A smooth and sticky sugar-free dip to accompany those yummy sugar-free Banana & Clementine Cinnamon Sticks I made last weekend.

Tastes amazing, is quick and easy to prepare, and the best thing is it's completely natural and nutritious!

Since there's no harmful ingredients in either of these things, they can be enjoyed by the whole family. It's even thumbs up for the toddlers... hooray! After all, chocolaty treats don't have to be bad for us... thank God.

This would also make wonderful chocolate spread, rather than using Nutella (which is marketed as being healthy with its hazelnut and milk content, but it's a lie!!!) So please don't eat these commercial jars of rubbish, but home-make it instead... your children and your own body will thank you one day I guarantee it.

Ingredients (organic recommended):

dates (pitted)

raw cacao powder

Directions:

I didn't measure quantities myself, and it's not necessary. Grab a couple handfuls of pitted dates, and chop them up as fine as you can (or use a food-processor if you can be bothered to de-sticky it afterwards!)

Put the chopped dates into a saucepan and add enough boiling water to cover them. Heat on low and stir continually... it will start to thicken quite quickly as the dates melt into the water and becomes syrupy. (In all my cooking/baking I use rainwater which I collect and filter, instead of using tap-water with all its chemical contaminants).

Use a hand-blender to make into a smooth puree.

Stir in cacao powder to taste... a few spoonfuls should suffice... just stir and taste and repeat until you're happy!

You could even jar them up and treat your family and friends too, or for a children's sleep-over... whatever!

If you have any healthy suggestions or recipes that would make great snacks, please tag your post with #makeithealthy and they will feature in the new curation series "Make It Healthy LUNCHBOX". Let's get our children eating healthy NOW so they don't have to learn how to heal later on in life!