Date chocolate brownies
Delicious raw chocolate brownies with nuts and seeds, by Amy Varga
Prep: 1 hour
Cook: 10 mins
Medium
Serves Fourteen
Raw chocolate brownies packed with nuts and seeds for a delicious treat
Ingredients
| Pitted dates | 600g |
| Raw almonds | 1 cup |
| Raw walnuts or pecans | 1 cup |
| Pumpkin seeds | 1 cup |
| Sunflower seeds | 1 cup |
| Salt | 2 teaspoons |
| Raw chocolate | 400g |
Method
| 1 | Cover dates in water and simmer, mashing until soft. Add more water if necessary. Ensure all water has evaporated |
| 2 | Roast nuts and seeds on a low heat until crisp and leave to cool |
| 3 | Chop nuts and seeds using blender until breadcrumbs |
| 4 | Melt 300g of the chocolate on a double boiler (to ensure it doesn't burn) |
| 5 | Mix roasted nuts and seeds, salt and chocolate into date mix until evenly distributed. |
| 6 | Spoon into oven dish or metal tray covered in parchment. The mixture should be about 2cm's high. Put in freezer to harden. |
| 7 | Melt the rest of the chocolate in a double boiler and spoon over hardened date mixture. Flatten to give a even coat of chocolate. Return to freezer to harden. |
| 8 | Remove from freezer once fully set and leave to thaw. Turn out of oven dish or tray and cut to desired sizes. Store in fridge. |