Raw, Vegan, Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Slice

I like to think I am not alone in saying – I am terrified of raw desserts.

Just one look at the ingredients – thousands of cashews, dates and syrups – makes me want to go running in the opposite direction. Straight to a raw dessert shop, where I can buy a modest piece and save myself both the mental breakdown and the millions of dollars worth of dates.

However, I recently attempted a recipe from Taline Gabriel’s Hippie Lane app (I specifically chose the one I thought would be easiest) and I realized that, given the right recipe, they aren’t always the anxiety-inducing food that they appear to be. These bars have no dates, minimal preparation time (putting cashews in water before you go to bed isn’t exactly rocket science) and are jam packed full of protein, healthy fats, and all round good stuff.