These turned out with a sticky chewy consistency with the flavour of dark chocolate. If you have more of a sweet tooth then add in another 1/2 cup of almonds as well as 1/8 cup more of maple syrup to the brownie mixture with a couple more dates. That's one of my favourite things about preparing raw food, everything is altered to taste and super easy to substitute or change around. These actually keep better in the freezer, they're the perfect sticky consistency, no thaw time either, just take it out, cut it up and eat away!
Dark & Decadent Raw Walnut Brownie
1 1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup almonds
7 large medijool dates
1/2 cup cacao
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/8 tsp Himalayan sea salt
Icing
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/4 cup almond milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 TBS coconut oil
2. Put aside 1/2 cup walnut and chop into large pieces
3. Put the rest of the brownie ingredients into a food processor and blend on med until thoroughly mixed. If you use the high setting it will make it very smooth, whereas I prefer a slightly crunchy texture
4. Add in the chopped walnuts and fold until it's mixed through
5. Line up a rectangle or square tin with baking paper and press the mixture into it, press down firmly with a spoon
6. Blend all the icing ingredients together and pour on top of the brownie mixture. Make sure the coconut oil is warmed up so it's a liquid consistency
7. Put into the freezer for a couple of hours, then cut and serve!