Raw coconut-frosted brownie
This raw coconut-frosted brownie is so decadent and I’ve had this one on my mind for a while. I tend to only make more complicated desserts when the non-raw fiance is around, but I thought, “You should be nice to yourself especially when you are alone!”
He goes off on very long business trips, often five or six weeks at a time, sometimes even eight or nine weeks, so cooking for one tends to get me down a bit. I tend to either forage my fridge for leftovers or just put together one-dish meals. I decided to snap out of this blah mode and get down and diiiiiirty in my kitch.
Recipe (in a food processor):
3/4 cup soaked walnuts
1/2 cup soaked pecans
1 tbs almond butter
6 soaked dates
1 tbs maple syrup (usu I just use dates but I was running low)
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg
3 tbs cocoa powder
1 scraped vanilla bean
For the coconut-frosting (in a food processor):
3 tbs dried coconut flakes
1 tbs coconut oil
1-2 tbs water
The coconut frosting doesn’t need a lot of water and it’s better to add a tiny bit each time as you pulse to get the consistency you want. You don’t want it to get too wet and ruin your brownie.
I pressed the brownie into a long flat block with saran wrap. Then I peeled it open and layered on the coconut frosting. I covered the whole lot with saran wrap again and pressed the coconut frosting gently onto the brownie. Then I stuck it in the chiller section in my fridge.
The next morning I got this unbelievably chocolately moist brownie. Tip: leave the brownie out for 20-30 minutes to get rid of the coldness and this will become even more moist and mimics baked brownies better. This block of brownie lasted me a whole week — I would only eat a small piece or two everyday because it was so rich. So good, though.
holy crap! that raw brownie looks unbelievable! what delight that would have been to eat
I was thinking of making raw brownies the other day, as always, great recipe!
Aww that’s very sweet of you to say that. This is definitely a fail proof recipe. I think I adapted this from Sweetly Raw…
wow! this looks awesome!! and sounds quite healthy too!
YUM!!! Love raw brownies ; )
Michelle
Oh hello there yummy!
Oh this is awesome and just in time for my raw detox next week. Looks so amazing. Thanks for posting… *bookmarked*
Adding the coconut on top is brilliant! I will have to try this out!
Ooooo they look so good. I am definitely going to try this one!
Thanks Emmy!
Wow. That looks amazing! I have never made raw desserts of any kind, but have always wanted to try. this sounds perfect for my first attempt! Thanks!
It’s really simple and you can’t go wrong with nuts and chocolate
Onmonnomnom!
How many brownies serves it?
This big piece I showed in the picture…this recioe serves three and a half of those.
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Ohhhh my! This is absolutely perfect for all the coconut products I just purchased. Yum yum yum! Thank you, need to try this one