Delicious and so decadent – these 5-ingredient no-bake chocolate covered brownies are the perfect no fuss, easy and delicious treat!
Seems like I’m currently on a chocolate marathon. I’ve been posting so many recipes recently that feature chocolate quite heavily. Not that I’ve had any complaints from you here or on my social media channels. I think it’s the time of year – it’s so cold and gloomy most days that I (and I’m sure many of you are with me on this one) need some comfort foods to keep me going!
Luckily these no-bake brownies are healthier than your average brownie – packed with fibre and healthy fats from the dates and tahini. What makes them even better is that they only call for 5 ingredients and no oven! AND they’re dipped in chocolate to make them taste even more decadent and chocolatey! They’re so hard to resist.
Many of you know by now that my 3 main ingredient obsessions are chocolate, tahini and dates – all three happen to be featured in this recipe. In fact, apart from the salt, those three are the only ingredients in this recipe!
So if you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe using healthier ingredients but still tastes absolutely delish, you need to give these 5-ingredient no-bake chocolate covered brownies a try 😉
What you’ll need to make these 5-ingredient no-bake chocolate covered brownies:
Dates – Medjool dates or other soft varieties work best to help the mixture blend. If you’re using a dry date variety, you’ll need to soak them in hot water for 10 minutes to soften them.
Tahini – You can use other nut/seed butters, but tahini works really well in terms of the flavour. Runny tahini works best. I always use Lebanese tahini as it has the best consistency for desserts/baking. You can get them from Asian/ethnic shops or online.
Cocoa powder – To make them rich, chocolatey and decadent!
Salt – To help enhance the flavours
Dark chocolate – This adds an even more intense chocolatiness. You can still enjoy them without if you want a lighter brownie.
These 5-ingredient no-bake chocolate covered brownies are:
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
- No-bake
- Super easy to make
- Healthier than your average brownie
- Made with only 5 ingredients
- And they’re super yummy!
5-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Covered Brownies
Ingredients
- 200g Medjool dates
- 120ml tahini
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 150g dark chocolate
Instructions
- Add the dates to a food processor along with the tahini and blend until you have an even mixture.
- Add the cocoa powder and salt and blend again to combine.
- Press the mixture into a cake tin lined with baking paper – I used a 22×12 cm loaf tin.
- Freeze for 30 minutes, then slice into 8 squares. You can make smaller bite size version if you prefer.
- Dip each brownie into the melted chocolate, then place on a chopping board lined with baking paper and refrigerate until the chocolate is set.
- Store in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 5 days.Enjoy!
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Hi, would love to try these!
What’s the topping? Which nuts are they?
Hi Dini 🙂 I topped them with chopped hazelnuts, but more for aesthetics, so you don’t need to use them. Or you can top it with whatever you like!
So pretty and looks so delicious .
I would like to know how do your brownies look so neat after dipping in chocolate?Any tips?
Yeah you are right, this look so delicious!! I never tough that you could do that kind of brownies. We don’t have anything like that in Canada, I need to try this at home. 🙂
You must try them 😉
OMG!!! I can’t even begin to tell you how freaking AMAZING these are
It’s so fudgy
Like truffles.. I was eating the batter before freezing
I’m not sure if I will even dip in chocolate.. maybe a drizzle but you don’t even need to
Thank you
Thank you 😀 I place the brownie on a fork and dip it in the melted chocolate, then gently place it on a flat surface (like a chopping board) lined with baking paper 🙂
The calculated calories are for one piece?
I love this recipe! I’ve made it twice. The next time I make this I have I’ll plump the dates in hot water and pat them dry before combing with the cocoa powder and tahini so I get a firmer brownie.
Aaaawesome! I love chocolate so much and can’t get vegan treats anywhere and if, they’re mostly overpriced. This seems to be a great way to have my chocolate in a cheap and delicious way! Will try them soon. Thanks ?
Let me know what you think once you’ve tried them 😀
Wow! Looks so amazing! Was wondering how did you get that nice velvety finish on the chocolate coating? Do you use chocolate compound or couverture chocolate with tempering?
I actually didn’t use any specific method of melting the chocolate and didn’t temper it either. Just dipped it in and left it to set 😀
Hi Nadia- I have just come across your website- your recipes look great! I have never used tahini in brownies before- excuse my ignorance but is that for binding or does it give a specific taste? I’m intrigued and will definitely try them! Thank you!
Hi Paula 🙂 Tahini is sesame seed butter and is similar to other nut or seed butters. You can use peanut butter or almond butter if you can’t get get hold of tahini, although I would recommend it because the taste goes really well with dates 🙂
Hi Nadia- I have bought some Tahini paste and can’t wait to try this recipe- thank you!!
This recipe looks foolproof, will def try!!
Let me know if you do Shaza 😀
They look so incredibly tasty!!
What can I replace dates with? Can’t seem to be able to find them anywhere… 🙁
Try looking in the produce section of your grocery store. Usually in a cooked area. That’s where I find mine. Usually by the berries!
i just drooled all over my computer. These look absolutely decadent. I dont know what looks better, the recipe or the mouthwatering pictures!!
also you posted this on my birthday so it’s a sign that i MUST try them 🙂 🙂
yuuummmy >_< tahini and dates
So delicious, thank you so much for the recipy
how you belnd tahini with chocolate it seems like an ordinary mixture can i replace the tahini with any other ingredient?!thank in advance and it looks very nice???
They look amazing! Is it possible to substitute tahini with something else? I hate tahini
Hi, these look gorgeous, just one question, Is the cocoa powder enough to mask the taste of the dates and tahini? I don’t enjoy the flavour of the dates.
It’s amazing and delicious thank you ?
Can I use some other than dates?
Hi! They seem delicious! How do you get the raised lines on the surface?
Wow! I made these tonight and they were more delicious than I imagined. I can’t lie, I was a bit skeptical because the simplicity seemed too good to be true, but they came out amazing! Adding this to my rotation of dessert recipes. My boyfriend and brothers are not fans of “healthy desserts” and they said these were fantastic. Thank you!
Can I eat after frosting it without the melted chocolate?
Halo, from Greece! ?I just made it. Peeeerfeceeetttt!!! Thank you!!!!
Halo, from Greece! ?I just made it. Peeeerfectttt!!! Thank you!!!!
These are amazing! I knew I had intolerance to gluten. But when I was recently diagnosed with oats, eggs, milk, nuts, among 35 other things, I wondered how I would satisfy my chocolate cravings. I mean I am a serious chocoholic. Previously I ate at least I dark chocolate almond bark piece a day. I thought I could do dark chocolate dove promises but because of the milk, it left my mouth burning. Because most chocolate has milk in it I had to make my own dark chocolate from chocolate and butter (for some reason I can have butter, cheddar and cottage cheese because of the way they are processed according to the test results). I’ll have to figure out honey or agave to add as a sugar as without the sugar it was bitter; but with a little, it was gritty. Overall, my mouth it happy to have something I can eat that doesn’t make it burn like it was scalded and tastes great.
Love this recipie!! just made it and I am so happy. Any idea of calories per square? I am new to healthy baking and I am calorie counting so would be useful to no.
Thanks again for the fab recipie xx
I just made these – OMGEEEEEEE!! The brownie without the layer of chocolate is delicious, too! Be sure to get enough height to the brownie, to balance the chocolate.
These look delightful and will be making them. ❤
I tried these this afternoon and they turned out much better than I had expected! Usually when I try healthy snack ideas they either don’t work or taste too healthy in my opinion… This time it was different! I used soft dates instead of medjool dates because you can’t buy these in regular supermarkets here in Germany – worked out perfectly fine, I just needed more than 13 to have 200g. 😉
Also I mixed tahin, almond butter and plain peanut butter because I was afraid using only tahin would give the brownies a very dominant sesame-flavour. Now that I’ve tried them I don’t even think that you taste the nut butter at all!
I sprinkled the brownies with crushed hazelnuts and crushed almonds and I dare to say they look really good!
I expected them to be quite sticky but the texture is actually really close to nice and gooey brownies!
A really good way to satisfy your cravings with a healthy but not too healthy-tasting snack :))
Have you tried the recipe with figs instead of dates? Does it work? Anyway, I will inform You if ot does. The recipe is eye-catching.
High-quality dark chocolate is a great option for vegans. Look for chocolate with a cacao content of 50% or more. The higher cacao percentage indicates a higher chocolate content. … Vegans can enjoy chocolate with almonds, dried fruit, or mint, as these inclusions are often vegan-friendly. cannot wait to try.
Hi Nadia, I can’t get off your site! Best thing ever! I just wanted to ask, does it have to be Medjoul dates? Or can it be any kind of dates? X
Hi! Just made these beauties and they’re so delicious!
I added a teaspoon of instant coffee powder in the mix, just because 😉
Chocolate and coffee is a match made in heaven!
Thank you for a great recipe and wishing you a happy holiday from Sweden 🙂
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try.
Hope you enjoy them 😀
The most amazing things I have ever eaten!! This recipe is incredible. I would have never thought to put these ingredients together.
These are delicious! Just made them today – made them into balls instead of squares. Really good balance of sweetness. I used Almond Butter instead of Tahini and they were perfect. Thanks for the recipe.
*Sigh…* This was just what I needed during pregnancy. A wee bit of chocolate to curb my cravings (because I could cut them into lots of little pieces), made with dates and almond butter (a bit more nutrition and a tiny bit of fiber), and highly satisfying!
I only had to add some water to make them easier for my food processor to blend smoothly.
Interestingly enough (and maybe this is the pregnancy talking), after tasting the mixture, I thought the chocolate coating would make them TOO chocolatey–is that even a real thing?
That’s how good this recipe is!!!
I’ve made this recipe several times and it is always a success, love it!
Hi Nadia…your recipes are amazing, Thank you for that! I was wondering if in your no bake brownies if instead of buying a chocolate bar for the covering if you could in fact make a mixture of cocoa powder (cacao), coconut oil and sugar, (maybe psyllium husk powder) (bees wax?)…? I’ve never used baking chocolate before…just too expensive for me…
These are so good!! These are immediately going into the recipe box!! Thank you for the great recipe!!
I did forgo the salt because I watch my sodium but these were the perfect sweetness!
This brownies are a delightful recipe… Even my critic 7 year old daughter asked for more. Thank you!!! I will check for more recipes like this, simple and delicious
Just made them, delicious ?
Thankyou, working my way through your unique amazing recipes x
Oh my goodness! I cannot wait to try these!
Let me know what you think once you’ve tried them 😀
Hello Nadia I have just started following your videos come across one on the nuts and seeds rounds wow they look and sound so delicious I’m planning on making them next week i love healthy snacks with minimal ingredients that as natural as possible what I would like to ask is with the chocolate brownies with the dates would the dates over power the chocolate flavor of the brownie thxs
Made these today and they were absolutely delicious!!!!
Thank you for the recipe, it surely will be a keeper!!!?
So glad you liked them Kerrie 😀
Another non-baked recipe! Yay! Guiltless snacking is the best! Thank you so much! Keep them coming! Will make this today.
I was sceptical at first, but my oh my how wrong I was!!!! Delicious!!!!!
Im so glad you enjoyed them Olesya 😀 xx
The date mixture was too oily and liquidy, should i put less tahini next time ?
I used madjool.. then i added some more date and cocoa powder,, looks better but i can see the oil shining, really greasy
Will dip it in chocolate now,, thank u, love the taste so far
That’s strange ? Did you mix the tahini before you added it? It can separate, so the oily part sits on top of the jar.
Hi, I would love to try this recipe but not sure how many dates to use – about how many dates are in 200 g?
Thank you!
I have made these several times. They are easy and delicious. Perfect for when we have friends with dietary restrictions over. It is nice to have a dessert they can eat!
These are so amazing!! I have made them twice now. So easy, so pretty, and so yummy!
These look so tasty I love Chocolate vegan dessert””
Thanks for sharing.
Tricia
Thank you 🙂 Hope you get the chance to try them!
Wonder if could substitute avocado for the tahini? ?
Hi Mary 🙂 I’m not sure how they would turn out as tahini is much runnier than mashed avocado. They may be more on the dry side. Let me know if you do try avocado and how they turn out!
love the flavor but mine were so dry and crumbly they just fell apart. They are little piles. What could have caused it?
Hi Lee 🙂 That’s odd, did you use Medjool dates? If you used dry dates they won’t have enough moisture to make them sticky.
These look amazing and so healthy…just to clarify do u use tahini paste or tahini dip
Thank you Irene 🙂 I used tahini paste/butter – basically blended sesame seeds. Not sure what a tahini dip is ?
to begin, this is the quickest and easiest recipe i’ve ever done. on the taste side, it was really yummy even without the chocolate!
to begin, this is the quickest and easiest recipe i’ve ever done. on the taste side, it was really yummy even without the chocolate! thanks
Can I used almond butter in send of tahini
Hi Kim 🙂 Yes any nut butter will work. Let me know if you try them 😀
Looks yummy! One day this is on my list of your recipes to try. I make several of your cookies and I need to remember to take picture and send to you.
THE BEST NO BAKE BROWNIES I’VE MADE! 10/10!!!!!
Hi
do you know if these can be frozen?
They look great
How much time take after brownie dip in melted chocolate to set
Substitute for ses
Substitute for tahini or peanut butter
Made these yesterday
they were soooo delicious
Thank you for the recipe,
it surely will be a keeper
So glad you enjoyed them Zahra 😀 thank you for your feedback xx
I made them a few times. Last time I made them added walnuts and coffee. So delightful!
didn’t have any chocolate on hand so just made them into bliss balls + they were so nice!!
So glad you liked them Bia 😀
I just made the 5-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Covered Brownies from Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen, and they’re absolutely divine! The recipe was incredibly easy to follow, and I love how it requires no baking. The combination of dates, tahini, and cocoa powder creates a deliciously rich flavor, and dipping them in dark chocolate adds the perfect finishing touch. These brownies are not only a healthier alternative but also a hit for anyone who loves a decadent treat. Can’t wait to share them with friends and family!
I am in WOW!
Thanks for the recipe!
The best! Not sure they will make it to the chocolate-dipping phase.
Aw amazing Janel 😀 So glad you like them! The chocolate takes them to another level 😀 x
What would be the measurements in cups and tablespoons/teaspons? I want to try these but don’t have a kitchen scale!
These are so simple and delicious. My favorite healthy treat!! Thank you for all of your recipes. They never disappoint!
Just whipped up Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen’s 5-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Covered Brownies, and oh my, they’re heavenly! I’m blown away by how easy they were to make, no baking required. The blend of dates, tahini, and cocoa powder creates this wonderfully rich flavor profile, and dunking them in dark chocolate? Genius! These brownies aren’t just a guilt-free indulgence; they’re a surefire hit for anyone craving something decadent. Can’t wait to spread the joy by sharing them with my loved ones!
Just amazing!!!! These brownies are a definite must-try. I’m new to your site and I’d love to see more your baking and dessert creations!
so good you’d never know they are heathy
These look amazing! I love that they’re vegan, gluten-free, and no-bake. The combination of dates and tahini is a game-changer. I’m definitely making these for my next gathering. Thanks for the simple yet delicious recipe!