Healthy no bake brownies

Healthy no bake brownies

These healthy no bake brownies contain just 6 ingredients. The recipe is vegan, gluten free, refined sugar-free, fudgy, chocolatey and easy to make

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 16 brownie bites

Calories: 78kcal

Author: Ela

Ingredients

Wet ingredients:

·         3/4 cup dates (very soft and moist ones) *see recipe notes) (130 g)

·         1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean

Dry ingredients:

·         1/3 cup + 1 tbsp flax seeds (65 g)

·         1/4 cup + 1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder or raw cacao powder (30 g)

·         4 tbsp powdered peanut butter or almond flour (ground almonds) (32 g)

·         Pinch of salt

Low-fat chocolate glaze:

·         1/4 cup maple syrup or raw agave syrup (80 g)

·         3 tbsp powdered peanut butter (24 g) *see recipe notes

·         3 tbsp cocoa powder (18 g)

Instructions

1.      Grind the flax seeds in a coffee grinder (or food processor) until they turn into a powder. You can also use 65 g of store-bought GROUND flax seeds but make sure the flax meal is fresh

2.    Mix all dry ingredients in your food processor, then add the dates and vanilla extract and process until the dough sticks together when you press it between your fingers. It might take a while until the dough comes together. If it's still too dry after some minutes add a few additional dates or a little bit of maple syrup or raw agave syrup. Your dates should be very soft and juicy. If they aren't moist soak them in water until they are soft

3.    Line a 5-inch square baking pan (double the recipe if you have an 8-inch or 9-inch baking pan) with parchment paper and leave about a 2-inch overhang on both sides. Grease the paper with a little bit of oil

4.    Transfer the brownie dough to the pan and press it down firmly

5.    To make the glaze, just combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix everything together with a whisk

6.    Pour the glaze over the brownie dough and put the pan into the freezer for about 1 hour to set

7.    Cut into 16 equal brownie bites and enjoy! Store leftovers of your healthy no bake brownies in the fridge or freezer

Notes

·         If your dates aren't soft/moist enough I highly recommend soaking them in (warm) water until they are soft.

·         You can skip the powdered peanut butter in the chocolate glaze and use 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp of regular peanut butter (or any other nut/seed butter). However, I would recommend adding more cocoa powder otherwise the glaze might be too runny.

·         The Nutrition Facts are for one serving if you cut the batch into 16 brownie bites. Calculation includes the low-fat glaze (made with powdered peanut butter).

Source  https://elavegan.com

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