These easy brownies are no-bake and perfect to serve when you want just a little bite of something that feels extra special.
Great to bring as a hostess gift, add to a holiday cookie tray, or take along to a potluck!
They start with my very simple fudgy no-bake brownies. But that’s just the beginning, because these get all dressed up for the holidays with a crispy, chewy topping of cornflakes in a peanut butter date “caramel.”
Perfect to make ahead, because these are best straight from the freezer!
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NO-BAKE FUDGY BROWNIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER CORNFLAKE FROSTING
2 cups raw walnuts
2 cups pitted dates
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
3 tablespoons prepared espresso (about 1 shot)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup fruit-sweetened cornflakes (like Nature’s Path), roughly crushed
1/2 cup crunchy natural peanut butter
1/4 cup date syrup
Instructions
Place the walnuts in large bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until ground to a fine powder.
Add dates, cocoa powder, espresso, and vanilla. Process until the mixture holds together well, which can take a few minutes. (If needed, and depending upon the moisture level of the dates, you may want to add one additional tablespoon of espresso or water.) Once blended well, remove bowl and blade from the base.
Press the batter evenly into either 24 sections of a silicone brownie-bites pan
In a small bowl, prepare the topping. Mix together the roughly crushed cornflakes, crunchy peanut butter, and date syrup. Combine well. Frost each brownie evenly. Cover and freeze for at least one hour before serving.
Once frozen, carefully remove brownies from the silicone brownie-bites pan
Serve brownies cold, straight from the freezer.
Copyright © Vicki Brett-Gach | Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen
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