Chocolate-Strawberry Vegan Whoopie Pies - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked (see tip in intro)
• 1½ cups pitted dates
• 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed in a blender, food processor, or by hand
• 2 teaspoons tapioca starch
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 bananas)
• ¾ cup unsweetened, unflavored almond milk
• 1 cup spelt flour
• ½ cup brown rice flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons regular or sodium-free baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon sea salt