Raw brownies

These brownies are easy to make, yet taste incredible. Rich and full of flavour, they’re a firm favourite at home - perfect for those days where nothing but chocolate will do! As well as being extremely high in antioxidants, cacao is also known to be a mood-booster.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

• 60g pecans
• 60g hazelnuts
• 140g Medjool dates, pitted and chopped
• 5 tbsp raw cacao powder
• 2 tbsp Lucy Bee coconut oil, melted
• 3 tbsp desiccated coconut
• 3 tbsp runny honey or maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Line a 27 x 20cm brownie tin with baking parchment. Instead of a brownie tin, you could use a loaf tin and make thicker brownie chunks.

2. Blitz the nuts together in a food processor until they form small crumbs. Add the dates and process until the mixture starts to stick together.

3. Add the remaining ingredients and process on a high speed until it turns a lovely, gooey chocolate brown. Press into the lined tin and chill in the fridge to firm up, at least 2 hours. Turn out when chilled and slice into squares.

From Coconut Oil: Nature’s Perfect Ingredient. Recipe text © 2015 Lucy Bee Limited.