Journal — brownies

Happy Hormones Brownies with baked plum & rose petal jam   My favorite brownie of all time. Perfectly sweet, incredibly rich and moist. A recipe full of nutritious fats and fiber, magnesium, copper, potassium and iron. Low in sugar and blood sugar friendly (for a brownie). This is what I make the week before my moon time..   Ingredients:   2 cups dates, soaked for 15 minutes in hot water 2 cups almond flour 1 tbsp ground flax seeds 2/3 cup cacao powder 2 tbsp coconut sugar (optional) (a pinch of stevia works well too) 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp bicarbonate 1 tsp Sun Potion Reishi 1 tbsp Sun Potion Tocos   1/2 - 2/3 cup water 1/2 cup almond or coconut milk 1 egg 1 tbsp coconut oil or ghee, melted 2 tbsp melted cacao paste or 80% dark chocolate (for an extra rich brownie- can be left out)     DIRECTIONS   1. Add soaked dates and water to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. 2. Transfer the date paste to a large bowl. Add the remaining wet ingredients and stir well.  3. Mix in dry ingredients and combine very well. You want a thick batter, easy to spread with a spatula into your tin. 4.Spread the mixture out into a lined tin. 5.Bake in the oven at 220 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes. 5. Let the brownie cool for at least an hour before serving. It delicious served with a spoonful of coconut yoghurt and a drizzle of @sunpotion bio active honey.     Or, make a simple plum jam;   Rose Petal Plum Jam  Ingredients: 6 large plums, cut in half and put removed 1/3 cup strong rose tea (3 tbsp rose petals infused in boiling water for 30 minutes) 2 tbsp Sun Potion bio active honey   Directions: Bake plums in the oven for about 45 minutes on 220 degrees Celsius. Allow the plums to cool, then mash them together in a bowl adding honey and rose tea.  Serve fresh or transfer to a container to store for up to a week in the fridge.  Also absolutely divine with Greek yoghurt!