Christmas Date Log

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whipping cream
  • 1 tbs Cocoa
  • 1 lb Chopped pitted dates
  • 2 cups Mixed unsalted, roasted almonds
  • ½ cup Desiccated coconut
  • 1 tbs Gluten-Free Guru plain baking flour

Method

  1. Combine whipping cream, cocoa and dates in saucepan on medium heat.
  2. Cook stirring constantly until thick and shiny (about 10 minutes) when patted with a spoon.
  3. Stir in nuts and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Cool the mixture to a temperature you can handle and divide into two.
  5. Make 2 rolls (2-inches in diameter each) by rolling each half on a flat surface.
  6. Roll each log in the desiccated coconut.
  7. Wrap separately in foil and freeze for at least 5 hours.
  8. Remove logs from the freezer about 10 minutes before you want to serve.
  9. Cut ¾-inch thick slices.

A good idea to take as a gift if you need to take a pre-prepared gluten-free dessert for a friend, and leave as a roll.