Food & Wine
Walnut and date cubes
You don't need to fire up the oven to create delicious sweet treats, as these squares straight from the fridge prove.
For this recipe I'd recommend using the freshest, stickiest dates you can find, to hold the brownie together. You can use any kind of nuts but I love the earthiness of walnuts.
These brownies make perfect lunchbox snacks and will cure any sweet cravings in adults.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups fresh medjool dates, pitted
- 8 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 12 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
- 2 pinches sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup roasted walnuts, roughly chopped
Method:
- Line a square 22cm tin with plastic wrap. Put all ingredients, except the walnuts, in a food processor and blitz until a dough forms.
- Add chopped walnuts and work into the dough by hand. Press dough firmly into tin.
- Place tin in fridge and let dough set for about an hour.
- Slice into squares and dust with cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to a week.
Think you’ll try this one?
Written by Jordan Rondel. First appeared on Stuff.co.nz. Image credit: Stuff.co.nz / Emma Boyd.