Zain's Raw Brownies

By Zain Jamal • October 12th, 2012 • 7228 Views

This is by far one of the best dessert recipes I have ever made. Not only are there are only seven ingredients, these brownies are completely raw, vegan and gluten-free. If you are a chocolate lover, these rich and decadent brownies are going to blow your mind.

Packed with superfoods like walnuts, cacao and chia seeds not only will these brownies give you loads of energy, they are a perfect grab and go snack and the best part is you don’t even have to preheat the oven….what could be better?

Click here to watch my video on how to make Zain’s Raw Brownies

Makes 18 Brownies

Ingredients:

21/2 Cups Medjool Dates (Pitted, soaked in warm water for 5 mins)

2 Cups Walnuts (I used sprouted and dried walnuts, but regular will do fine here)

2 Tbsp Sunwarrior Protein Powder (optional)

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cacao

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cacao Nibs (optional, but highly recommended)

1 Cup Raw Almonds (chopped, I soak mine overnight but you don’t have to)

30g Chia Seeds (optional)

1/4 Tsp Himalayan Crystal Salt

Directions:

1. In a food processor, blend walnuts into a fine ground.

2. Add cacao powder and salt and pulse to combine then add dates individually until the mixture becomes ‘crumby.’

3. In a square pan, press the walnut/cacao mixture down firmly pressing in the almonds, chia seeds and cacao nibs into the mixture.

4. Freeze for at least 2 hours and then slice into eighteen squares.

Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Yogini, Lifestyle & Fitness Personality and Published Writer, Zain Saraswati Jamal lives to inspire others toward a life dedicated to health and spiritual healing. A gifted clean-eating chef, Zain is known as the girl who can ‘turn any dirty recipe clean.’  She is the creator of the successful lifestyle blog, Eve Post Apple, and aids her clients in achieving their dream physiques and optimum health with her custom meal plans. Zain has been featured on CTV Noon News Hour, Tosca Reno’s Blog, The Yoga Magazine, as well as in Oxygen Magazine’s Off The Couch Special Issue.

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Zain Saraswati Jamal is a certified Holistic Sports Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher and Coach who currently lives in her hometown of Vancouver, Canada, where she uses her personal experience and knowledge in yoga, nutrition, fitness, recovery, ayurveda...