Cashew Cookie Larabars
It all started with the Hot Chocolate Fudge Babies.
I love them. You love them. Everyone loves them. And so the time is ripe to introduce another flavor: cashew cookie. I initially created these to be a replica of the Cashew Cookie Larabars. However, this homemade version ended up tasting so much better than the packaged bars! I might even like them more than the chocolate version.
Yikes. Wait, you didn’t hear me say that!
Homemade Cashew Cookie Larabars
(Yields 110 grams, which is a bit more than the size of two Larabars)
- 30 grams unsalted cashews (1/4c)
- 80 grams dates, which is a scant 2/3c (I use SunMaid, as they’re softer.)
- tiny pinch salt (brings out the sweetness)
- Optional: a drop or two of good-quality vanilla extract (I use about 1/8 tsp)
Blend in your food processor (I use the Magic Bullet short cup. If you’re using a bigger food processor than that, I’d recommend at least doubling the homemade larabar recipe for smoother blending). Enjoy!
(Just like with the Hot Chocolate Fudge Babies, you can opt to make bars or balls or even cookie cutter-ed shapes.)
Variations
- Add cinnamon and raisins = Spice Babies
- Use peanuts in place of the cashews, and add dried banana = Elvis Babies
- Peppermint extract + cocoa + cacao nibs = Thin Mint Babies
- Throw in some coffee powder = Frappuccino Babies
- Roll in cinnamon sugar = Cinnabon Babies (or Snickerdoodle Babies)
Click to see all of my Homemade Larabar Recipes.
I love making cashew butter pie, so I would love to try these out in the vita mix! Yum!
The first thing I would make in my Vitamix is these babies, followed by some other yummy dessert recipes by Ani Phyo!
I would make these fudge babies in my vitamix
If I had a vitamix I could finally make a really good green smootie.
(2nd post- I also posted on the main fudge baby page. Not trying to cheat, just wasn’t sure where to post)… “Wow, Katie these all sound so good. It’s hard to just pick one. I guess I would first try the cashew cookie larabar w/ the thin mint variation in my new vitamix.”
Genius Lady you are!!!! And being a fellow cashew and date lover myself, well I’m so anxious to make some Cashew Cookie Babies. You know I sometimes nibble dates side by side with cashews…never thought of putting them together in a bar. Love it!!!
Cinnabon Babies!!! Brilliant, Katie!
If I had a Vitamix I would make a smoothie that included the kinds of fruits and greens my regular blender can’t handle–apples and pears and kale and carrots, oh my! I get so jealous when I see people making smoothies and they’re just dumping all those things in their Vitamix and in 30 seconds they’ve got totally liquified yumminess.
In the meantime… Cinnabon Babies. I must try these. These would be the perfect snack to pack when traveling by airplane. Those darn airport Cinnabons always smell so good…
Yum! I want to make the Cashew Cookie baby.
The first thing I’d make in my vita mix is a peach sorbet.
These are the best babies, hands down.
I’d harness the magical powers of my VitaMix to make a blended soup that I can heat up as I’m blending it. Magic!
Hi, Katie,
The first thing I would make in my Vita-Mix is a healthy green smoothie for myself & my husband to share.