Homemade Vegan Raw Brownie Recipe

[emd82]

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups walnuts
• pinch sea salt
• 13-14 large Medjool dates, pitted
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (you could also use mint extract or cherry extract, or orange...)

Instructions

1. Place walnuts and salt in a food processor.
2. Process until finely ground.
3. Add remaining ingredients and process until all mixed and uniformly crumbly.
4. With the machine running, add a few drops of water at a time, just until the mass starts to stick together in a big ball. (Better to add too little that too much!)
5. Roll mixture into balls or press into a square pan and cut into squares.
6. Balls can then be rolled in dried coconut, chopped nuts, or cocoa powder if you wish.

 

[Becky]

Sounds very interesting what do they taste like? Do the dates give them a lot of sweetness?

 

[sembaa9]

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups walnuts
• pinch sea salt
• 13-14 large Medjool dates, pitted
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (you could also use mint extract or cherry extract, or orange...)

Instructions

1. Place walnuts and salt in a food processor.
2. Process until finely ground.
3. Add remaining ingredients and process until all mixed and uniformly crumbly.
4. With the machine running, add a few drops of water at a time, just until the mass starts to stick together in a big ball. (Better to add too little that too much!)
5. Roll mixture into balls or press into a square pan and cut into squares.
6. Balls can then be rolled in dried coconut, chopped nuts, or cocoa powder if you wish.

Raw brownies are very good! I haven't made any in a while. Dates are a little on the pricey side but a great natural sweetener. Walnuts can also be a bit high in price but they are usually cheaper in bulk.

 

[bakeryoo]

This recipe sounds nice but I hate dates! I wonder if I could replace them with cherries perhaps? It might change the taste but l'm up for an experiment

 

[sembaa9]

Sounds very interesting what do they taste like? Do the dates give them a lot of sweetness?

Dates are packed with natural sugars. If you put enough dates in the mix you won't need to add another sweetener. Dates are much sweeter than I thought.

 

[sembaa9]

This recipe sounds nice but I hate dates! I wonder if I could replace them with cherries perhaps? It might change the taste but l'm up for an experiment

I don't know about cherries, I guess you could. I have used raisins as a good replacer for dates. Cherries are soft so the brownie mix may come out a little different.

 

[Becky]

My friend is currently trying a vegan diet so I'll have to recommend this to her!