Raw Vegan Brownies

These delicious brownies are chewy, rich and very nutritious! A great raw vegan recipe to satisfy your cravings for sweets.

Brownie Ingredients:

½ cup pitted and soaked Medjool dates

¼ cup almonds

¼ cup walnuts

3 tbsp raw cacao or carob powder

1 tbsp raw chia seed (optional)

pinch of Himalayan pink or sea salt

Frosting Ingredients:

1 tbsp raw coconut butter

1 tbsp raw cacao or carob powder

1 tbsp raw date syrup (dates blended in water)

¼ tsp dried and powdered vanilla bean

Instructions:

1. In a food processor add the nuts, raw cacao powder, chia seeds and salt. Blend well until it forms a powder.

2. Add dates and blend it again until it turns into a ball. If too dry, add more dates. If too sticky, add more nuts.

3. Place the mixture on parchment paper or in a pan and press it into a square shape roughly 1/2" thick.

4. Press in chopped almonds or walnuts (optional).

5. For the frosting, combine the coconut butter, raw cacao powder, date syrup and powdered vanilla bean. Leave in the refrigerator for a few minutes to thicken.

6. Spread the frosting on the raw brownie base and garnish with chopped walnuts.

7. Cut into squares and refrigerate.

Enjoy! :) For more delightful raw vegan recipes like this one, please check out Raw From The Garden's website at www.RawFromTheGarden.com today! Also, Raw From The Garden's featured living food chef and recipe book author Chef Alice Dee is now available for interviews, book signings, talks and weekend workshops this year on the Raw Vegan Diet and Cuisine. She also offers a vegan restaurant consulting service and mentors those interested in the raw vegan diet. Contact Alice here to make a booking.