Cinnamon chocolate brownies are no bake, made with raw brownie ingredients, and have a delicious melt-in-your-mouth texture and spicy flavor of cinnamon. 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
- Walnuts. Raw and unsalted or flavored.
- Dates. Medjool, soak in water for 5 minutes if they are dry. Pit.
- 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, milk, 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.
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Pro tip: Add more cocoa if it seems too wet; or more milk if it seems too dry.
Steps To Make Cinnamon Raw Brownies
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
- Step 1. In a blender or food processor, process walnuts, dates, cocoa powder and cinnamon.
- Step 2. Press the dough into a parchment lined loaf pan. Level with a spoon.
- Step 3. Melt the chocolate chips and milk in the microwave and stir until smooth. Pour on top of dough.
- Step 4. Chill brownies in freezer for 30 minutes or long enough to slice.
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.
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Cinnamon Chocolate Brownies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup dates soaked and pitted
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon or mesquite powder
frosting
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup milk
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Instructions
- Line loaf pan with parchment paper. If dates are hard, drop them in just-boiled water for 5 minutes.
- Add brownie ingredients to a food processor.1 cup walnuts, 1 cup dates, ¼ cup cocoa powder, ¼ cup milk, 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Blend until the mixture forms a sticky dough.*
- Add the mixture to the loaf pan, and level off with a spoon.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute. Heat the milk in a different small bowl for 35 seconds. Stir the two together until smooth.1 cup chocolate chips, ⅓ cup milk
- Pour chocolate on brownies.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until sturdy enough to slice.
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