Raw Strawberry Beet Love Brownies
Last year I made some Strawberry Beet Love Brownies , and they were delicious. A fudgy strawberry studded layer of brownie with a smooth ganache, simply heavenly. I was looking back at that recipe last week and I thought, why not make some raw Strawberry Beet Love Brownies and make them even better than the baked ones I made last year?!
Raw Strawberry Beet Love Brownies
Makes 12
Brownies:
1 1/2 cups raw almond meal
Strawberry cream:
1/2 cup raw cashew pieces (preferably soaked overnight)
2 Tbsp coconut water
To make brownies, Combine almond meal, sprouted oat flour, coconut, and sea salt in a high powered blender and grind to fine flour. In a food processor, combine the vanilla, dates, coconut nectar, beets and strawberries and process until smooth. Add the flour and process until well blended. divide the mixture in two and return half to the food processor. Place the other half in a bowl and set aside. Add the cacao powder to the half in the food processor and process until well combined. Spread the cacao batter out onto a teflex lined dehydrator sheet into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle. Then spread the strawberry beet batter over it. Dry in the dehydrator* at 115 degrees for about 12 hours. Flip over and continue to dry a few hours more until dry but still a little moist in the center.
For the strawberry cream, combine all ingredients except the coconut oil in the food processor and process until smooth. With the motor running, add the coconut oil and process a minute longer. Spread the mixture over the brownies, and place in the freezer to set for about an hour.
For the fudge glaze, whisk together all ingredients in a bowl until smooth (adding more coconut oil if too thick, and more cacao if too thin) and a spreadable fudgy frosting consistency. Spread over the strawberry cream layer on the brownies, and place in the freezer for about 5 minutes. Cut into small 2x2 inch squares.
*If you do not own a dehydrator, you can bake them in the oven at the lowest temp, but check them a lot sooner, as in a couple hours as they cook a lot faster.
21 Comments
These look flippin' amazing! Definitely want to try!<br /><br />Happy Blogging!<br /><a href="http://www.happyvalleychow.com/" rel="nofollow">Happy Valley Chow</a>
Thank you so much :)!
This looks beautiful!!! Love the different layers of color!!<br /><br />Mr. & Mrs. P
Thank you so much :)! I love adding color ;)!
These couldn't be more beautiful! They look so thick and moist and colorful! Thank you for sharing! I'm glad to be back home after a week of traveling...and finally catching up on my favorite blogs. I hope you have a blessed week!
Thank you so much Monet :)! I hope you have a wonderful week as well!
This looks beautiful, Amy!!!! I wonder how beets and chocolate would taste together? I can probably imagine. this is on my to-do list! i have sooooo many wonderful recipes to try from your blog! =)<br /><br />check out my blog! http://rawveganliving.blogspot.com/
Thank you so much :)! You can't taste the beets, just the chocolate and strawberries ;).
I am obsessed with beets lately so I am definitely trying this one out.
I always am too! They are so pretty and so tasty!
I swear everything you post looks for freakin amazing. Love, love, love!
Thank you so much :)!
Wow Amazing!!! Love your creativity :D
Thank you :)!
Haha thanks Abby :)!
Nice! These are beautiful!
Thank you Lisa :)!
It is only 1/2 courtesy young coconut meat? I only ask because it reads "1/2 cups". I wasn't sure if the "s" on cups was a misprint or if there was a number missing... thanks!
It is 1/2 cup. Typo, sorry!
Could you please create NUT free recipe (gluten free ideally)?
There are actually quite a bit of nut free recipes on this blog, most of the recipes created in the last few years are gluten free too. You just need to look through them :). Also, if you have a question about a specific recipe and what to substitute to make it as such, just ask. For instance, in this recipe substitute additional finely shredded coconut for the almonds, sprouted buckwheat flour for the oat flour or use gluten free oat flour and additional young coconut meat for the cashews in the cream part. http://www.fragrantvanilla.com/helpful-tips-tools-and-basics/