Date Brownies Food

LOW-SUGAR DATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Place dates in a small bowl and pour in hot water. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough paper to hang over the sides of the dish.
• Drain dates and transfer to a food processor. Pulse until dates are completely smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. If date paste is too thick, add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until completely pureed.
• Add softened butter to the food processor and pulse to combine, about 30 seconds. Add eggs and vanilla extract and process until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Pulse until mixture is just combined, about 30 seconds. Gently stir in chocolate chips by hand. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove brownies from pan by gently lifting up edges of parchment paper. Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut into 16 pieces.

CHOCOLATE DATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 175C / 325F. butter a 17 cm x 27 tin the sides should not be lower than 3 and a half cm.
• in a medium saucepan gently heat the butter with the sugar until the butter is melted stir with a wooden spoon
• remove the saucepan from the heat on to a pan stand and add the chocolate drops stir until the chocolate drops have melted into the butter and sugar mixture then leave it to cool for a few minutes
• meanwhile in a small mixing bowl mix the flour and salt then leave aside
• in a small jug or bowl beat the eggs and vanilla essence together with a fork then add it to the chocolate mixture
• chop the dates and then add to the chocolate mixture
• add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and beat until smooth
• pour the mixture into the baking tin and bake for 30 mins until the brownies have shrunk away from the sides
• leave to cool in baking tray and then cut into slices enjoy!

KATE'S BLACK BEAN BROWNIES SWEETENED WITH MEDJOOL DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Generously grease 8" by 8" baking pan.
• In food processor, place dates, 2 cups black beans, and oil or butter and puree until smooth.
• Add baking soda, vanilla, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder and puree until completely smooth.
• Taste and add additional cocoa powder, one tablespoon at a time, pureeing and taste testing after each addition, as desired. Taste testing is necessary because dates often vary in sweetness. (I use 1/2 cup cocoa powder because I prefer my brownies to taste like dark chocolate.) Mixture should taste deeply fudgy and chocolaty and not taste like black beans, dates, or overly sweet. Mixture should taste like rich dark chocolate but not bitter. Allow food processor to blend for 3 to 5 minutes without stop to emulsify.
• Pour batter into deep bowl. Add eggs and combine with electric mixer.
• Pour batter into greased baking pan. Bake until slightly firm on top and edges pull away from the sides of the pan for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool slightly and cut into 6 pieces. Eat while warm. Store in refrigerator or freeze. Brownies are still delicious when they are eaten slightly cold.