Finally, I have forced myself to write about another recipe I served at my Christmas party—one of my favourites, too. This one comes from Green Kitchen Stories, a blog I love and which has very reliable recipes; I used a couple for my Christmas party. I had been wanting to make their Raw Hazelnut Chai Brownies forever and, after a few failed cookie recipes, I thought it'd be a nice break from baking.
For my initial trial of this recipe, I made it in brownie form, as directed, and weighed my ingredients. They tasted terrific. I loved when I would get a bite with a little nugget of the vanilla bean. I had to make three batches in the weeks leading up to my party, because I, and the members of my family, kept eating them all.
After the test run, I knew I wanted them for my party, but their brownie form didn't seem ideal as finger food. So, I made them into balls, rolled them in cocoa, and, yay, the problem was solved. To serve, I prefer them cold and firm—straight out of the fridge, or, because I couldn't help myself, out of the freezer. However, if you let them sit at room temperature, they turn rather soft and have a smooth texture.
Raw Hazelnut Chai Brownie Balls
(adapted from Green Kitchen Stories)
Ingredients:
- 380 grams (21) plump, Medjool dates
- 52 grams coconut oil
- 40 grams cocoa powder
- 10 grams ground flax seed
- 40 grams maple syrup
- 1 vanilla bean, roughly chopped.
- the contents of 3 chai tea bags (4 grams)
- 2 pinches fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
Instructions:
1. Process everything in a food processor until a smooth dough forms. Work in chopped hazelnuts by hand.
2. Roll into tablespoon sized balls, and place on a lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until set, or at least a half hour.
3. Roll in cocoa powder and serve—I wait until they are set to roll them or the oils just absorbs all the cocoa dust.
Ahh these were delicious! I tasted the dates and the spices more than the cocoa, but that's fiiiiine by me.
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