Looking for a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day? Try these “healthy” brownies and let me know what you think. The eggs and garbanzos provide protein and agave has a lower glycemic index than refined white sugar.
- 1 ¼ cups pitted dates, chopped
- 9 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup raw agave
- One can of garbanzo beans (2 cups)
- 4 eggs
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350.
Measure dates in a glass measuring cup and pour in hot water to the 1 ½ cup line. Then let sit for 10 minutes.
Pour off ¼ cup of liquid and process the rest in a food processor.
Put the date paste in a bowl and add cocoa, oil and agave and mix.
Combine the beans and eggs in a food processor and blend until smooth.
Add the beans to the dates. Add the baking powder and cinnamon and mix. Pour into a 9 in round or square greased pan and bake for 45 min. Cool for 15 minutes, then slice and serve.
The consistency is close to flourless chocolate torte and unless you announce that these have no refined sugar or gluten I bet no one will notice that it is a “healthy” dessert.
Adapted from “The Healthiest Meals on Earth”
Thank you for the healthy brownie recipe! Another fun treat for Valentine’s Day is Chocolate Avocado ~ sweetened with dates, gluten-free and dairy-free. I like the cinnamon in your recipe and think that might be night in the pudding as well. The pudding recipe is at the end of this post: http://travelsketchwrite.com/2012/02/03/san-miguel-de-allende-saturday-organic-farmers-market/
Thanks for the avocado recipe, it looks delish!