Recipe Directions
- 1. Place sunflower seeds in food processor. Process into a fine meal, might be slightly grainy.
- 2. Add cashews and continue to process into a fine meal.
- 3. Add dates a few at a time and continue processing until the dates are well processed and the mixture resembles a coarse cookie dough. You should barely be able to recognize the dates or seeds/nuts, everything should look small and crumbly.
- 4. Add the cacao, coconut, coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract and sea salt. Process again until everything is well distributed and fine. The cacao should have made everything look dark chocolatey color, and the mixture should still resemble slightly crumbly cookie dough and should stick together when you pinch it between your fingers.
- 5. Dump mixture into a big mixing bowl. Add the optional goji berries and hemp hearts. Mix with a spoon until superfoods are well distributed.
- 6. Dump superfood brownie mixture into two square glass pans or pie plates or brownie dishes.
- 7. With clean hands. press mixture down into pans so that mixture will stick together and will resemble brownies or squares.
- 8. Ideally, you will now refrigerate them right away for at least an hour minimum. (This will make them easier to slice.)
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The Rawtarian The chocolatey flavor and a little bit of satisfying crunch combine to make these the perfect raw dessert recipe of all time.
I don't really believe in the crazy power of superfoods and I don't use them very often--mostly because they are so expensive. But it is fun to add some variety to recipes by adding some extraordinary ingredients like hemp hearts and goji berries on occasion. The below raw brownie recipe does call for some exotic (AKA expensive!) ingredients. If you're on a budget or don't have them in the house, you can omit the goji berries and the hemp hearts, and the recipe will still come out fine but it just won't be a superfoody or as crunchy :)
This is a pretty easy raw superfood brownie recipe. Just process most of the ingredients in a food processor, then mix in the goji berries, hemp hearts (and optional additional sweetener) by hand. Then press into two glass brownie dishes and refrigerate.
Also, if you're feeling extra enthused you can whip up an icing to go on top (raw chocolate icing or raw vanilla icing or raw strawberry sauce). (However, icing is definitely not necessary.)
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Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
- This recipe is low in Calories.
- This recipe is a good source of Protein, Iron, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin E.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber.
Amounts per 66 g (2 oz) suggested serving
| Name | Amount | % Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 278 | 11 % |
| Protein | 7 g | 13 % |
| Fat | 16 g | 20 % |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g | 9 % |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g | 18 % |
| Sugars | 21 g | |
| Calcium | 32 mg | 3 % |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 21 % |
| Sodium | 53 mg | 2 % |
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Comments and Reviews
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Mary
Mar 20, 2013
Thank you! I tried them with the chia seeds and they are really nice. Kinda crunchy. I love your slices. Have you any new ones? I think I've worked my way through them all.
Mary
Mar 31, 2013
Yes, they are amazing :)
Mel
Mar 30, 2013
DELICIOUS!
First recipe I tried from your site and love it. Made a few substitutions (did ½ sunflower seeds and ½ pepitas soaked overnight and then dehydrated to dry a bit). Did a ¼ of shredded coconut and a ¼ hemp seeds to bump up the Superfood side of things. Plus swapped goji berries (which I don’t like at all) with Bee pollen. Biggest challenge was getting them into a pan as I was gobbling right out of the mixing bowl. My new breakfast bar! Thank you!!!
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Sarcsab
May 02, 2021
Everybody was amazed from it! Thanks!
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Sarcsab
May 02, 2021
Everybody was amazed from it! Thanks!
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Sarcsab
Apr 28, 2021
Amazing !!!! Thanks for the receipt
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Sarcsab
Apr 28, 2021
Amazing !!!! Thanks for the receipt
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wendys1957
Aug 30, 2020
wendys1957's Review
Raw superfood brownies
I made these brownies without the superfood additions bit WITH raw chocolate icing on top.
Well.... I'm not even a chocoholic but OMG, they are absolutely gorgeous.
Sky
Sep 01, 2014
Sky's Review
Raw superfood brownies
In one word it is amazing. It is also tasty raw cacao superfood chocolate. I like it. But your recipe is also excellent.
The Rawtarian
Sep 03, 2014
Glad you enjoyed, Sky! Thanks for sharing! :)
Christina
May 23, 2014
Christina's Review
Raw superfood brownies
These brownies are better than any and all 'regular' brownies I have ever eaten! The fact that they are super-quickly made AND 'healthy' are just icing on the cake! Thank you so much!!!
The Rawtarian
May 24, 2014
I agree, Christina! :)
CindyJ
Mar 01, 2014
CindyJ's Review
Raw superfood brownies
I made these superfood brownies this afternoon and they are just like described - sooooo delicious!
The Rawtarian
Mar 02, 2014
I know! I'm glad you're loving 'em, Cindy!
Dee
Jan 26, 2014
Dee's Review
Raw superfood brownies
These are amazing… thanks for sharing!!!
The Rawtarian
Jan 31, 2014
Thanks, Dee. I love my brownies, too! :)
Tristan
Dec 18, 2013
Could I use raw honey instead of dates?
The Rawtarian
Dec 26, 2013
Hi Tristan,
In this recipe, dates are used for 3 reasons: sweetness and stickiness and bulk (volume)
The honey would be a good substitute for the sweetness, but the consistency wouldn't be right without something else to sub for the bulk/stickiness.
Not sure why you don't want to use dates, but you can use raisins instead with no other tweaks necessary.
You can also use honey for sweetness and use dried apricots for the stickiness and bulk.
Hope this helps somewhat :)
Scully129
Oct 05, 2013
Scully129's Review
Raw superfood brownies
Love it! Make this every week ... my 5-year-old can't get enough!
The Rawtarian
Oct 06, 2013
You've got a smart and lucky 5yo Scully :) Does he/she help you make them?
Scully129
Oct 07, 2013
Actually, both my daughters (aged 3 and 5) help make them but it's my 5-year-old that loves them the most. I chuck the sunflower seeds and cashews in together at step 1, along with a couple of heaped tablespoons of ground chia seeds (my kids aren't keen on the texture of whole chia seeds). I also substitute the goji berries with cranberries. No-one here stocks/knows of hemp hearts that I can find so I use hemp powder.
Delicious and all my friends ask for the recipe. Thanks LJ!
The Rawtarian
Oct 07, 2013
Sounds great, mamma! Your girls are lucky to have you.
PS: not sure if this helps, but hemp hearts are also called hemp seeds
where can I find hemp seeds?? I can't find anything "hemp"
Nov 13, 2013
I haven't tried these yet but they sound incredible.Are hemp seeds sold at health food stores or can I get them at Trader Joe's?
The Rawtarian
Nov 16, 2013
Hi,
You can get them at your local health food store. Not sure if they are sold at Trader Joe's.
Also, if you can't find them you can omit them from the recipe or use dried coconut instead
Tracy
Aug 28, 2013
Tracy's Review
Raw superfood brownies
Made and froze these Monday evening for my child's birthday yesterday. I also used the icing recipe on top of the brownies. I must say, these are (I say "are" as we still have a couple of bars left) these are as filling as they are decadent. I did not have unsweetened shredded coconut (and I live in the tropics -- go figure!!), so I substituted the ingredient with coconut milk instead. This, paired with raw, Guernsey milk vanilla ice cream was over-the-top delicious. Needless to say, everyone loved the brownies.
The Rawtarian
Sep 23, 2013
Awesome Tracy! So glad they were a hit at your little one's birthday party. Sounds delicious! Nice trouble-shooting with the substitutions :)
Tiffany
Aug 16, 2013
Followed the recipe adding chia seeds. These are delicious! Definitely adding to my make again list!
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The Rawtarian
Sep 23, 2013
Awesome Tiffany! I'm so glad that you liked them. :)
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