Borna Foods

Raw Vegan Brownies

Brownies that are guilt free, gluten free, dairy free, free from preserves or anything naughty? It can’t be possible, can it? Ooooh yes, it can! We had to share this recipe with you because it was too good not to, it’s deliciously chocolatey nutty and crunchy. And it gets better…there’s no cooking involved so you don’t have to sit in front of the oven drooling.

40 mins

Easy

Serves 9

Ingredients

Brownie

100g walnuts
90g Borna Foods Hand Selected Natural Kernels Retail Packs 500g - £16.95 (20g roughly chopped)
8 pitted medjool dates - soaked in warm water for 20 minutes
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp agave syrup
coconut oil to grease the baking sheet

'Frosting'

15g cocoa powder
1 tbsp agave syrup
1 tbsp water
1 pitted medjool date - soaked in warm water for 20 mins to soften

Decoration

3 tsp desiccated coconut
5g Borna Foods Hand Selected Natural Kernels Retail Packs 500g - £16.95 - roughly chopped
5g walnuts - roughly chopped

How to make

For the brownie, blend the walnuts and pistachio kernels until they make a flour-like consistency
Add 2tbsp of cocoa powder and 1 tbsp of agave syrup and blend until fully mixed
Roughly chop the dates, then gradually add them to the mix while blending. You may need to scrape the edges of the blender every now and then as the dates will make the mixture very sticky
Move the mixture to a bowl and add the 20g of chopped pistachios. With your hand mix the pistachios evenly into the brownie mix
Line a deep pot or dish with a baking sheet and grease with coconut oil, add the mixture to the dish and squash the mixture down with your fingers so it becomes very compact
Put them in the freezer for 5 minutes
Meanwhile for the 'frosting', add the 15g cocoa powder, 2 tbsp agave, 1 tbsp water, 1 date and 2 tsp desiccated coconut into a clean blender and blend until completely smooth. If the mixture becomes too dense add a little more water and blend again
Remove the brownie from the freezer and add the 'frosting' to the top by spreading it with a knife.
Top with desiccated coconut, chopped pistachios and walnuts and place in the fridge for 20mins to set