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!

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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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

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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