I promise you; you will not believe just how wonderfully satisfying these little beauties are. They are free from gluten, dairy, processed sugar and fat, and instead are chocked full of the super food amazingness of raw cacao, nuts and the sticky sweet goodness of dates in their unadulterated form. They will take approximately 10 minutes of your time.
I love these little raw chocolate brownie bites so much that I now always have a batch in the fridge for after supper, when you just want a little “something sweet” to pass in the mouth. I am such an advocate that my family all make them and I’ve even got my gym ladies on board the raw brownie recipe express.
Ingredients – The Raw Brownie Recipe
180g St. Lucian coco stick grated, or raw cacao (approx 1 cup) (see photo above)
115g (1cup) walnuts
115g (1 cup) pecans
160g (1 cup) raw unsalted almonds
1 tsp salt
250g dates
Optional 100g (1 cup) fresh coconut and/or 1 tsp grated cinnamon and 2 tbsp ground fresh coffee
Method
I grate the cocoa stick using the grater blade of my food processor, but you could do it by hand. Add the dates and process (probably while holding onto the bucking bronco that your food processor becomes) until you have quite a fine blend. Add the salt, almonds, walnuts and pecans (or just use walnuts) and blend until, when you pinch together a teaspoonful amount, it stays stuck. It should be quite smooth and it takes a little time. Your cue here is the mixture takes on a slightly oily hue. You could add the almonds at the end with the coconut if you preferred a more chunky feel. It comes down to what you prefer, so experiment widely with impunity knowing that these are not sinful but good!
Press all the mixture VERY firmly into a small casserole dish (mine measures 15cm by 28cm) The more time you take to do this well, the better your finished chocolate brownies, so it’s worth doing.
Cut the squares (approx 1 cm square) when you are sure you’ve got everything well in place, which for me is sometimes a 2 hand job, but don’t try to take them out then. Put the whole dish in the freezer for an hour or so and carefully remove them, break them into the squares and put in your favourite storage container. Mine is bright yellow and says “raw brownies!!!” just by looking at it. These store beautifully in an airtight container in the fridge for a week or more.
9 Comments
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February 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm[…] and sometimes flavoured with cinnamon and other spices. I as you know make mine into raw brownies, and other […]
Colleen Camacho
September 24, 2016 at 1:21 amLovely video Gems!!!
Well done!!!
Germaine
September 24, 2016 at 6:11 amThanks Col. The brownie monster’s entrance says it all.
Shells
September 24, 2016 at 10:02 pmAgree with Cols! Very professional video and presentation!
Germaine
September 25, 2016 at 6:30 amThanks so much Shells….will you be making them?
AK
September 26, 2016 at 7:39 pmGoing to try this!!
Germaine
September 27, 2016 at 6:47 amYay! Let me know how you like them….
Alison Ritchie
January 14, 2017 at 7:37 amHi Germaine,
Love the videos. Can we get the coca sticks in the UK – if not is there a substitute?
Germaine
January 14, 2017 at 7:43 amThanks Alison….You can buy raw cacao or even cocoa nibs from most health food shops….let me know how you get on….