Raw Cacao Brownie Sundae

Today was a beautiful fall day. I was lucky enough to sneak in time at the stable with the horses before heading to the library to study for six hours. I'm taking my first full-time semester of college courses in five years. I made the decision to return to school last January, and let me tell you, it has required a huge adjustment to my lifestyle. It is challenging to balance exercise, raw foods, work, school, leisure, and a social life. But, it feels absolutely amazing to do so. I definitely think that eating a raw foods diet allows me the mental clarity and sheer physical energy to balance a busy lifestyle. There's just no way I'm willing to sacrifice my mental and physical health by pulling all-nighters and drinking coffee all day.

So to reward myself for accomplishing so much (and to cure my sweet tooth), I decided to make a brownie sundae for my family and I. It's a Sunday sundae!!!


I used this super simple brownie recipe from rawfoodpunk

Raw Brownies-

1 cup ground pecans
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp agave nectar ( I substituted raw honey from my dad's hives in the front yard)
1 cup dates
1 tsp vanilla extract

All I did was throw all of the ingredients into a Vitamix and blend. Scooped it all up, and then pressed into a cute little heart shaped glass pan and placed in the fridge for 15 minutes to solidify a bit more.

Then, I put 1 previously frozen banana into the Vitamix to make Stephany's favorite - BANANA SOFT SERVE.

Spooned the banana onto the brownie, added finely chopped pineapple and strawberry with a dash of macadamia (coconut would have been super yummy) and voila! a simple delicious dessert.

To counterbalance the sugars in this dessert and to aid in digestion, I washed it down with some homemade coconut kefir.

Back to the books!

Sarah