These no-bake date brownies are a fudgy delicious treat! When the date balls just won’t cut it and you want that richer chocolate taste, look no further. The frosting is truly the icing on the cake…. or should I say brownie. I could never make them all of the time since my husband and I polish them off about as fast as they are made. They are that good!
There is zero cooking involved. You just add the brownie base ingredients to a food processor and then melt some coconut oil and stir in the remaining ingredients for the frosting.
The hardest part is waiting the few hours it takes for the brownies to harden in the fridge!
Eat them by themselves or pair them with some homemade ice cream.
They are a bit pricey to make so only share with those who will appreciate them! 😄
No-Bake Date Brownies Recipe
Makes 8 brownies in a 4×8 bread pan. Double the recipe for an 8 x 8 pan.
Ingredients
Brownie Base:
- 2 cups walnuts OR a mix of hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, and/or walnuts totaling 2 cups
- 1 cup soft (room temp) medjool dates, pitted
- 3 TBSP unsweetened raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- optional, pinch of sea salt
Frosting:
- 1/8 cup coconut oil
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 TBSP cacao powder
- 1/4-1/2 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the soft medjool dates (making sure to pit them first), nuts, and cacao powder to the food processor. Drizzle in the tsp of maple syrup, making sure it doesn’t just soak into one date. Sprinkle in the pinch of sea salt (if adding) as well. Process until everything is well combined and the mixture becomes sticky. (You will need to open up the food processor to scrape down the sides during the processing.) If you only have hard dates, add them to a bowl of water until they become soft and then drain them really well. Don’t let them sit too long as you do not want them watery.
- Line your bread pan with parchment baking paper so that the paper goes a little over the top of the sides.
- Add the brownie base mixture to the lined bread pan and pack it down firmly.
- Now it is time to make the frosting. Add your 1/8 coconut oil to a small pan on the stovetop and heat on low for a few seconds until the oil becomes melted. Take off the heat and add in the maple syrup, cacao powder, and vanilla extra. Whisk it together well.
- Pour it over the brownie base, spreading it all out evenly.
- Carefully place it level in the fridge. Wait 3 hours for it to harden and set completely.
- Once ready, take the brownies out of the fridge. Lift up on the parchment paper sides and place it on a cutting board to cut into squares or even smaller bites if you wish. ENJOY!
Notes: They will stay up to a week in the fridge or much longer in the freezer. They won’t last that long though. 😉
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Ingredients
Method
- Add the soft medjool dates (making sure to pit them first), nuts, and cacao powder to the food processor. Drizzle in the tsp of maple syrup so it does not just soak into one date. Sprinkle in the pinch of sea salt (if adding) as well. Process until everything is well combined and the mixture becomes sticky. (You will need to open up the food processor to scrape down the sides during the processing.) If you only have hard dates, add them to a bowl of water until they become soft and then drain them really well. Don’t let them sit too long as you don’t want them watery.
- Line your bread pan with parchment baking paper so that the paper goes a little over the top of the sides.
- Add the brownie base mixture to the lined bread pan and pack it down firmly.
- Now it is time to make the frosting. Add your 1/8 coconut oil to a small pan on the stovetop and heat on low for a few seconds until the oil becomes melted. Take off the heat and add in the maple syrup, cacao powder, and vanilla extra. Whisk it together well.
- Pour it over the brownie base, spreading it all out evenly.
- Carefully place it level in the fridge. Wait 3 hours for it to harden and set completely.
- Once ready, take the brownies out of the fridge. Lift up on the parchment paper sides and place it on a cutting board to cut into squares or even smaller bites if you wish. ENJOY!
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