Cinnamon chocolate brownies are no bake with a delicious melt-in-your-mouth texture and using a spicy infusion of ground cinnamon or even mesquite powder, both nutritional powerhouses that boost nutrients and provides a caramel flavor. Dairy-free, vegan and gluten-free.
I called these cinnamon brownies but they are closer to fudge really, so maybe I should call them "frownies"? Somehow the name doesn't relay how delicious these are. I added cinnamon to milk that soaks the dates and walnuts as a subtle and unusual way to infuse the chocolate brownies with a spicy flavor.
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Ingredients
Infused Walnuts & Dates - Both soak overnight in milk mixed with mesquite powder or cinnamon if you don't have mesquite powder and aren't interested in trying it.
Peanut butter - Or use almond butter or any nut or seed butter.
Cocoa powder - unsweetened cocoa powder, or use cacao powder
Cinnamon - Use Ceylon ground cinnamon, not Cassia cinnamon or any brand cinnamon found in the grocery store labeled just "cinnamon." Alternatively, you could also add the more eclectic Mesquite powder - a wonderful root supplement that has awesome nutrition, tastes like molasses.
Additional ingredients - chocolate chips, cinnamon, vanilla
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Benefits of Cinnamon in Brownies
You'll want to add cinnamon to your brownies because cinnamon has many health benefits, and in brownies one of the most relevant is the spice's ability to lower blood sugar levels. It also has been proven to have other health benefits.
Buy Ceylon cinnamon for the healthiest version. Try not to use Cassia cinnamon, or many of the unmarked brands at grocery stores that say only "cinnamon", because they have higher levels of a toxin The healthiest cinnamon type to use is Ceylon because it is does not contain the harmful toxin coumarin that Cassia cinnamon carries.
Steps To Make Cinnamon Brownies
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Step 1. Soak the walnuts and dates in milk containing cinnamon (and, if using, mesquite powder). Strain the nuts and dates, but do not rinse them off and save the milk to use in other recipes.
Step 2. Add all ingredients to a food processor. Process into a dough.
Step 3. Press the dough into a parchment lined loaf pan.
Step 4. Add frosting and then refrigerate about 30 minutes.
FAQS
If you want to add additional nutrients to your brownies, add some of the supplement known as mesquite powder. Mesquite powder comes from the pods of the mesquite tree, native to southwestern U.S., and it’s packed with nutrients and tastes like molasses. It’s also loaded with essential amino acids, especially lysine, and key minerals like potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.
Fudgy brownies have more fat. In traditional brownie recipes, that usually means butter. But in my dairy-free recipe here it is almond butter. And in my recipe, dates also are used to give the illusion of more fat, while actually adding nutrition and fiber.
Well, mine are more creamy then gooey.
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📖 Recipe
Cinnamon Chocolate Brownies
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- ¼ cup walnuts
- 1 cup dates (about 10)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon or mesquite powder
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter or any nut butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
frosting
- ⅔ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup milk
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Instructions
Soak Walnuts & Dates
- Into the measuring cup, combine 1 cup milk and 2 tablespoon cinnamon (and 1 tablespoon mesquite powder if using)*. Stir. Add in the walnuts and dates.1 cup almond milk
- Add water if needed to be sure the walnuts and dates are submerged.
- Refrigerate overnight. The next day, drain yet reserve the milk for another recipe. ** Pit the dates.
Make Brownies
- Line a 4-inch by 8-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- To a food processor or blender, add soaked walnuts, dates (pitted), peanut butter, cocoa, the additional cinnamon. Process into a dough.¼ cup walnuts, 1 cup dates, 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon, 2 tablespoon peanut butter, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Press the dough into the pan.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute. Microwave the milk for 30 seconds. Add the milk to the chips and stir until creamy.⅔ cup chocolate chips, ¼ cup milk
- Spread the chocolate on to the brownies. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until sturdy enough to slice.
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