The best thing about these amazing, delicious brownies (aside from their awesome frosting) is the fact that they’re made with completely natural ingredients. If you leave the frosting off, the brownie itself is vegan.
Tip: These are rated all-purpose flour, but spelt flour would also work in this recipe.
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed
- 6 Tbsp. water
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ cup walnuts
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 cup sweet potato puree
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup date paste
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Frosting:
- ¼ cup date paste
- ¼ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup plain, non-fat Greek Yogurt
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
Directions
- Soak ground flaxseed in water to gel (10 minutes).
- Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a 9″x9″ baking pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and walnuts.
- Place avocado, sweet potato puree, applesauce, date paste, vanilla, and flaxseed mix in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Spread batter evenly in pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a fine crumb (20-25 minutes). Let cool before frosting (1 hour).
- While brownies cool, combine all frosting ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Spread evenly over room-temperature brownies and serve.
Nutrition Facts
12 servings per container
Serving Size 101 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 190 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 11g | 14% | |
| Saturated Fat 2.5g | 13% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 4g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 225mg | 10% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 25g | 9% | |
| Dietary Fiber 6.5g | 25% | |
| Total Sugars 11g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 7g | ||
| Protein 5g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 57.7mg | 4% | |
| Iron 1.9mg | 10% | |
| Potassium 420mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin A 217.4mcg | 25% | |
| Vitamin C 5.3mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin E 1.9mg | 15% | |
| Vitamin K 4.8mcg | 4% | |
| Thiamin 0.1mg | 8% | |
| Riboflavin 0.2mg | 8% | |
| Niacin 2.1mg | 15% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.2mg | 10% | |
| Folate 35.4mcg | 9% | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Biotin 2.7mcg | 10% | |
| Chloride 16.4mg | 0% | |
| Pantothenate 0.6mg | 20% | |
| Phosphorus 135.5mg | 10% | |
| Iodine 1.3mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium 79.2mg | 20% | |
| Zinc 1.1mg | 10% | |
| Selenium 3.1mcg | 6% | |
| Copper 0.5mg | 60% | |
| Manganese 0.7mg | 30% | |
| Chromium 0mcg | 0% | |
| Molybdenum 1.2mcg | 2% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Puree, Avocado, Date Paste (medjool Dates, Water), Unsweetened Applesauce, Water, Cocoa Powder, Almond Butter (dry Roasted Unblanched Almonds), Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt (skim Milk, Active Bacterial Culture, Vitamin As Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Walnuts, Enriched All Purpose Flour (unbleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Flax Seed Meal, Coconut Oil, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract, Salt.
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