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    Recipes » Recipes » Baking & Desserts

    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

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    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
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Total Time: 15 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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