No Bake Chocolate Brownies
These fudgy no bake chocolate brownies are easy to make in one bowl with 4 ingredients. These delicious healthy brownies are covered in chocolate, and are made from scratch in less than half an hour.
Servings: 8
Calories: 233kcal
Equipment
- blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup Medjool dates 10-12 dates or date paste*
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter or cashew butter
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips, melted
Chocolate top
- ½ cup chocolate chips, melted
- 2 tablespoon milk any milk or canned coconut milk
Instructions
Prep
- Soak the dates in just-boiled water for 2-5 minutes. Then cut them open or pull open with your fingers, and remove the pit and the end knob if there is one. Toss into the blender.
- Melt the ½ cup of chocolate chips in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir until all chips are melted. Microwave another 15 seconds if needed to melt all the chips.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, 8x12 inch, so the sides hang over.
Make brownies
- In a food processor or blender, blend all ingredients into a combined batter. It will be somewhat sticky and pressable.1 cup Medjool dates, ¼ cup cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon of salt, ½ cup chocolate chips, melted, ½ cup peanut butter
- Press the mixture into the lined loaf pan and flatten the surface with a spoon.
- Melt the ½ cup of chocolate chips for the top in the microwave at 45 seconds. Stir until all chips are melted. Heat 2 tablespoon of milk and stir that in. Coconut milk will make the fudgiest texture, but any milk works.½ cup chocolate chips, melted, 2 tablespoon milk
- Pour that on top of the brownie batter. Tap the pan to even off the chocolate.
- Set the pan in the freezer for 15 to 25 minutes, then remove and cut into 8 pieces.
Storage
- Store your brownies in an air-tight container or storage bags. They can keep at room temperature for 2 days, refrigerated they can keep one week. And frozen they keep for up to three months.
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Notes
* To use date paste instead of dates in this recipe use ¾ cup of date paste. You can find my date paste recipe here.
Be sure all ingredients are at room temperature when you add them to the blender. Uneven temperatures could lead to funky textures.
When cutting the chilled brownies, use a sharp knife, and run it under hot tap water to heat it, then dry it thoroughly and make a cut. Keep repeating between cuts to get even clean brownie sides.
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg
