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Revolutionary recipe: Chocolate fondue for kids

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Summary

Recipe from SIXyKids.com  This plant-based recipe is from a site called SIXYkids.com, where you can purchase healthy, plant-based, kid-friendly recipes, and all the money goes to a charity of your choice. Karen Stern, a mom, cook, and dreamer, created this site to help heal our planet and to help kids eat healthy, tasty foods. She

Recipe from SIXyKids.com 

This plant-based recipe is from a site called SIXYkids.com, where you can purchase healthy, plant-based, kid-friendly recipes, and all the money goes to a charity of your choice. Karen Stern, a mom, cook, and dreamer, created this site to help heal our planet and to help kids eat healthy, tasty foods.

She says, “Our future starts with our children. In order to reverse our current health crisis, the destruction of our planet, and the cruel animal practices that exist, we must start with them.”

This is a beautiful mission and intention. The following is a recipe from her site, and it would be a great way to teach your kids that sweet, chocolatey treats can be made healthier with nuts, fruit, and seeds.

You can also check out the other recipes, which all use the six optimal food categories for kids’ health, and you can purchase some on the site to contribute to a cause you care about.

 

Chocolate fondue for kids

Total Time: 15 minutes

Per Serving 200 calories

Fat 8 g

Carbs 34 g

Protein 3 g

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Chocolate fondue for kids

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 6 large, Medjool dates, pitted (soak overnight if you don’t have a Vitamix)
  • 2 Tbsp. almond butter
  • 2 tsp. chia seeds
  • 1 cup vanilla almond milk, unsweetened
  • 2 Tbsp. coconut butter
  • 2-3 Tbsp. maple syrup
  • fresh fruit for dipping

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients (except for the fresh fruit) in a blender, and blend thoroughly for about 1-2 minutes, until creamy and smooth.
  2. Drizzle the fondue over the fruit for a nice presentation, or you can use the fruit to dip. Enjoy!

Notes

Serving size: about 3 cups

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