No-Bake Reindeer Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 250g dates
- 80g cashews
- 40g pretzels
- 140g cashew or almond butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 30g cacao powder
- pinch of salt
Ganache
- 60g cashew butter
- 15g maple syrup
- 10g cacao powder
- 2 tbsp plant milk
Decorations
- 9 pretzels
- 15g chocolate
- edible sugar eyes
- reindeer noses
Preparation
Soak 250g dates in boiling water and drain.
Blitz 80g cashews and 40g pretzels together.
Blend the drained dates with 140g cashew or almond butter and 1 tsp vanilla until sticky.
Add the cashew-pretzel mixture, 30g cacao powder, and a pinch of salt, then blend to a sticky dough.
Press the dough into a lined 8-inch dish to form a compact layer.
Stir together 60g cashew butter, 15g maple syrup, 10g cacao powder, and 2 tbsp plant milk to make the ganache, then spread it over the brownie base.
Melt 15g of chocolate.
Drizzle the melted chocolate over 9 pretzels, top with edible sugar eyes and reindeer noses, and set in the fridge until firm.
Place the reindeer faces on top of the brownies.
Slice into 9 pieces and serve.
