Perfect Summer Treat

First of all I cannot start my post for today without saying, Happy Anniversary Ben!! We have officially been married for 4 years!! Happiest years of my life! Okay now that we have the anniversary party down, I want to share the perfect Summer treat! Frozen Brownies!!! My good friend Kasie sent along a recipe from FitSugar for "Raw Vegan Brownies" and I knew I had to try it--and for those of you not on the band wagon with me on the Vegan stuff (ie Ben and everyone else I know) stick with me b/c they are super delicious and do not include any unrecognizeable ingredients! The best part about this recipe is it requires no baking or mixing--well you do use a food processor or blender but thats easy right??!!  So let's not delay the chocolate fix any longer than we have to, Frozen Brownies! (I'm sorry so many of the pictures are upside down! Taking my own photos can be challenging sometimes...)

You know the drill!

 Add 1c of pitted dates (or raisins, or actually, any soft dried fruit...cranberries, cherries etc.)

Add 1/2c Walnuts.....

 and 1/2c almonds (any nut combination will do...)

 1/4c Cocoa Powder

 1Tbs Water

 And whiz it in your food processor or blender until it looks like this!

 Press the mixture like a crust into a baking dish

 Now for the topping mixture...you don't even have to clean out your food processor just empty it into your pan and continue! So add two bananas....

 3 Tbs of Peanut Butter....I used crunchy peanut butter....

 and 1Tbs of either peanut butter or any other "nut" butter you have, I had alittle almond butter so I used that...

 and 4tbs of agave nectar (or honey)

 and a capfull of vanilla (i have no idea what a "capfull" is measurement wise...?)

 and a half cup of cocoa powder

 mix it in the food processor until smoothe....

 smoothe the mixture over the top of the crumbled nut mixture.......

 and place in the freezer for approx 30-40 minutes.....now this is why its Perfect for summer! Who wants hot brownies when you can have frozen!?!

 This is what they look like when they are done yummmmmmmmm.....

 This pic is included so you can see how the layers look .....

 and this is a pic of me stuffing my face (again) with this perfect treat!

Frozen Brownies (as inspired by the recipe on Fit Sugar called "Raw Vegan Brownies")

The Crust

1c pitted dates (or dried fruit)

1/2c walnuts (or any nut)

1/2c almond (or any nut)

1/4c cocoa powder

1tbs water

Whiz all ingredients in the food processor until the mixture is crumbled but not chunky (does that make sense?) Put in a baking dish and push down with your fingers until the "crust" sticks together without breaking.

The Topping

1/2c cocoa powder

2 bananas peeled

1 capful (1/2tsp??) vanilla

4 tbs agave nectar (or honey)

4 tbs of any nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.)

Whiz all ingredients in food processor until completely smoothe, spread over your crust in an even layer and freeze the dish for 30-45 minutes. Cut into squares and enjoy . Makes approx 12 Brownies.