Easy raw chocolate brownies

12 Oct

Guess what... it's national chocolate week! Time for a little celebration with a new recipe I think!

I wanted to give you an indulgent chocolatey classic, yet something easy to whip up in minutes.

I have just the thing. Actually it's a spin on these chocolate balls which are always a winner with people whenever I make them and so a pressed a sliced version was a nice alternative. For some reasons changing the format of things always makes them taste different! I always remember when I was younger how much more I loved Maltersers in the cardboard box compared to in the regular packets! (anyone agree or am I just a weirdo!!)

You could add walnuts here for an even more authentic brownie if you fancy. I dusted the top with a raw cacao and coconut sugar blend.

Eve though they are not baked, these slices have a beautiful cake like quality to them, deeply rich, slightly crumbly and melt in the mouth. Keep them in the fridge and they'll stay more robust. They also freeze very well too not that they'll be around for long enough!

Recipe: Easy raw chocolate brownies

Ingredients:

Makes approx. 12 slices

Ingredients:

3/4 cup ground almonds
1 cup almond or cashew butter
2 tablespoon coconut syrup
12 pitted dates( based on deglet noor dates but if using larger medjool dates reduce to 7 dates)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup raw cacoa powder (plus extra raw cacao to dust- optional)
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts (optional)

Method:

Soak the dates in hot water for 5 mins and then drain. In a food processor, process all the truffle ingredients together to form a thick paste, it should be sticky but not to sticky to handle. Add the walnuts to the mix last and stir through by hand (or a couple of pulses) so they don[t break up too much.

Press the mix firmly into a lined 8" square pan. Dust the top with cacao if desired. Chill until firm before slicing. Keep in the fridge.

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