No-Bake Brownies
Somewhere between a brownie, a fudgey square, and an ‘oh my god’ exclamation, lies this fantastic dessert. Yet made with just fruits, nuts, and pure cacao, this treat is nutritionally on par with a natural energy bar or trail mix — what a deal! Not that you actually needed an excuse to eat a brownie. Check out the No Bake Brownie VIDEO!
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup medjool dates, pits removed
1 cup raw walnut pieces
½ cup cacao powder
pinch sea salt
1 Tbsp – ½ cup Navitas Naturals Sweetened Cacao Nibs, or regular raw cacao nibs (use quantity to taste)
DIRECTIONS:
Mix: Place walnuts in a food processor and grind for a couple seconds to form a coarse flour. While machine is running, add pitted dates, cacao powder and salt, processing until a moist, crumb-like dough has formed.
Form: Spread into an 8×8 inch pan, sprinkle with cacao nibs, and press firmly into a solid brownie layer. Cut into bite-size squares and serve. Alternately, press and roll brownie dough into small balls to make brownie bites.
Makes about 2 dozen small squares.
Healthy benefits: high antioxidants, magnesium and iron, dairy-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free
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Whoo! Found some good Medjool dates and tried this recipe! Wow it is really great and a great energy boost! Thank you!
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I had a craving, wanted something that would benefit my body as well, went to Vega, remembered I just found you and voila I had a dessert in less than 10 min. Very cool Thank You.
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Gotta love the 10 minute desserts. Especially the ones that are guilt-free too!
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Great idea — especially for kids, since they don’t have to turn on the oven. Thanks!
Yum Yum Julie!
@Stephanie: So good for kids, yeah! Especially since they get to mush the brownies with their fingers.
Just made a batch, did not have any walnuts in the house, subbed raw cashews.
They are terrific.
Thanks for the tasty recipe and kudos on the video….
@Werve – I can imagine they would be excellent with cashews as well. Nice work.
I just made these and they are amazing! They truly taste like a dark chocolate brownie. Thank you for the recipe!
This sounds delicious! My boys are excited to make them.
I love your recipes and your hair looks great!
If you don’t like walnuts, other nuts work well, too, such as pecans or hazelnuts.
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