Healthier Chocolate Caramel Cookie Cups

/ 1 cup rolled oats (, or quick oats )

cashew butter (, any other nut butter will work (sunbutter for a nut free version) but cashew butter tastes more cookie-like)

salt

/ ½ cup pecan nuts (, or walnuts. For a nut-free version use shelled sunflower seeds or just more oats)

approximately 3 tablespoons maple syrup

batch date caramel (*)

/ ¾ cup chocolate chips

mls / ½ cup coconut milk (canned) (, use what's left in the can after making the date caramel )