Gluten-Free Vegan No-Bake Brownies
Here's why this recipe works - my top 3 reasons:
- Is ready in about 5 minutes
- No baking or oven needed
- Made with only 7 clean, real food ingredients
Is Ready In About 5 Minutes
This is an easy no-bake brownie recipe that can be made in about 5 minutes and the only equipment you need a food processor.
Simply add all the ingredients to a food processor, blend until it becomes a wet, crumbly texture, then transfer to your baking dish!
No Baking or Oven Needed
The best thing I liked about these brownies...apart from not having flour, butter, eggs and processed sugars, is that they are really simple to make and not overly sweet.
Made With Only 7 Clean, Real Food Ingredients
This is a great snack and full of nutrient-dense ingredients, especially when compared to a processed box of traditional store-bought brownie mix that contains GMO ingredients:
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Duncan Hines Brownie Mix Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR [NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WALNUTS (NUTS, CORN OIL, BHT ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR), COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL), WHEAT STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DEXTROSE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CORNSTARCH, CARRAGEENAN, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE).
Then, you still have to add eggs and vegetable oil to it.
This healthier version is made with clean, real food ingredients that are actually good for you and they're raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, flourless, egg-free, paleo-friendly and contain no refined sugar!
Karielyn's Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions For Gluten-Free Vegan No-Bake Brownies
Here are some expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Tip #1: Make sure you pack them into the baking dish very tightly so they will hold together when you take them out.
Want More Healthy Plant-Based No-Bake Desserts?
Check out these:
- No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- Chocolate Crunch Bars
- Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
- or my CLEAN DESSERTS Cookbook with 72 plant-based vegan + gluten-free no-bake dessert recipes made with clean, real food ingredients just like this one that you will love!
Did You Make This Recipe?
I'd love to hear about it! Please give it a rating and leave a comment below...it would make my day! 🙂
Gluten-Free Vegan No-Bake Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic Medjool dates (pitted)
- 1 cup organic walnuts
- ½ cup organic raw pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup organic raw sunflower seeds
- ½ cup organic raw cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons organic coconut oil
- ⅛ teaspoon organic ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
Instructions
- Prepare an 8 x 8 baking dish lined with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and process until the mixture has a wet, crumbly texture.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, spread it evenly on the bottom and press it down as firmly as possible to prevent the brownies from crumbling.
- Place the baking dish in the refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes to firm.
- Store in an air-tight BPA-free container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
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Garnett says
My family and friends loved these! I omitted the salt and cinnamon without thinking about it. Next time, I'll have to try the spice in it!
Karielyn says
Hi Garnett! I'm so glad to hear that everyone liked them!
That's great that they tasted good even without the pink himalayan salt and cinnamon and if you add them next time, it will just give you extra nutrients because both are great for the body.
Thanks for trying out the recipe and taking the time to leave feedback 😉
charlane thyer says
i love your recipes
Karielyn says
Hi Charlane! Thank you so much...it really means a lot to me 😉
ellie says
Soooo yummy. Just finished eating them thanks for the recipe.
Karielyn says
Hi Ellie! Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed them!
Thank you for taking the time to leave me feedback...I really appreciate it 😉
Betsy says
These look delicious! The only problem I have with making these is I can't have any kind of tree nuts. But I can have peanuts. Do you have any suggestions for substituting the walnuts? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Karielyn says
Hi Betsy! I think it would be fine if you used peanuts in place of the walnuts, or you could just increase the amount of pumpkin seeds from 1/2 cup to 1 cup and increase the amount of sunflower seeds from 1/2 cup to 1 cup to eliminate the 1 cup of walnuts.
Another idea to replace the crunchy texture of the walnuts would be to add some chia seeds, sesame seeds or maybe even some hemp seeds.
Once the walnuts are ground up in the processor, they are more there for nutrients and the crunch, which you could also get from the peanuts, chia seeds, sesame seeds or hemp seeds.
I hope one of those suggestions works, and I'd love to hear back from you to see what you tried 😉
Adriana says
What a treat! The brownies look amazing! I always use just nuts to make brownies, either walnuts or almonds. The combination with seeds sounds great, I'm saving the recipe for when I have all the ingredients, can't wait to give this a try:)
Karielyn says
Hi Adriana! Yes, I liked the additional pumpkin and sunflower seeds too..a little extra nutrition and crunch!
Let me know how you like them if when you make them 😉