taste
• 1 cup coconut caramel (recipe below)
• 1/4 cup cacao nibs (optional)
• maca powder
• hemp hearts
• cardamom - preferably freshly ground
• cinnamon
• spirulina
• adoptogenic mushroom powders such as chaga, cordycepts, lion's mane, etc.
• 1 cup full fat unsweetened Thai coconut milk
• 3/4 cup coconut sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C). Spread the walnuts on a baking tray and toast for 10 minutes, tossing at half time. Taste a couple of the walnuts. If the skin has a bitter taste (which happens sometimes after roasting), place the walnuts on a dry, clean kitchen towel and rub them together with your hands inside the kitchen towel, until most of the skins come off.

2. 2

   Grind the walnuts in a food processor or a high speed blender, until they turn into a runny butter. Scrape the sides of the bowl if needed. Add the cacao powder, salt, and any other optional add-ins, if using, and process or blend to combine thoroughly.

3. 3

   In a bowl or a clean, dry jar, combine the chocolate walnut butter and 1 cup of the cooled coconut caramel, stirring until fully combined. Add the cacao nibs and mix them in, if using. Enjoy right away or keep refrigerated for about 2 weeks.

4. 4

   Combine the coconut milk and coconut sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Establish a strong simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring often, until the mixture thickens. Let the caramel cool completely and keep refrigerated. The caramel will thicken further after cooling.