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Ginger crunch made healthier

This no-bake ginger crunch recipe, is super easy to make and will be a favourite go-to recipe when filling the baking tin. Delicious and high in fibre, it’s a perfect dessert or sweet treat.

  • Time to make: 15 mins, plus freezing time
  • Serving: 24 people
Ratings: 3.2
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Base
  • 1¼ cups raw cashews
  • 1¼ cups hazelnuts
  • 1 cup ground almonds
  • 2 cups dried dates
  • pinch salt
  • 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon ground ginger (see tips)
  • 3 tablespoons almond butter
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Icing
  • 220g Philadelphia extra light spreadable cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
  • ¹/³ cup icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon ground ginger (see tips)
  • 2 tablespoons stem/crystallised ginger, finely chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Line a slice tin with greaseproof paper. in a food processor, blitz nuts until they form a fine breadcrumb texture.

    2 Add dates with ¼ cup hot water and remaining ingredients. Process until mixture forms a soft, slightly sticky ball.

    3 Dampen hands and press mixture evenly into the base of the prepared tin. Use the back of a dampened spoon to smooth the surface. Freeze for at least 30 minutes to harden.

    4 Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine icing ingredients, except crystallised ginger.

    5 After the base has had 30 minutes freezing, ice the slice, sprinkle with ginger and freeze for a further 1 hour before cutting into pieces. Return to freezer.

    6 Serve from the freezer, allowing to soften for 5 minutes before eating.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check ground ginger and icing sugar are gluten free.

    One comment on Ginger crunch made healthier

    1. lesley norris July 23, 2021 at 3:01 pm #

      Try this with coconut and oats in the base if you find the amount of nuts a bit expensive. I used about 1/2 cup of each for part of the nut quantity and blended them in the processor with the nuts as per recipe.
      Worked well

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