Brownie batter and chocolate frosting, she said. Chocolate on chocolate, she said. Need I say any more? Probably not, but I shall. On my quest to create the world’s best brownies, I taste tested rather a lot of brownie batter (in the name of research, obvs) and it really got me thinking. It turns out brownie batter is just as delicious raw as it is post-bake. And chocolate + chocolate > chocolate.
Speaking of chocolate (because after all what better thing to speak about), I created this recipe to celebrate The Chocolate Show, one of the highlights of my culinary calendar, which is being held at Olympia on 13th-15th October (tickets are available here) and is set to be one SERIOUSLY delicious weekend. There’s masterclasses, tastings and heaps more – I mean what more could a chocoholic want! OK, maybe Ryan Gosling and some chocolate body paint but this is totally the next best chocolatey thing!
So in honour of this wonderful weekend I set myself a challenge to create something extremely chocolatey and insanely tasty. The result? The most heavenly brownie recipe that can be rolled into balls and eaten raw, no baking necessary. And boy is it good. But what makes these bites even more special is the frosting. Honestly, the frosting on these babies is every bit as decadent and delicious as real life chocolate buttercream. Even Mr H, a harsh dessert critic and fellow chocolate fiend, declared these some of the best things I’ve ever made, which is high praise indeed from such a choconnoisseur (not a word but should be).
So in summary, think rich and gooey raw brownie batter covered with creamy and soft chocolate frosting. I’m practically drooling just thinking about them, and something tells me that I’m going to be making these rather a lot from now on, and you probably should too!
P.S. I seem to have recently discovered a love of piping. There’s no real need for it in this recipe, and it’s just as yum if you just plonk the frosting on top with a teaspoon but I do like making things look pretty. I expect there might be a lot more piping coming to the blog in the future…just call me the pie piper – get it? And on that note…here’s the recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup medjool dates, pitted
- 1 cup cashew butter
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 4 tbsp cacao powder
- 4 tbsp cacao nibs
For the frosting
- 1 ripe avocado
- 5 tbsp cacao powder
- 5 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 tbsp cashew butter (or any other nut butter)
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
Another super simple one here folks! Just bung the ingredients for the balls into your food processor and whizz for a couple of minutes until smooth, sticky and slightly crumbly. Roll the mixture into balls and pop them in the freezer for at least an hour to cool, as this will make the icing stick much better.
For the frosting, scoop the insides out the avocado and combine these with the other ingredients in a food processor. Blend for around five minutes until a super smooth and silky mixture forms. Remove the balls from the freezer and either use a teaspoon to spoon the frosting on top or get your piping bag and nozzle out!
I hope you love these as much as I do!
Love, Mrs H xx
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Last year I made jars of granola as Christmas/Hanukkah presents for my family. This year I think it might be cookies. Not only do cookies taste delicious you see, but also you can stack them high, wrap them in some cellophane with a nice piece of ribbon and hey presto, just call me Santa. 
Now I do like mince pies, but I know a lot of people that don’t. And you guys know how I like to be inclusive etc and even more so how I like to chocolatify everything I touch. Like Midas, but chocolate instead of gold. Can you imagine? What a delicious/hazardous life that would be, in equal measures. 
