Healthy Brownie & Chocolate Ganache Recipe

​Brownie Ingredients:
(12 Servings)

• 2 1/2 cups ground almonds
  
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  
• 1 1/2 cups pitted dates
  
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp bread soda
  
• pinch sea salt
  
• 1 cup boiling water
  
• 3 whole eggs (or 3 chia eggs for vegans)
  
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• (Optional: 2 Tbsp maple syrup)

Ganache Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 4 Tbsp coconut milk or any milk
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla

​Method:

1. Just mix in a bowl all your dry ingredients with a whisk, ground almonds, cocoa powder, baking powder, bread soda and sea salt, mix well and set aside.
2. Blend with a hand blender all your wet ingredients together, dates, boiling water, vanilla, maple syrup and eggs. (While hot).
3. Mix together all wet and dry ingredients until well combined. Do not over mix.
4. Bake in a Brownie tin lined with greaseproof paper at 160C Gas Mark 3 for 35-45 minutes. Let cool before decorating.

Ganache:
Just melt gently together all ingredients, coconut oil, cocoa powder, coconut milk, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix well with a whisk, allow to cool slightly and decorate your brownie. Or You could just melt dark chocolate with coconut milk & maple
syrup.

Nutrition Tips:
We all should include more greens, berries, nuts, seeds and vegetables in our daily diets. Here are "brain healthy" food groups that help protect against Alzheimer's: green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, nuts, berries, beans, whole grains, green tea, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, rosemary, garlic, etc. Here are the food groups you should avoid: Trans fats, processed foods, gluten, margarine, processed dairy products. These foods cause inflammation and circulation problems, restricting blood flow to the brain.

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