This vegan caramels recipe from Lindsay Maitland Hunt’s new cookbook are delicious and filled with gut-healthy ingredients.
Get the recipe to try them ASAP.
No, its not witchcraftalthough some cooking alchemy is involved.
Theres even a surprise fermented food thrown into the mix, which well get into in a bit.
Hunts new cookbook focuses on gut health because of her personal experience with gut issues.
But for years her doctors treated the symptoms rather than tackling the root cause.
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He recommended cutting out gluten, dairy, and eggs to start healing her gut.
I followed his recommendations and I didnt feel better, Hunt says.
If I had just been able to buy this book, I would have felt better a lot sooner.
Heres her recipe for these fiber-packed, vegan caramels that are good for your gut.
If its important to you that these are 100 percent plant-based, double-check to buy vegan chocolate.
Process on high until you have a smooth paste and the mixture forms a ball.
Scrape the date paste into the prepared pan and pat until smooth.
Fold the overhanging parchment down and press down with a second loaf pan.
(If you dont have one, no worriesthe caramels will turn out fine!)
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Freeze for 1 hour.
Brush a wire rack with coconut oil and set it over a rimmed baking sheet.
Line a cutting board with parchment.
Turn the caramels out of the pan onto the cutting board so the bottom is face up.
Top with the parchment from the pan and roll out to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut the caramels into 36 (1-inch) squares.
Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring after each, until melted.
Stir in the melted coconut oil.
Use a fork to dip a caramel into the melted chocolate.
Place it on the prepared rack, let set for 5 seconds, then sprinkle with sea salt.
Repeat to coat the remaining caramels, re-melting the chocolate if needed.
Freeze for 1 hour before serving.
Excerpted fromHelp Yourself 2020 by Lindsay Maitland Hunt.
Photography 2020 by Linda Pugliese.
Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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