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.
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! 🙂
Hi Katie,
I use that same toothpaste, but after visiting the dentist yesterday I will be switching to Tom’s of Maine! I take pretty good care of my teeth, and I walked away from the dentist with THREE cavities yesterday. When I got home I was horrified to see that there isn’t anything about cavity prevention on the label.
What’s the serving size/portions for this recipe? I may have overlooked it but checked your earlier link too and didn’t see it there either.
I’m about to attempt this in my blender since my food processor’s on the fritz.
I don’t really have a serving size, since you can shape balls or bars or whatever else you want… in whatever size 🙂