Raw Brownies with Raw Chocolate Frosting

 I have been exploring the "raw" world of cuisine! It has been fun to read all the many things that can be made raw! Never thought I would be making a raw brownie recipe, but yes it is delicious, rich, decadent and amazingly RAW!!  This recipe is adapted from The Rawtarian. 

Raw Brownies

1 cup raw walnuts

1/3 cup raw cacao powder

1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/4 t Himalayan salt

1 T raw agave

1 cup dates

Place the walnuts in a food processor and process until they are finely ground.  Add the cacao, coconut, and salt and pulse to combine. Add the agave and dates and slowly pulse until the mixture is combined well. Press mixture into a glass 8x8 pan. 

Raw Chocolate Frosting

1 cup dates

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup raw cacao powder

1/8 t cinnamon

pinch salt

Place all ingredients in Vitamix. Blend WELL until super smooth. Scoop mixture out of blender with a spatula and spread onto the brownie mixture. Cover and place in the freezer for about an hour.  This makes it easier to cut. Remove from freezer, cut and serve!