Don’t we love this era of vegan raw desserts that involve mixing a few healthy ingredients and just chilling. No cooking in the oven and no refined sugar, fat or flour for these vegan and gluten-free no bake raw chocolate brownies. This means you benefit from the nutrients such as fibre, omega 3, protein and other trace minerals and the properties of antioxidants. To top it all off the delectable chewy, fudgy, melt in the mouth intense chocolaty taste of these beauties cannot be put into words!
Layered Raw Chocolate Brownies
Fudgiest brownies with a layer of decadent chocolate and they are raw vegan i.e., no cooking, just blending some wholesome ingredients. They live in the freezer for an easy access anytime.
Ingredients
BROWNIE INGREDIENTS:
- 100 g shelled walnuts or1 cup
- 70 g hemp seeds or ½ cup
- 280 g pitted Medjool dates or ½ cup
- 40 g cacao powder or ½ cup
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla paste
- ¼ tsp Himalayan or sea salt
- 3 tsp water at room temperature or as needed
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
CHOCOLATE LAYER:
- 125 g coconut oil or ½ cup
- ½ cup cacao powder
- ¼ cup maple syrup or 60 ml
- A Pinch of fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp slivered pistachio
- Fresh cherries or strawberries to garnish optional
Instructions
- Line an 8” square pan (or equivalent rectangular pan) with parchment paper. Allow some overhang to lift the brownies in one piece.
- Blitz 1 cup of shelled walnuts in a food processor until it resembles bread crumbs. Be mindful not to overprocess the walnuts into butter.
- Then add the hemp seeds and pitted dates to the food processor, and process until the mixture is finely chopped and sticky.
- Add vanilla extract, salt and cacao powder and process until well combined into a sticky dough. You may need to add ne teaspoon water at a time while processingto get the dough consistency. The right consistency often required 2-3 tsp water, but it may vary depending on how moist the dates are.
- Add the one-third cup of walnuts and pulse the dough until just combined. These additional walnuts will give the brownies the nutty crunch.
- Transfer the mixture into the lined pan and spread it out evenly with fingers or palm. Use a rolling pin or a cylindrical shaped glass to roll the dough until smooth on top and even on the edges.
- Put the pan in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes until the dough is set firmly.
- FOR THE CHOCOLATE LAYER:
- In a medium pot, melt the coconut oil over low heat. Remove the pot from the heat and add cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt.
- Mix thoroughly with a whisk or fork until smooth and no lumps are visible.
- Remove the brownie pan from the freezer and pour all the chocolate mixture on the top. Tilt or lightly tap the pan until chocolate topping spreads evenly.
- Again, put the pan back in the freezer on a flat and even surface.
- Chill for 20-30 minutesuntil the topping is firm to touch. You may find the chocolate topping set a little wavy but that’s fine. It is not noticeable once the pieces are cut and garnished.
- If the brownie slab appears to be stuck to the pan, then dip a knife in hot waterand slowly slide it along the ends to loosen it.
- Lift the brownie slab out of the pan with the overhanging parchment paperand place it onto a flat surface or cutting board.
- Dip the knife in hot water again and wipe off any excess water. Slice the brownies into squares by carefully pressing the knife bit by bit. Rushing the cutting process may cause cracks in the brownies.
- Sprinkle slivered pistachio on the top and garnish with cherries or strawberries to crown these beautiful creations.
- These delicious raw vegan treatscan be refrigerated inan airtight container for a week if they last that long!
- Alternatively, tightly wrap and freeze for up to 2 months.
- Frozen brownies are the best or you can take them out 5-10 minutes before serving for semi-frozen option.
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Notes
Fresh Medjool dates are the best for this recipe to ensure the brownie dough is sticky. Otherwise,
soak the firm dates in water for an hour and drain well.
The homemade chocolate topping can be substituted with¾ cup of good quality melted plant-based chocolate.
Pistachios can be substituted with shaved dark chocolate for triple chocolate brownie.
Cacao powder can be substituted with unsweetened cocoa powder.
Explore fruity flavours of raw vegan desserts and much more.
Nutrition
Serving: 16g
