Raw Brownie Bites
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Serves: 12 bites
 
Ingredients
  • 100g/about ¾ cup hazelnuts
  • 5 medjool dates, pitted
  • 25 g or ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 heaping tablespoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon water (optional, but I used about half)
  • extra cocoa or finely grated coconut, to finish
Instructions
  1. Pulse the nuts in a food processor until they form a fine meal.
  2. Add the cocoa and salt, and pulse (carefully, to avoid chocolate clouds).
  3. Add the dates and pulse until they are mostly mixed in - a few chunks are fine (I would say they are good, but that is personal preference. Make sure you blend enough for the dates to be widely distributed as a sweetener & binder.).
  4. Add the tahini and pulse, and if the mixture is still not coming together to form a dough, add a drizzle of water until you reach a good texture. (good texture is when you can pinch the clay-like mixture into a ball and it holds together with no difficulty at all).
  5. Form the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls.
  6. The balls will be sticky, so you'll want to roll them in some more cocoa or, as I did, some finely grated coconut.
  7. Store the bites in the fridge for optimal texture.
  8. This makes 12-13 bites, depending on how much mixture you eat in the process.
  9. If you wanted to dip these in some melted chocolate, I think that would be an excellent idea.
Recipe by The Bright Kitchen at https://www.thebrightkitchen.com/raw-brownie-bites/