With holiday festivities in full gear, along comes plenty of opportunities to make and share food. Feel good about indulging and create these raw vegan brownies.
Let’s start with dessert first because it’s like the most important meal EVER.
Most humans on the planet love chocolate, and the best way to keep you and your better half happy is to give them what they want.
If you really want to step up your game, be the hero and learn how to make your own decadent delights. Make this and you will be getting all kinds of kisses underneath the mistletoe. Tis the season indeed!
Raw Vegan Blissed Out Brownies
Skip the traditional recipe that contains white sugar, white flour, butter and eggs and go for this nutrient dense raw version. Side effects might leave you full of energy and stimulated without the typical sugar crash that comes after devouring desserts that are as tasty as this.
Are you ready for it?
Here is what you need:
-2 cups pecans
-3/4 cup packed pitted dates
-1 cup of warm water
-2/3 cup cacao powder
-1 Tbsp coconut oil
-A pinch of sea salt
Soak the dates in the cup of warm water and set aside. Grind the pecans in a food processor or Vitamix until it reaches a meal consistency (over processing will turn it into flour and unless you want your brownie to be a cake, don’t over process).
Transfer pecan meal into a large mixing bowl.
Once dates are nice and soft, remove 3/4 of the water.
Add dates and 1/4 cup of water and process with cacao powder, coconut oil and salt.
Mix fudge with the pecan meal until evenly combined and press into a square container, glass preferably.
Toss some cacao nibs in there for added texture and throw in fridge for at least 60 minutes to set.
Next we make the chocolate sauce.
In a small bowl combine:
-1/4 cup coconut oil
-2 Tbsp maple syrup
-3 Tbsp cacao powder
-A pinch of sea salt
Mix it up and leave out.
Spread it on top of brownies to add another tasty layer of chocolate.
Chocolate on top of chocolate is heaven…
Constantly curious and always exploring, Alex Lanau has been the head chef at Pavones Yoga Center, spreading the gospel of nutrient dense foods all day, everyday. Creating simple and inventive plant based meals as a reminder that cooking is not something to be intimidated by. With his practical approach and attention to detail, his edible art has converted countless carnivores to the dark side of the leafy greens. When he is not cooking for hungry yogis in various parts of the world, he is painting murals, eye gazing the sun and sea, and hanging out with his four legged furry son.
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