Larabars - Hot Fudge Brownie

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts (120 g)
• 1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates (220 g) (I love SunMaid dates, as they’re much softer.)
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3-4 tbsp cocoa powder (or even Dutch cocoa)
• optional: 1/8 plus 1/16 tsp salt (I always add it)
• optional: chocolate chips or even a piece of a chocolate bar or baking chocolate

Details

Adapted from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Preparation

Step 1

Blend all the ingredients, using a food processor or Magic Bullet. No need to blend the dates first; I just blend everything all at once in my MB. If you use drier dates than SunMaid, you might have to add up to 1 tbsp water. Form into bars. It might help to put dough in a plastic bag and close the bag, then shape into a bar. (Feel free to experiment with different nut combinations. I often sub almonds or cashews for some of the walnuts.)