Flourless Brownies | Healthy, Gluten-Free Recipe

Name: Flourless brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar (150 g)); 3/4 cup ground almonds ((90 g) (*see recipe notes)); 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa powder ((60 g)); 2 tbsp ground flax seeds (or ground chia seeds); 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; Pinch of salt; 1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips ((optional)); Two 15 oz cans chickpeas (drained and rinsed (about 500 g)); 1/2 cup plant-based milk ((120 ml)); 1/3 cup nut butter or seed butter of choice ((80 g) (*see recipe notes)); 1/2 banana or 1/4 cup applesauce ((60 g)); 2 tsp vanilla extract; sweet potato frosting ((optional))

January 6, 2019 By Ela 52 Comments

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Healthy Flourless Brownies

Brownies will remain my favorite dessert. Period. I just love them, especially when they are fudgy, super chocolatey, and rich. Like these healthy flourless brownies with the most epic sweet potato frosting. The recipe is vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, protein-rich, and easy to make. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare the batter, so there is no excuse to not make this delicious dessert.

I love trying out new brownie recipes. I already shared some of my favorite recipes with you on my blog, like these Sweet Potato Brownies or these Pea Brownies and even Healthy No-Bake Brownies. These Cheesecake Brownies were a big hit as well! Maybe you have already tried out one or more of these recipes. The healthy no-bake brownies have been remade many times on Instagram and people love them.

Chickpea Brownies

The flourless brownies, which I am sharing with you today, contain chickpeas as the main ingredient. Chickpeas (sometimes known as garbanzo beans) are amazing, they are high in protein and contain lots of fiber, minerals, and vitamins. I love using chickpeas in desserts, for example in these No-Bake Cookie Dough Bars.

Grain-Free and Gluten-free recipe

Not only are these flourless brownies gluten-free, but they are also grain-free. Ground almonds, flax seeds, chickpeas, and cocoa powder are some of the ingredients which you need to make these delicious healthy brownies. I also made them once with coconut flour. Both versions are good! Instead of ground almonds, you can use any ground nuts of choice, for example, hazelnuts.

Sweet Potato Frosting

You can make the brownies without frosting and I am sure you will like them. However, to take this dessert to the next level I urge you to make this lush sweet potato frosting! It’s made with sweet potatoes, so it’s basically like eating salad, haha. Seriously, in my opinion, the frosting is a must and my boyfriend actually LOVED it!

These flourless brownies are:

Vegan (egg-free, dairy-free)
Gluten-free
Grain-free
Protein-rich
Oil-free
Chocolatey
Fudgy
Rich
Healthier than most other brownies
Can be made refined sugar-free
Easy to make
Delicious
Great for dessert or breakfast

Mini Chocolate Chips

I’ve topped these chickpea brownies with dairy-free mini chocolate chips. This step is optional, of course, but in my opinion, you can never have enough chocolate in your life. So if you have the possibility to get them, then definitely do it!

Should you recreate my recipe, please leave a comment below and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your recreations. If you are looking for more brownie recipes, then check out the following link.

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