I’ve always wondered…
What if I added cocoa powder to my peppermint toothpaste?
Mint-chocolate toothpaste?
Or black teeth?! 😕
Or maybe toothpaste so yummy it’d be difficult to not eat in mass quantities, straight from the tube. Perhaps it’s a very good thing my toothpaste is just plain peppermint and I keep the cocoa where it belongs: in the kitchen! Yesterday, I used it to make brownies:
I made this secretly-healthy recipe: Thin Mint Brownies.
Mmmmmm they were good!! Much better than chocolate toothpaste. Oh yes. For your convenience, here’s the recipe again:
Raw Thin Mint Brownies
- 1 cup walnuts (120g)
- 1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates (230 grams) (I highly recommend Sunmaid, because they’re softer.)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- A few drops pure peppermint extract (depending on how minty you want them… Start with less; you can always add more.)
- Optional: for even more chocolate flavor, add chocolate chips. Or add cacao nibs.
- Optional: tiny dash of salt (I always add this and recommend it.)
Raw Brownies Recipe: Combine all ingredients, using a food processor. (No need to blend the dates first; I just blend everything all at once. But if you use a Magic Bullet, you might want to do it in batches. I’ve not tried this in a regular blender and therefore can’t vouch for it.)Form into brownies or balls or bars… or even cookie-cuttered shapes!
Edit: by popular demand, I’ve added Thin Mint Brownies Nutrition Information.
Also, I think my photography has improved a ton from last year’s photos.
After publishing that post, more than one person told me the brownies looked like… well, something not very appetizing. And I had to agree; the original photos didn’t do justice to how absolutely delicious these brownies taste! Even though it was a very overcast day yesterday, hopefully I managed to do a better job this time. Sure couldn’t have done worse!
Do you have a favorite toothpaste?
Weird question, I know. But I really do love my toothpaste. (No, not to eat. Don’t worry.) I use Jason’s Powersmile, and it is scary-powerful. Your mouth feels like it’s on fire… in a good way, if that makes sense. Cavities and bad breath would be terrified to stick around in the presence of this toothpaste.
These sound so yummy! I love thin mints!
I love lemon-flavored toothpaste, simply because it is different. ^^
Chocolate toothpaste! That’s so cool! I remember having this really delicious apple toothpaste as a child, I like the flavour so much I spent 15 minutes brushing my teeth. lol!
Yes Jason’s Powersmile is the best! It’s the only toothpaste that keeps my teeth white after 2-3 espressos each day 😛 And I agree your photography has definitely improved – I noticed before you even mentioned it! Sometimes less detail is better as your food looks so delicious on its own it doesn’t need anything except a nice plain plate and a subtle backdrop.
thanks for reposting these Katie! i would’ve missed them. Your photography has definitely improved. that’s why i love blogging, it’s an adventure. lots of growing and improving all the time. 🙂
These look yummy. I love using the combination of dates and chocolate!
Oh my goodness, for a minute there I thought you were going to say the secret ingredient in these was toothpaste! haha. These look yummy
Not a favorite toothpaste other than it’s a gel and non whitening as that hurts my teeth!
Katie I have a couple of questions… I want to make the coconut butter melties and plan on molding them… I am wondering:
Since i have no agave or stevia could i just use sugar or maybe honey?
I found a brand called Let’s Do…Organic. They have Organic Creamed Coconut. Is this the same thing as Artisana Raw Coconut Butter? The Let’s Do brand comes in a larger package. It’s to be mixed with hot water to replace dairy or coconut milk.
And lastly can i use food coloring, liquid or paste, without changing the consistency so it will still mold?
I want to make these for my daughter who is allergic to dairy.. I think she would love these.
yes to Qs one and three. Unfortunately, I think no to the second question. Look at premierorganics.com to see what coconut butter is. It’s more like the texture of peanut butter! 🙂
I love Kiss My Face toothpaste – it’s whitening but all natural! Love it! And I love THESE. They look amazing!!!
Certainly going to try my hand at these as I just perused your recipe from last year (randomly)! I’ve been checking in with you for months, love your style – and just started my own blog to add to the mix! Great work, keep it up!
PS. Tried a version of your chick pea based blondies today but donut style and with some tweaks. DELICIOUS.
I used to use tom’s of maine toothpaste but wasn’t getting great results. Now i use burt’s bees multicare with flouride, and i love it! Not too much foam, I wish i would have had it during my last pregnancy because toothpaste foam triggered my nausea in a BIG way. Now, off to try out some brownies!
Hi Katie, I love you blog! Discovered it 2 days ago and I’ve been bookmarking recipes I want to try…. I have about 30 so far! I’m just wondering where you can purchase spelt flour? 🙂
I find it at Whole Foods or at a store called Sprouts. The one I buy is Arrowhead Mills, but there are other brands too :).
Thanks so much!! 🙂
I am loving Tom’s toothpaste…I love thin mint brownies..just made something this weekend!
I LOVE cinnamon toothpaste 😀
And I love this recipe, too! It is my go-to for edible gifts
Yum! Thanks for posting the link to the old post too- it’s great to see so much improvement- gives new bloggers hope 😉
These pics are awesome!
Soooo good… I used sliced almonds and made them into brownie bites so they’ll last longer (in theory, anyway!). I think I like these even better than the German chocolate fudge bites! Amazing Katie does it again! 🙂