Raw Chocolate Brownie Bites

A community recipe by blackpoppy

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

These are very easy to make no bake brownies. You can adjust the ingredients to what you have available from substituting walnuts for almonds or brazil nuts or adding a few cooked chestnuts. Also adding raisins or dried apricots or dried cherries to the dates. The quantities stated are also a rough guideline which you can instinctively play with. They are so healthy you could eat them for breakfast lunch and dinner.

Ingredients

Serves: 2

Metric Cups

Brownie Base

1 cup nuts (walnuts, almonds or brazil nuts)
1 cup medjool dates
2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (to taste)
1 pinch of salt
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean (optional)

Chocolate Icing

3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
1 slice avocado
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (to taste )
2 tablespoons cacao powder

Brownie Base

250 millilitres nuts (walnuts, almonds or brazil nuts)
250 millilitres medjool dates
2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (to taste)
1 pinch of salt
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean (optional)

Chocolate Icing

3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
1 slice avocado
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (to taste )
2 tablespoons cacao powder

Method

Raw Chocolate Brownie Bites is a community recipe submitted by blackpoppy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

First make the base by blending the nuts to a powder in the food processor, then add dates, then add cacao powder, some honey, almond butter and vanilla, if using. Set aside.

At this point you could stir in some walnut chunks or dried cherries or cacao nibs for crunch.

Then make the icing by melting some coconut oil over a bowl of boiled water. Add cacao powder, honey and chopped avocado. Blend with a hand blender.

Then scoop the brownie base into a container of choice. A small tupperware box would work well with clingfilm in the base. Top with the icing and pop into the freezer for about 1 hour to set the icing then keep in fridge until ready to eat .

First make the base by blending the nuts to a powder in the food processor, then add dates, then add cacao powder, some honey, almond butter and vanilla, if using. Set aside.

At this point you could stir in some walnut chunks or dried cherries or cacao nibs for crunch.

Then make the icing by melting some coconut oil over a bowl of boiled water. Add cacao powder, honey and chopped avocado. Blend with a hand blender.