Recipe: Raw Maca-Chocolate Brownie Bites

Ingredients

2/3 cup coconut flakes
1/3 cup shredded carrots (tightly packed into the cup, as opposed to loosely filled)
1/4 cup almond meal (grind almond nuts until a powdery flour texture)
1/3 + 1/4 cup pitted dates (alternative: use a sweetener like coconut palm nectar)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp organic raw cacao powder
2 tsp organic raw maca powder

Yields

Approximately 15 pieces

Method

1. Process all the ingredients in a food processor.

2. Form into balls (and flatten if you like).

3. Serve immediately or refrigerate for an hour. These are great eaten right away or cooled in the fridge.

 

Top Tip

Outcome will vary according to the quality of the ingredients used. Ensure that you only use high quality raw ingredients which are unsweetened and unprocessed.

Shopping Tip

These raw ingredients aren’t the easiest things to locate (we know because we tried), but you’ll definitely find some at Justlife Organic stores. They stock an assortment of raw foods as well as other organic products.

 

Liked this raw chocolate recipe? There are some more yummy ones here.

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This recipe was contributed by Hui Min, who left her glitzy accounting career to delve into the raw food world. She has pursued multiple certifications on raw food and vegetarianism including the Pure Raw Chef Training Course by Amy Rachelle, and the Vegetarian/Vegan Mastery Program by the Vegetarian Health Institute.

She’s also a supplier of organic products to retailers in Kuala Lumpur. During her free time, she enjoys “un-cooking” for her family and friends. Questions? Email her at DietAngelEnt@gmail.com.

 

Edited by: The HealthWorks Team