#uk vegans

When you’re on an elimination diet, it can be really easy to obsess about getting sweet treats - I know I do - and these brownie bites scratch that itch. They’re packed full of flavour AND they’re a winner for the whole family, working really well in the lunchboxes for the younger ones (1, 4, and 7 years old). The kids love to get involved with the process, especially rolling the treats, although they can get really messy, so be warned! We used moulds we had lying around and ended up with a beautiful jar of tasty, tasty hearts.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups walnuts

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 1/4 cups pitted dates

1/3 cup cacao powder

1 tsp vanilla essence (or 1/4 fresh vanilla pod)

1/4 cup raisins

For rolling

1/4 cup ground almond

1/4 cup cacao powder

Method:

1. Blend the walnuts 

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth, with no chunky bits

3. Press into moulds or roll into balls

4. Chill in the fridge for 25 minutes 

5. Mix the cacao powder with the ground almond for rolling the treats in

6. Push the bites out of the mould into the rolling mix and ensure they’re covered before putting them on a baking tray lined with parchment

7. When they’re all pushed out and rolled, keep them covered in a cool place (we keep ours in a mason jar in the fridge, but a cool cupboard will do)

Nutrition Quick Fix

Dates are a great way to make a healthy treats delightfully sweet, as well as being full of fibre, the contain potassium, protein, calcium, iron, vitamin B6, and magnesium!

Walnuts not only taste great, but contain stack of plant-based omega 3 fats and high amounts pf copper, manganese. They can also help reduce the risk of prostate and breast cancer!

Had a butternut squash to use up so made this fantastic butternut squash linguine! So easy and delicious