surprise ingredient — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 3 cups lightly toasted pecans
• 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan or kosher salt
• 7-ounces (about 13 to 14) Medjool dates, pitted
• 3 1/2 ounces 70% (or higher) dark chocolate, cut into pieces
• 4 large ripe avocados, halved and pitted
• 1/2 cup raw cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1 whole vanilla bean, scraped out seeds only
• 1 tablespoon espresso powder
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup agave nectar
• 1/2 cup very strong freshly brewed coffee, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 heaping tablespoon raw cocoa powder
• 1 heaping tablespoon espresso powder
• Juice of 1/2 lemon