RAW FUDGE BROWNIES

Ciao everyone!

Oh it has been a while....

Life has been so go go gooooo the past few weeks!

Are you in college? Or have you ever been to college or planning on going at some point in your lifespan?

Well let me tell you what.

One of two things will happen.

1- You will find yourself with a strange amount of time and/or fall into a lazy attitude which is really just your attempt at covering the large list of new scary things to do

2- You will find yourself with a strange absence of all sense of free time, in that any moment in your planner that looks like free time is actually a Times-New-Roman-12-point-font-double-spaced and mile long list of things to do in disguise. And you don't know that until the moment arrives. The list will appear promptly in your head in the exhale of the large breath you are trying to breath since there was apparently supposed to be a space of free time in your weekend.

In any event, the consistent posting rhythm for your blog that have been kept up so well is probably somewhere in the bermuda triangle or ozone layer. Not sure which yet, maybe both. Or maybe that's just me..

But here is something that will make it all better. Something that is so great that nothing else in the world or on your list or in your planner or anything at all could possibly ruin the greatness..

RAW FUDGE BROWNIES.

If you couldn't tell by the fully capitalized title of this post, or by the strangely large sentence above, THESE ARE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND I LOVE YOU SO I WANT YOU TO GO MAKE THESE. LIKE NOW. PUT DOWN THE CALCULATOR OR NOTEBOOK AND PENCIL AND WALK INTO YOUR KITCHEN (whether real kitchen or dorm-room food storage area) AND MAKE THESE AND LOVE LIFE AND BE HAPPY:):):):):)

Raw Fudge Brownies

makes-12 brownies/6" square dish

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats

1/3 cup raw walnuts

1/3 cup + 1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup raw honey

1/4 cup raw coconut butter

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Pinch salt

Directions:

   1)      In a food processor, pulse walnuts and oats until a floury consistency forms

   2)      Add cocoa powder and blend until just combined

   3)      Add coconut butter, water, honey, and vanilla; blend until a batter forms

   4)      Spread batter into a glass 6x6 inch baking pan and cover; refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight

   5)      Cut into 12 squares and ENJOY<3<3<3

   *Store in the fridge. They will be firmer as they chill; as they sit out they will become fudgier. Plan your refrigeration/out time accordingly:) 

  Ciao for now!

  -TheRedLady-

Black Bean Fudge Brownies

Ciao everyone!

So, have you noticed how EVERY SINGLE STINKIN HEALTHY BLOG has a variation on black bean brownies??

It's like a clique. Make the brownies or leave.

For a while, I avoided making them, for three reasons...

1) I had tried the idea before the major boom and it came out as a please-never-make-these-again recipe (as affirmed by a very honest friend)

2) The recipes usually had either too many unusual ingredients for my pantry or an unusual amount of chocolate chips for me to feel good about dumping into a recipe

And 3) It felt to unoriginal by this point

However, the other day, in a moment of severe weakness (probably from lack of chocolate), I decided to give it a whirl, just one more time...

And let me tell you, THEY CAME OUT OF THE OVEN LIKE A BUNCH OF HEAVEN SENT LOVE SQUARES IN GLOSSY BLACK GLORIFIED-FASHION.

The chocolateyness is enough to make my own mind go MMMMMmmmmmMMMMm...

And the fudgyness...oh the fudgyness....

And guess what... TOMORROW IS NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

So here's what you should do...

Go make some chocolate fudgy brownies;)

Black Bean Fudge Brownies

makes-12-16

Ingredients:

1 (15oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained   

1/4 cup sucanat (or another natural sweetener..if using agave, lower water to 0-1 tablespoon)

1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder  

1/4 cup mashed/pureed avocado  

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons agave or honey

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

  1)      Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 6x6 glass baking dish

  2)      Combine all ingredients in a food processor or good blender, and blend until thoroughly homogenous.. (what a fun word!!)

  3)      Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour

  4)      Let brownies sit for at least 20 minutes before cutting into 12 or 16 squares

  5)      Enjoy!!

  Ciao for now!

  -TheRedLady-

Ultimate Brownie

Ciao everyone!!

So, I am continuing the journey for the search of a fudge brownie recipe...

But very much enjoying the results alonng the way!!!

Especially this one..

Oh my chocolate heavens...

This one deserves the name it's about to get.

The chocolatey-deliciousness of it is unreal.

You gotta try this. Because I care for your soul.

Be good to your sanity, heart, and well-being. Eat a brownie<3

Ultimate Brownie

makes-16 squares

Ingredients:

2/3 cup + 1 tablespoon natural cocoa powder

1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons steviacup-for-cup

1/3 cup oat flour

1/3 cup cornstarch

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Good pinch salt

1 cup + 4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce (I used the 2/3 and 1/3 cup measurements for the 1 cup applesauce, because I didn’t want to have another tool to clean :P )

2 tablespoons agave nectar

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

  1)     Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8x8 glass baking dish

  2)     Mix dry together

  3)     Mix wet together

  4)     Mix wet into dry

  5 )     Bake for 20-25 minutes (when a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean)

  6)     Cut into 16 squares and let cool so they can firm up a bit, at least 10 minutes. 

  *Store in an airtight container in the fridge... and to be honest, they taste even better once chilled overnight!!! The chocolatey flavor just goes one notch higher!

  Enjoy!

  Ciao for now:)

  -TheRedLady-

Ooey Gooey Chocolatey Brownie

Ciao everyone!

Do you know what that title means???

Let me tell ya!!!

It means I have gotten to the brownie recipe that is PERFECT for anyone who likes the gooey delicious chocolatey goodness that many have come to recognize as The Brownie.

It also means I have a bit of a story for you. Because that is fun:)

When I was little, one of my FAVORITEST snacks EVER was the red package of chips ahoy soft gooey chocolate chip cookies, affectionately known to myself and my whole family as "the ooey gooeys".

(BTW....more on that in the next post!!! ;] )

These brownies honestly could get (and now shall be called) the name of......

Ooey Gooey Chocolatey Brownies<3

makes-16

Ingredients:

2/3 cup + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1/3 cup +2 tablespoons stevia

1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon oat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Good pinch salt

2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons agave nectar

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

   1)     Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8x8 glass baking dish

   2)     Mix dry ingredients together

   3)     Mix wet ingredients together separately

   4)     Stir wet into dry until thoroughly combined

   5)     Bake for 25 minutes (or when edges begin to pull away from pan)

   6)     Cut into 16 squares and let cool so they can firm up a bit, at least 20 minutes

   Oh yeah, and they're another vegan & gluten free brownie. FREAKING AWESOME is all I have to say about that!

  Well..that, and GO MAKE THEM. Because they are delicious<3

  Ciao for now!

  -TheRedLady-