In the last couple of weeks since discovering this recipe I must have made them at least half a dozen times, whipped up in about 45 minutes start to finish they are great and make a fabulous addition to any lunch box. I have now taken to bulk buying dates so I always have the ingredients in so I can whip up a batch if the mood so takes me, the recipe is rich in fibre, antioxidants and low in fat too.
I also a little bit addicted to using coconut oil in baking and this recipe being paleo in origin uses this ingredient too, you can't taste it but it seems to make your bakes more bouncy, its pricy but well worth the investment. Also please ensure you use a good quality dark chocolate so that you get the best antioxidant boost possible from your bake.
What you need
- 200g Dark chocolate (a good % of cocoa solids), broken up into squares
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200g dates (whole stoned or chopped)
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut oil - melted
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
A square cake tin, lined approximately 8" by 8"
What you do
- Pre heat the oven to 180c
- Blitz the chocolate and bicarbonate of soda in your food processor until its the texture of coarse sand
- Next add the dates and continue to blitz until you are back to the coarse sand texture
- Add the eggs, coconut oil and vanilla to the procesor and pulse until incorporated
- Tip into your preprepared tin and smooth level in the tin
- Bake for 30 -35 minutes until risen and cooked through
- Cool initially in the tin and then on a wire rack
- Store in an airtight tin
I am entering this post in JibberJabberUK Love Cake campaign as this month's theme is "Giving Up" so as this brownie has no flour, no artifical sugar and is low fat its an appropraite entry.
And also We Should Cocoa created by Choclette and hosted this month by I'd much rather bake than..., the theme this month being Coconut, well this recipe includes chocolate and coconut oil so I hope it qualifies.
