Happy Winter Solstice! Tonight is the longest night of the year. Here in Seattle, the sun rose today at 7:55 am and set at 4:20 pm. Less than 8.5 hours of sunlight. And on this long winter night, with the flick of just a switch or three, I can turn on the fireplace, the Christmas tree lights, and some holiday music, creating a festive holiday spirit to welcome the return of the sun. And to complete the cozy picture, I’ll mix up a batch of chocolate brownie bites. I first made them last Valentine’s Day using the recipe from this video. And have made them many, many times since. Just a few weeks ago, I made then with a 4 year old friend of mine. They are that easy! It is a simple, nutrient dense (filled with anti-oxidants and omega-3 fattys) recipe that you can make into a cake, snack bar, cookies, or brownie bites – as the occasion warrants – in less than 10 minutes. Many of you have asked for the recipe and so I wanted to share it with you here:
Raw Brownie Bites
Ingredients:
3 cups walnuts
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
20 Medjool dates, pitted
Directions:
1. Put walnuts in food processor and process until walnuts are the size of grains of sand, maybe a bit bigger.
2. Add the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, salt, and dates and process until everything is well blended.
3. It is ready to eat! It is really that easy! For holiday cookies, press and roll a small amount of “dough” into balls and roll in your coating of choice: cocoa powder, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, powdered sugar or enjoy them naked!
Enjoy-
Jess
