Magical Mulberry Squares

These magical mulberry squares by Ariene Resnick of ArieneCooks.com are raw, vegan, low glycemic, soy-free, grain-free and paleo friendly too! A camu camu vitamin C blast adds a nice element of tartness to balance out the naturally sweet mulberries, raisins and coconut nectar. Sweet-tart, chewy and super duper yummy, these mulberry squares are the perfect superfood infused mid-afternoon pick me up to completely satisfy those tummy rumbles.

Yield: 1, 8inch baking pan

Ingredients
Base:

• 1 cup dried mulberries, ground in food processor or blender
• 1/2 cup whole dried mulberries
• 1/2 cup cashews, ground as above
• 1/4 cup dried raisins and/or cherries, ground as above
• 1/2 cup lucuma powder
• 3 scoops vanilla protein powder
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 tbls coconut nectar or honey
• 1 tsp camu camu powder
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Topping:

• 3 tbls almond butter
• 3 tbls coconut oil, melted
• 2 tbls coconut nectar or honey
• 1 tbls lecithin powder
• 1 tsp Longevity Power “Maca Bliss”*
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt

Instructions

Base:

1) Grind fruits and cashews, then mix together with all other ingredients. Mixture will be malleable and slightly sticky.

2) Press into a 8″ baking pan and refrigerate.

Topping:

1) Mix all ingredients together and pour over base layer. Once firm, dust with lucuma powder and cut into squares of any desired size.

*Maca bliss is a unique maca product; it is extracted at low heat, has had the starch and fiber removed, and unlike regular maca, has no overly malty flavor. It is available online here.