Signature Recipes

No Bake Brownies

These rich, healthy brownies were created by chef and food writer Julie Morris. She focuses on raw chocolate, plant-based foods. Made with fruits, nuts, and pure cacao, this treat is nutritionally on par with a natural energy bar or trail mix. Not that you actually needed an excuse to eat a brownie.

1 cup soft and moist medjool dates, pits removed
1 cup raw walnut pieces
1/2 cup Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder
pinch sea salt
1 cup Navitas Naturals Sweetened Cacao Nibs, or regular raw cacao nibs

Mix: Place dates, walnuts, cacao powder and salt in a food processor and pulse until a crumbly dough has formed.

Form: Spread mixture in an 8x8 inch pan, or atop a plate in a similar shape (mixture will not be baked, so plate does not need to be oven-proof). Sprinkle evenly with cacao nibs and press into a 1-inch thick layer. Cut into bite-size squares.

Makes about 25 small squares.

Healthy benefits: antioxidants, high minerals (magnesium and calcium), dairy-free, gluten-free, no refined sugar

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