[Scotty H]Raw Chocolate Brownies ... with recipe!

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Everyone enjoys sweets. They are the delight of our taste buds. What if you could make sweet foods and desserts that didn’t contain “bad for you” ingredients. That’s what raw desserts are.

I became a vegetarian 9 years ago. Since then I have not consumed or desired sweets on a regular basis. Yes, I would eat an occasional piece of cake or tasty treat out of the Halloween candy bowl but only periodically. Baking was only for parties or gatherings with friends. So making raw desserts has not been on my list as a high priority. Be aware: by the time you price all the ingredients, raw desserts can get expensive.

In her recipe book The Raw Transformation, Wendy Rudell gives easy to read instructions for some great snacks and main dishes. Yes, some recipes are more difficult but the following Chocolate Brownie recipe was delightful and easy.

Chocolate Brownies by Wendy Rudell

2 Cups almond meal (leftover pulp from almond milk)
1 Cup dates, soaked 2 hours to soften
1 Banana
1 Cup pine nuts, soaked overnight
1/3 Cup Cacao powder or carob powder
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs agave syrup or honey
1 Cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Fudge Sauce (optional)
In a food processor combine nuts, dates, banana, cacao, vanilla and agave syrup. Add almond meal and process all ingredients until mixed thoroughly. Fold in chopped nuts and place on teflex sheet, forming batter into a large square not more than 1-1/2 inches thick. Score into bite-size pieces with a knife and dehydrate 4  6 hours on one side: flip over and dehydrate 4 – 6 hours on the underside. Frost with Fudge Sauce and serve.

Additional notes: The brownies themselves were not too sweet, had a slight banana flavor and needed lots more time in the dehydrator, but were excellent with the hard chocolate that I chose. After the 6 hours on each side in the dehydrator I separated the brownies at each score point into individual pieces and dehydrated for another 6 (approx) hours. This made the “creamy” center turn more like a “cake” texture. I also wanted a hard dipped chocolate coating. It was more expensive to make than the brownies! But worth every bite!!!

Hard dipping chocolate recipe posted by rawererin on Raw Freedom Community
1/2 Cup coconut  oil
1/2 Cup cacao powder
1/2 Cup maple syrup (the more I use this the more I have found that it really compliments chocolate so well!)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Mix all ingredients in Vita-Mix until smooth, take out immediately to keep warm, dip brownie bites and place on waxed paper. Place in refrigerator to harden.

Enjoy!!!!   By the time I realized I hadn’t taken any photos there were only 4 left! (pictured above). This is the first time I’ve dipped anything but strawberries in chocolate, they didn’t look the greatest, but they tasted great!

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