Dry Ingredients:

2 cups raw walnuts

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tesapoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

 

Wet Ingredients:

2 large eggs

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 tablespoon vanilla

10 drops Peppermint Vitality

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease an 8x8-inch glass baking dish with coconut oil.

 

Place the walnuts into a food processor fitted with the "s" blade.  Process until very finely ground, stopping just before they turn into nut butter.  Then add the remaining dry ingredients and pulse again to combine.  Add the wet ingredients and process again until smooth.  You will still have tiny chunks of walnuts visible and this is OK.

 

Pour batter into baking dish.  Spread evenly into pan with a rubber spatula or spoon.  Bake for 25 minutes.  Cool for about 20 minutes before slicing.

 

Yield: 16 servings

 

This is a modified recipe from Nourishing Meals: Healthy Gluten-Free Recipes for the Whole Family.