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!
Why you’ll love these No-Bake Vegan Brownies:
- they’re rich and fudgy
- they’re super indulgent
- they’re filling and satisfying
- they’re perfectly sweet
- they’re secretly healthy
- they’re a source of protein and fibre
- they’re easy to make
- they’re refined sugar free
- they’re grain-free
- they’re paleo-friendly
- they’re nut-free optional
- they’re oil-free
- they’re date-sweetened
- they take just 15 minutes to make
- they’re made with just 5 ingredients
- they’re great for meal prep!
How to make these No-Bake Energy Bites
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.
- 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.
- Transfer the mixture to a one-pound loaf tin lined with baking paper.
- 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.
How long do these No-Bake Vegan Brownies keep for?
These No-Bake Vegan Brownies keep covered in the fridge for a good few days.
Substitutions you can make to this recipe:
- you can substitute the walnuts with any other nuts or seeds: almonds, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds etc
- you can substitute the almond butter with peanut butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter or tahini
- you can substitute 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 substitute the cocoa powder with cacao powder
- you can add chocolate chips
- you can drizzle over melted dark chocolate.
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
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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!
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Servings: 8 brownies
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
- 180 g (1 cup) pitted dates
- 190 g (1 1/2 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
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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Rina
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!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so glad you like it!
Viji
My whole family absolutely loved it. Very Easy Recipe.
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!