Recipe Directions
- 1. Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender. If possible, let them sit in there for a few minutes to soften the dates a little bit.
- 2. Blend all ingredients in your high-speed blender. The ingredients can be a little finicky to blend, so start at a slow speed and increase speed slowly.
- 3. Keep blending for a very long time to get a velvety consistency. This is one of those recipes that really makes use of the power of a high-speed blender. If you feel that the blades are just spinning but aren't actually moving all of the icing around, turn the blender off and make an air pocket down the side of the blender with a spatula to expose the blades. Remove the spatula, replace the lid, and start blending slowly again.
- 4. You'll know it's ready if there are no bits of dates and all you can taste is velvety chocolate goodness.
- 5. This raw chocolate icing is ready to use as soon as you pour it out of the blender.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The Rawtarian Raw chocolate icing... I am having difficulty understanding how the combination of four basic ingredients could taste so divine.
I mean, this raw chocolate icing only contains dates, cacao, coconut oil and water. Sounds boring, right? It must just taste like pasty dates, right?
Wrong! This tastes like raw chocolate icing that you'd get at some high-brow raw vegan restaurant. It has a smooth, chocolatey, velvety texture and sweet, chocolatey mousse-like taste. Plus, it's really easy to work with and spread.
I was inspired to whip up a batch of raw chocolate icing to go on top of my raw brownies. Yeah, the combination of those raw brownies and this icing is pretty much heavenly. This raw chocolate icing has a very handy consistency--it's a lot like mousse when kept in the fridge.
It's a great raw vegan icing for cakes, brownies and the like! Iced cakes or brownies should be kept in the refrigerator.
This raw chocolate icing could also double as a raw pudding if you were feeling sad and needed to eat some chocolate out of a bowl with a spoon to make yourself feel better. :)
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Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Calories, Fat, Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
Amounts per 50 g (2 oz) suggested serving
| Name | Amount | % Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 117 | 5 % |
| Protein | 0.98 g | 2 % |
| Fat | 7 g | 9 % |
| Carbohydrates | 15 g | 5 % |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.4 g | 7 % |
| Sugars | 12 g | |
| Calcium | 11 mg | 1 % |
| Iron | 0.56 mg | 4 % |
| Sodium | 1.6 mg |
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Comments and Reviews
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Isabelle
May 07, 2011
Oh my god! It it so delicious! I added ground vanilla bean, lucuma, maca andd a oinch of salt...Hum... Can't wait to share those divine brownies with my mother on Mother's day!
Thank you SO much for sharing...
The Rawtarian
May 07, 2011
:))))) Welcome to the world of raw brownies.
The Rawtarian
Apr 11, 2011
Glad you ladies are having success with this so far :)
jessica
Mar 26, 2011
oh so divine!
Stina
Mar 19, 2011
Yummm!! I bet this would be fantastic on simple bananas... or dare I say... on some raw ice cream.
jo
Mar 18, 2011
this is gorgeous. just made it then and it was so easy and delicious!
Gayla
Mar 14, 2011
Oh, my! I can't wait! I will be making this tomorrow!
Sarah
Apr 07, 2013
I thought this was a bit bitter, even with the dates, so I added approx 1/4 cup of raw honey and...divine! I drizzled it over some raw pie I made. I made the pie crust with walnuts and almonds instead of cashews like the recipe on this site, I layered the crust with freshly cut bananas and drizzled this over. It was sooo good! Even to people who aren't used to healthy desserts! Thank you for the wonderful recipe! I'll be trying fresh strawberries next with the pie crust and this drizzled over.
Megan
Jun 01, 2013
I agree, I added a splash of vanilla essence and about a tbsp of agave nectar to make it to my tastes
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