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No-Bake Vegan Brownies (Gluten-Free)

Last updated - July 12, 2021; Published - July 15, 2019 By Rhian Williams 6 Comments

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Three square brownies topped with goji berries and chopped pistachios on a green plate

These No-Bake Vegan Brownies are rich and fudgy, super indulgent and secretly healthy! They're filling and satisfying, perfectly sweet and a good source of protein and fibre. They're really easy to make and require just 5 ingredients and 15 minutes to make! They're gluten-free, refined sugar free, grain-free, paleo-friendly, oil-free, date-sweetened and nut-free optional. Great for meal prep!

Three square no-bake vegan brownies topped with goji berries and chopped pistachios on a plate

How to make this recipe

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

  • Place the dates, walnuts, almond butter, cocoa powder and salt in a food processor.
Dates, peanut butter, walnuts and cocoa powder in a food processor
  • Blend until combined but still retaining some texture – it needs to be sticky enough to be able to easily stick together.

Tip: Be careful not to over-blend, as the mixture will become very greasy as the oils will be released from the nuts.

Chocolate no-bake vegan brownie mixture in a food processor
  • Transfer the mixture to a one-pound loaf tin lined with baking paper.
Chocolate no-bake vegan brownie mixture in a loaf tin lined with baking paper
  • Smooth over the top.
  • Decorate with goji berries and chopped pistachios, if desired.
Chocolate no-bake vegan brownie mixture topped with goji berries and chopped pistachios in a loaf tin lined with baking paper
  • Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for it to firm up before slicing. 
  • Remove from the loaf tin and cut into pieces.

How long do these keep for?

They keep covered in the fridge for a good few days.

Substitutions you can make to this recipe

  • You can replace the walnuts with any other nuts or seeds: almonds, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds etc.
  • You can replace the almond butter with peanut butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter or tahini.
  • You can replace the dates with raisins, prunes or dried apricots.
  • For a nut-free version, use sunflower seeds instead of walnuts, and use tahini instead of almond butter.
  • You can add 1 tablespoon of desiccated coconut for coconut flavour.
  • You can replace the cocoa powder with cacao powder.
  • You can add chocolate chips.
  • You can drizzle over melted dark chocolate.
A square no-bake vegan brownie topped with goji berries and chopped pistachios on a piece of baking paper

More vegan no-bake desserts

  • Chocolate Pudding Pots
  • Chocolate Truffles
  • Fudge
  • Strawberry Trifle
  • Key Lime Pie
  • Blueberry Cheesecake
  • Cookie Dough
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • Healthy Peanut Butter Balls

If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

Watch how to make it

Three square no-bake vegan brownies topped with goji berries and chopped pistachios on a plate

No-Bake Vegan Brownies (Gluten-Free)

These No-Bake Vegan Brownies are rich and fudgy, really indulgent and secretly healthy! They're really easy to make and require just 5 ingredients!
4.84 from 6 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: no-bake brownies, raw vegan brownies, vegan gluten-free brownies
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 brownies
Calories: 248kcal
Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

  • 180 g (1 cup) pitted dates
  • 190 g (1 ½ cups) walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons smooth almond butter (or sub peanut butter or tahini)
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • Pinch salt

To decorate (optional):

  • Goji berries
  • Pistachio nuts , chopped

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in a food processor.
  • Blend until combined but still retaining some texture – it needs to be sticky enough to be able to easily stick together. However, be careful not to over-blend, as the mixture will become very greasy as the oils will be released from the nuts.
  • Transfer the mixture to a loaf tin lined with greaseproof baking paper (I used a one-pound loaf tin).
  • Smooth over the top.
  • Decorate with goji berries and chopped pistachios, if desired.
  • Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for it to firm up before cutting.
  • Remove from the loaf tin and cut into pieces.
  • Keeps covered in the fridge for a good few days.

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Notes

For a nut-free version, use sunflower seeds instead of walnuts, and use tahini instead of almond butter.
Nutrition Facts
No-Bake Vegan Brownies (Gluten-Free)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Sodium 2mg0%
Potassium 311mg9%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Calcium 48mg5%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Rina

    July 30, 2019 at 8:24 am

    5 stars
    Hi! I tried this recipe and found it very good, it surprisingly tastes pretty much like original brownies! I had a piece of it for breakfast along with some tea and it went very well together, I enoyed it very much. Also it was quite satisfiying and didn't cause me too much appetite afterwards (it's a problem I usually have when eating sweets, I always feel like I want more and more, I think many can relate). Thank you for posting and sharing your recipes, in a world where finding healthy ready-to-buy food has become really difficult, studied and experimented recipes with nice, easy to find (and affordable) ingredients can be really helpful. Have a nice day!

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      July 30, 2019 at 10:42 am

      Thank you so much, so glad you like it!

  2. Viji

    June 24, 2020 at 3:06 am

    5 stars
    My whole family absolutely loved it. Very Easy Recipe.

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      June 24, 2020 at 11:46 am

      Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

  3. Selam

    April 12, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    I tried it (subbing in raisins and peanut butter for dates and almond butter). It was good but there was a weird aftertaste - I'm not sure if this is because of the peanut butter or the cocoa powder. Any advice?

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      April 14, 2021 at 6:33 pm

      Hi - I'm sorry to hear that. What type of cocoa powder did you use? Did you make any other substitutions?

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