Yes Chocolate Brownies can be good for you!! These brownies are made of 100% whole food ingredients with no sugar, flour or oil added.
Ingredients
- 1 heaped cup of cooked, peeled pumpkin (butternut squash)
- 2 tbsp TK flax seeds - ground in a spice or coffee grinder
- 1 cup dried dates
- ½ heaped cup rolled oats, blended to a flour OR 1/2 cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup Terra Natural cashew cream cheese (half a 200g jar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
Method
- Cut the pumpkin into pieces and bake at 200° for about 25 minutes or until soft
- Make flax 'egg' - mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 6 tbsp hot water. Mix well and set aside
- Soak 1 cup of dried dates in boiling hot water for 10 - 15 minutes
- When pumpkin is cooked, soft and has cooled down, peel and measure 1 heaped cup
- Preheat oven to 180°. In a food processor blend rolled oats into flour, or use oat flour if you have it
- In a food processor, blend the pumpkin, soaked (and drained) dates, cashew cream cheese, flax egg and vanilla extract until smooth
- Add processed rolled oats, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Process until smooth
- Transfer the batter in to a banana bread baking pan, cover with parchment paper. No need to any oil.
- Bake for 30 - 35 minutes
- Let cool for at least 20 minutes then cut in 8-12 pieces
- Enjoy with fresh berries and some cashew cream cheese on top
