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Ingredients
- 2 cups raw buckwheat groats (not kasha)
- 2 cups + ½ cup pitted Medjool dates, packed
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon agave nectar
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
- ¼ cup raisins
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
- Icing (optional)
- ½ cup coconut butter (not coconut oil)
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ¼ cup water or freshly squeezed orange juice
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