Description
Using dates in place of sugar makes for a very fudgey and chocolaty-tasting brownie with no added sugar. These brownies are slightly cakey; if you prefer a denser brownie, use only 1 egg instead of 2.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted Deglet Noor dates
- 1 cup hot water
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup whole wheat flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips (Optional)
Instructions
- Place dates in a small bowl and pour in hot water. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8×8-inch baking dish with parchment paper
- leaving enough paper to hang over the sides of the dish.
- Drain dates and transfer to a food processor. Pulse until dates are completely smooth
- 1 to 2 minutes. If date paste is too thick
- add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until completely pureed.
- Add softened butter to the food processor and pulse to combine
- about 30 seconds. Add eggs and vanilla extract and process until light and fluffy
- about 1 minute. Add whole wheat flour
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- and salt. Pulse until mixture is just combined
- about 30 seconds. Gently stir in chocolate chips by hand. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to set
- 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes
- then remove brownies from pan by gently lifting up edges of parchment paper. Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut into 16 pieces.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 16