Kuchnia

Raw Banana Brownie Parfait {Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free}

Ingredients
For the Brownie:

1 cup walnuts
⅔ cup packed dates, chopped
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 tbsp maca powder
½ tsp vanilla bean powder
½ tsp water

For the Pudding:

1½ cups mashed banana
⅔ cup cashews
3 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
2 tbsp melted cacao butter

For Assembly:

2-3 ripe bananas, diced

Instructions

To make the brownie: combine all ingredients in a food processor until crumbly. Processing any more will cause the brownie to become oily.
To make the pudding: blend the banana, cashews, maple syrup, cacao powder, and vanilla in a blender until completely smooth. Add the cacao butter and blend again to incorporate. Chill the pudding in the fridge for at least 5 hours.
To assemble: arrange some of the diced bananas in a glass. Spoon a layer of pudding on top and sprinkle some brownie mixture over it. Repeat the layers one or two more times. Serve immediately.

Notes
Ok, so I did make a few changes, but they were uber minor
Emotikon wink
Here are a couple of things I did differently and a few notes:

- I placed the pudding mixture into the freezer for 2 hours instead of in the fridge for 5 hours just to speed up the process a little.
- I topped my pudding with some cacao nibs because cacao nibs are awesome.
- The jar you see pictured actually contains more than one serving -- it holds half the recipe's ingredients and was split between 4 people {who happily devoured it all!}. The number of servings is kind of arbitrary anyways for these types of recipes -- just divide the contents as you see fit or into however servings / jar sizes you want and enjoy!
- I kept one of my jars refrigerated overnight and it was equally as pretty and delicious the next morning {see last picture above}.