The best fudgy vegan date brownies - Gluten free

Someone holding up a slice of vegan chocolate brownie in front of the camera, with melted chocolate oozing from the middle.

The best fudgy vegan date brownies - Gluten free

Healthy, vegan date brownies with the perfect fudgy texture. Made with only 3 ingredients. These are also naturally gluten free, dairy free & soy free.

5 from 6 votes

Print Pin

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Chocolate

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 16

Total Time: 26

Servings: Brownies

Calories: 254kcal

Author: Yasmin

Equipment

Baking/Parchment Paper
Food Processor
Loaf Tin

Ingredients

2 cups Pitted Medjool Dates (tightly packed)
1 cup Almond Butter
⅓ cup Cacao Powder
¼ cup Warm Water
80 g Dark Chocolate (optional)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 180°c (350°f).
Line a loaf tin with greaseproof/baking paper. Be sure to leave extra at the sides to help with lifting the brownies out of the tin once baked.
Add all of the ingredients (except for optional Chocolate or Nuts) to your food processor. NB make sure that you have de-stoned your Dates beforehand, if they aren't already.
2 cups Pitted Medjool Dates, 1 cup Almond Butter, ⅓ cup Cacao Powder, ¼ cup Warm Water
Blitz on high speed for 20-30 seconds until mixture is smooth and well combined (no lumps of dates).
If you are adding in any nuts or chocolate chunks add them in to your brownie batter now and pulse a few times to combine.
80 g Dark Chocolate
Spoon the brownie batter in to the prepared loaf tin.
Using the back of a wet metal spoon (using warm water), level the mixture to distribute evenly in the tin.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 16-18 minutes until the edges appear firmer and pull away from the edge of the tin.
Leave to cool down to room temperature, before removing the brownies from the tin.
Once removed, cut your brownies in to 8 equal squares. The longer you leave them, the firmer they will be, making them easier to cut.

Notes

For best results you want nice gooey dates. If your dates are a little dry, soak them in a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes first. Then add your soaked dates to the food processor as per the recipe instructions.

The brownie batter can be very sticky when trying to level it out in the tin. If you struggle to smooth it out with a wet spoon on the first try. You can try using a sheet of parchment paper; Lay it over the top of your brownie batter in the tin. Then using that as a non-stick layer between the brownie batter and your spoon, use the back of a spoon to level it out.

Nutrition