– vegan – gluten free – grain free – oil free – refined sugar free –
If you have ever had Little Debbie’s Cosmic Brownies, this is what these little brownie hearts taste like – except these are vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free and much healthier. The brownies are so soft, chocolatey and perfectly sweet, but the chocolate ganache coating is really what takes them to the next level. The best part is they are raw, so no baking required! This is a super fun project to do with kids or make for your lover (or yourself) on Valentine’s Day.
Helpful tips:
- If you don’t have a heart-shaped cookie cutter, you can use any cookie cutter! And if you don’t have any cookie cutters, there are 2 other options. You can either use the open side of a small cup/jar as a makeshift cookie cutter to create circles OR press the brownie dough into a parchment lined loaf pan. Once chilled, you can remove the parchment paper from the pan and cut brownies into squares then dip into the chocolate ganache.
- When rolling out the dough, we want to keep it fairly thick – about 1/2 inch – so they don’t break when dipping in the chocolate ganache.
- When making the chocolate ganache for dipping, we want it pretty thin so the brownie doesn’t break during the process. I recommend putting the ganache in a small cup for easier dipping. Alternatively, you can spoon on the chocolate ganache while the brownies are on the baking sheet. You won’t use all the ganache, but I find it easier to work with when there is extra.
- How many brownies this recipe makes depends on the size of your cookie cutter. I used a 2 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter and this recipe made 16 brownies.
Kitchen essentials:
- A mixing bowl + spoon
- A baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- A rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- A small cup or mug
Substitutions:
- Almond flour: I have not tried any other flours for this recipe, so I can’t attest to how it would turn out. If you try something different, I would love to know how it worked in the comments!
- Pure maple syrup: you can substitute with agave nectar or date syrup.
- Natural peanut butter: you can substitute with any nut or seed butter and it will work perfectly.
If you like this raw dessert, you will love these ones as well:
- Raw maple donut holes
- Raw cookie dough bars
- 4-ingredient chocolate truffles
- German chocolate fudge
- No-bake chocolate PB hemp bars
Nutrition Facts
16 servings per container
Serving Size1 servings
Calories129
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
9g
14%
- Saturated Fat 1.3g 7%
- Sodium 49mg 3%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Carbohydrate
9.6g
4%
- Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
- Sugars 6.5g
- Protein 4g 8%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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