MAKES 16-20
No Bake Vegan Brownies
PREP 15 mins
100g whole almonds
100g walnut pieces
50g quinoa flakes
75g dried apple rings
5tbsp raw cacao powder, plus 1tsp extra to dust
200g pitted medjool dates
4tbsp Clarks date syrup
2tsp vanilla extract
40g dried cranberries or sour cherries, roughly chopped
- In a food processor place 75g of the almonds, 75g of the walnuts, the quinoa flakes, apple rings and cacao powder. Whizz until the mixture forms fine crumbs. Add the dates, date syrup and vanilla extract and pulse until finely chopped and dough-like.
- Line a 20cm square tin with baking paper. Spoon in the mixture, smoothing the surface. Roughly chop the remaining almonds and scatter over the brownies with the remaining walnuts and cranberries. Press into the surface. Dust with the extra cacao and chill for at least 1 hour. Slice into bars. Keep chilled and use within 3 weeks.
Per serving (based on makes 20)
137kcal
6.7g fat 0.8g saturates17g carbohydrates
13.7g sugars 2.1g fibre3g protein
0g salt
FREE SUGARS = 3.5G (this is an estimate based on 50% of the sugars in dried cranberries being free sugars due to being sweetened with fruit juice concentrates or sugar)