Raw cocoa energy brownies

desserts
Total: 2 hr 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegan, lactose-free

Who doesn't love a good chocolate brownie? If you're as partial to chocolate as I am, then you'll know how hard it is to resist anything containing chocolate. Thankfully, these brownies won't leave you with a guilty conscience – not only are they wonderfully chocolatey, they're also healthy! They don't contain any sugar, butter or flour. And that's the way it should be. They're also a great source of energy!

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Ingredients

for 10 pieces

Dry ingredients
75 g pecan nuts, toasted, chopped
150 g walnuts, toasted, chopped
120 g rolled oats
80 g chia seeds
40 g almond flour
40 g cocoa powder
a little  Himalayan salt
Wet ingredients and topping
60 g coconut oil, melted
14  Medjool date, pitted
80 g dark almond cream
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp rolled oats
Chocolate sauce
30 g coconut oil, melted
30 g cocoa powder
3 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp Cocoa Nibs

How it's done

Dry ingredients

In a bowl, mix half of the nuts with all of the other ingredients.

Wet ingredients and topping

Puree the coconut oil, dates, almond butter and water in a blending cup, add to the dry ingredients, mix well (if the mixture is too dry, add several tablespoons of water or almond milk). Transfer the mixture to the tray, press down. Scatter the remainder of the nuts and oats on top, freeze the tray for approx. 2 hrs.

Chocolate sauce

Puree the coconut oil, cocoa powder, maple syrup and cinnamon in a blending cup until smooth. Remove the tray from the freezer, cut the mixture into approx. 10 pieces, drizzle with the sauce, sprinkle with the cacao nibs.

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