It’s that time of the year-fall!
I love everything fall. Sweaters, coffee, boots, and pumpkins. We know pumpkins taste great, but are you aware of their magical properties?
Magical Properties of Pumpkins:
- Protection. Scary faces carved into pumpkins that are placed on doorsteps is said to help protect your home from wandering, harmful spirits this time of year.
- Divination. Keep a pumpkin in your divination space to provide extra insight in the reading.
- Prosperity. Pumpkins are a symbol of prosperity and can be placed on the altar and doorstep to bring prosperity into the home and to those who live in it.
Raw Brownies With Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting
Ingredients:
- Brownies:
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup dates
- 5 tablespoons raw cacao (cocoa) powder
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Frosting:
- 1 3/4 cups pumpkin puree
- 3 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3-4 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
- Brownies:
- Place pecans alone in your food processor and process until the pecans become small and crumbly.
- Add dates to the raw brownie recipe and process again until the mixture sticks together and the dates are well processed.
- Add the remaining ingredients to this raw brownie recipe and process again until the mixture turns a lovely dark chocolatey brown. Stop processing before it gets too buttery. (There should still be air between the small bits so that you will be able to press them down into your brownie pan.)
- Place mixture into a small cake pan and press down firmly using your clean hands.
- Refrigerate brownies for a couple of hours. You do not have to refrigerate it, but it is much easier to slice when chilled.
- Store this raw brownie recipe in the refrigerator.
- Frosting: Blend all ingredients together in a food processor or blender. Spread over brownies.
