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Maybe I'll make these and take them to work,leaving them far away from where I am caged up while at work. That way I will only eat just one .. or two....

Original Fudge Babies

(paleo fudge balls) http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/10/13/make-these-now/

1 cup walnuts (120 g)
1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates (220 g) (I often use SunMaid dates, which are super-soft.)
1 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 tbsp cocoa or cacao powder
optional: 1/8 plus 1/16 tsp salt (I always add this)
optional: raw chocolate chips – recipe in the Chocolate-Covered Katie Cookbook
Blend all the ingredients, using a food processor, Magic Bullet, etc. (No need to blend the dates first; I just blend everything all at once in a Cuisinart food processor, which works much better than a blender.) Roll into cutey-pie little balls. (Use plastic wrap if you wish, or smush it all together in a plastic bag so it’ll stay together better.) Or, if you want true brownies, shape the dough into bars!

For a chocolate pie crust: press the dough down firmly into a pie pan.

Hot Cocoa Fudge Babies
Here is another variation: 30 grams cashews, 80 grams dates, 5 grams (1 tbsp) dark cocoa powder. Blend. (Add pure peppermint extract + cacao nibs if desired. Or leave out the cocoa powder, for a homemade cashew cookie Larabar!).