Who doesn't love hearing a juicy confession? Especially when it comes to food. It's downright uplifting to learn that someone who appears to have it all together ripped through an entire bag of oreos while watching Everyone Loves Raymond re-runs. Female bonding at it's best! Well, surprise! These brownies are healthy. Raw cacao powder has more antioxidants than blueberries and the walnuts provide omega 3s and there is no added sugar to be found! More like a tasty energy bar, it is perfectly acceptable to have a bite of this with your breakfast. (In my world, anyway)
No Bake Brownies
1 cup medjool dates, pits removed (I used baking dates-may be the same thing)
1 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup cacao powder ( you can get this at any health food store, or health section in Loblaws stores)
pinch sea salt
1 tbsp to 1/2 cup raw cacao nibs, to taste (I left this out and used 1/4 cup shredded coconut instead)
Mix: Grind walnuts in food processor until it forms a course powder. While machine is running, add dates, cacao powder and salt, processing until a moist, crumb-like dough has formed.
Spread into an 8x8 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 into small balls to make brownie bites.
*I found this mixture to be fairly crumbly, so I added a touch of water to the mix and put it back in the food processor. I also added a bit of cinnamon to the brownie dough to give it a bit of a kick.
Sounds good Melanie, I shall have to give it a try, any sweet treats that don't have sugar are going to be great in my book, what are the nibs by the way?
ReplyDeleteHi Diane
ReplyDeleteRaw cocoa nibs are the original part of the cacao bean. they are suypposed to be loaded with antioxidants.You can get them at Organic Garage in Oakville