Featured Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chaga Brownies (Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Mint Chocolate Chaga Brownies

Makes 16 – 2”x2” brownies

These brownies not only taste decadent and delicious… they combine pumpkin seeds’ immune boosting properties of Zinc with Antioxidants and phyto-nutrients from Chaga to keep your immune system strong and healthy.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Walnuts
• 1 cup Pecans
• 1 cup Pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup “Mum’s Original” raw cacao powder
• ½ cup “Wholesome Sweeteners” coconut sugar
• ½ cup “Pacific” organic almond milk
• 10 “Natural Delights” organic medjool dates (pitted)
• ½ tsp “Organic Traditions” vanilla bean powder
• 2 sachets “Four Sigma Foods” instant Chaga
• ½ tsp “Flavorganics” Peppermint Extract
• 1/8 tsp Sea Salt

 Directions:

1. Process everything but almond milk, dates and peppermint extract in a food processor until well ground.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and process until the batter comes together.
3. Spread onto a non-stick baking sheet and cut into squares.
4. Optionally decorate with a pecan half on top of each piece and a dusting of cacao powder.

Each Serving Contains:

256 calories; 6 g protein; 15 g total fat (0 g trans fat); 26 g total carbohydrates (16 g of sugar); 35 mg sodium