Homemade Cosmic Brownies

Bring back childhood memories with these healthier Homemade Cosmic Brownies! With no refined sugars, they're sweetened with dates and have the best dense and fudgy texture, just like a copycat of the store-bought version!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Kosher, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegetarian

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 1

Cooling Time 3

Total Time 4 40

Servings brownies

Calories 367kcal

Author Alana Lieberman

Cost $15

Equipment

Ingredients

12 ounces pitted medjool dates (about 24 dates or 2 cups)
2 cups hot water
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
¾ cup refined coconut oil
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For Topping

½ cup heavy cream
¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
dye free candy coated chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Add pitted dates and hot water to your food processor or blender. Blend until it forms a liquid paste, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
To a large bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Whisk to combine.
In a medium bowl, add 1 ½ cups chocolate chips and ¾ cup coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. Allow to cool slightly.
Add melted chocolate to the flour mixture, along with eggs, vanilla extract, and the date paste. Mix just until combined.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan, smooth from edge to edge. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. The brownies will still be slightly jiggly.
Let brownies cool completely.
Make the topping by adding the heavy cream to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for about 1 minute. Then, add ¾ cup chocolate chips and let sit, covered, for 3 minutes before mixing the melted chocolate into the cream until smooth.
Pour chocolate topping over the cooled brownies and smooth with a spatula as needed. Sprinkle with the candy coated chocolate chips. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until the chocolate topping is set.
To slice: Remove brownies from the pan and place them on a cutting board. Cut into 16 square pieces or 8 rectangular pieces.

Notes

The classic cosmic brownie comes with 2 brownies in a package. They're connected in a rectangular shape with a "perforated" line down the middle to help you break them into 2 pieces. For that similar nostalgic look, I used a wooden skewer to imprint the line into the chocolate topping without pushing it all the way through the brownie. Then, once it left a mark, I lifted it up to reveal the line and cut the brownies into 8 rectangles with the line in the middle, instead of cutting them into 16 squares.
Make sure to blend the dates until they're mostly smooth! The smoother the date paste, the fudgier and smoother the texture of the brownies will be.
Store brownies in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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