Afghans A Family Favourite - White Sugar Free

It seems, if you wish for your sugar intake to be healthier, use Coconut Sugar, or Date Paste
Certainly not the cheaper option but what's a few dollars when you are thinking about your health!!!

I'm not sure about this...I think personally,  just cut back your intake
Probably better for you
BUT let's not cut out all treats
So with the "Slight" Health Benefit in mind, I made this family favourite
I used Date Paste for the substitute in the cookies
and popped the Coconut Sugar into the blender to get to the consistency of Icing Sugar
It worked, just a more expensive option
For a cheaper option, Just use same quantities of sugar and ordinary icing sugar

The Date Paste should be available in any good supermarket

For the cookies

200 gms butter

1/2 cup Date Paste

1 1/4 cups Standard Plain Flour

1/4 cup Cocoa

2 cups Cornflakes

Chocolate Icing 

1 cup Icing Sugar or Substitute Coconut Sugar

1/2 Tablespoon Cocoa 

Knob of butter

1 tablespoon  (approx) Hot Water 

Few drops Vanilla Essence 

Chopped Walnuts (Optional)

Cream Butter and Date paste until light and fluffy

Sift Flour and Cocoa

Stir into creamed mixture

Fold in cornflakes

Spoon mounds of mixture onto a greased oven tray

gently pressing down with a fork

Bake at 180C for 15 - 20 minutes or until set

When cold ice with chocolate icing and decorate with chopped walnuts if desired

Recipe says Makes around 20 - 24
I got 16 so allow for that

For the Icing

We made the icing using coconut sugar

Just pop the coconut sugar into your Blender to get to the consistency of icing sugar 

Just mix all the ingredients together to the consistency that works for you 
Probably have to sift the sugar like you do with Icing sugar but not mandatory !

Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top

Voila

Beautiful