Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

TheseVegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies arefudgy and gooey,seriously indulgent andmade with a secret ingredient! Sumptuously chocolatey, seriously moist and luxuriously dense, they're also refined sugar free, oil-free, naturally sweetened with dates, flourless and grain-free, and high in protein and fibre. They require just 6 ingredients and 30 minutes to make! And they leave you feeling pleasantly satisfied and full of energy, rather than nauseous and lethargic.

What's the secret ingredient?

I stumbled across a recipe for Ricotta Brownies and wondered how I could make a vegan version...then I thought of tofu! It's made in a similar way to ricotta (but with soy beans instead of milk), so it has a similar thick and creamy texture.

If you find the idea of a tofu-based dessert repulsive, I must say I was also a little nervous about the brownies tasting too strongly of tofu, but the cocoa powder actually renders the flavour completely undetectable. The tofu really enhances the texture as it works as a kind of butter substitute, adding creaminess and richness.

The sweetness in these brownies comes entirely from dates, which get blended up with the tofu to create a thick, silky-smooth, caramel-like mixture.

Inspired by my Chocolate Torte recipe, the flour-replacement in these grain-free brownies is ground almonds (almond meal/flour), which creates a simultaneously fudgy and chewy texture without sugar. The ground almonds paired with the tofu add lots of protein, which makes these brownies filling and satisfying.

How to make this recipe

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

• Place the soaked and drained dates, silken tofu, plant-based milk and salt in afood processororblender.

• Whizz until completely smooth.

• Transfer into a glass mixing bowl along with all the other ingredients.
• Mix well.

• Transfer the batter into asquare baking tin.

Tip:Line the tin with greasedbaking paperto make it easier to remove the brownies after.

• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

• Leave to cool slightly before cutting into squares!

Substitutions you can make

• You can replace theground almondswith ground walnuts or ground hazelnuts.
• You can replace the tofuwith the same quantity of plant-based yogurt - coconut yogurt, soy yogurt, almond yogurt etc.
• You can add some chocolate chips to the batter.

How long do these keep for?

Quite unusually for gluten-free baked goods, the texture of these brownies lasts for a good few days - they should be stored covered in the fridge as you don't want the tofu to go bad!

More vegan and gluten-free chocolate recipes

• Chocolate Cookies
• Chocolate Banana Bread
• Chocolate Muffins
• Chocolate Mousse Cake
• Chocolate Cupcakes
• Chocolate Tart
• Avocado Brownies
• Beetroot Brownies

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