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.
lol eew, I can’t say I ever wanted to eat my toothpaste, lol. Of course, I’ve used some pretty icky toothpaste in the name of whitening and cavity prevention. Arm and Hammer toothpaste with baking soda is so gross, and with my prescription fluoride toothpaste I’m always trying not to swallow any since it can make you nauseous. But on flavor combos, I’m with you all the way, Katie — chocolate and mint were MADE for each other!! And these pics do look way more appealing than last year’s. (c; I want to try these but I keep forgetting I’m out of peppermint when I go to the store… hopefully someday soon I’ll remember!
Katie – you are TOO funny. Love chocolate & mint together. I did some peppermint pattie cookies and they looked like hamburgers so don’t feel bad. Sometimes you just have to taste the healthy food to enjoy how good it really is!
I’v been experimenting with your chocolate babies and turned them into a truffle recipe that’s organic, gluten free & sugar free on my blog – everyone is raving over them. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
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! 🙂