My first time making these tonight, and I had to make some substitutions right off the bat - I replaced the coconut oil (which I had unbelievably run out of!) with similar quantity of macadamia oil, and (despite a clear note not to do so, used dried dates instead of medjool. I have not, at this stage, iced it.
My thoughts? I soaked the dates first in boiling water and the finished brownie seems to have a good, fudgey texture. It was hard to pick when to get them out of the oven, especially as I just cooked in a regular slice tray, but I pulled them out when edges looked done and the centre still soft, which so far seems right. When I first tasted them hot from oven, I wasn't super impressed, but Ho is right - much better cooled. I'm enjoying them from the fridge, the flavours definitely come out more.
The sugar addict in me wants me to ice these immediately, but they are good without, just not the super sweetness of traditional brownies.
Very simple to make, I look forward to following the recipe a bit more closely next time!!
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