Gluten free double chocolate brownies
These are not too sweet, and really tasty with a moist texture. What's even better is they're gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free and use natural sweeteners and the darkest chocolate you can find!
Ingredients
Makes: 12 brownies
- 75g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 75g buckwheat flour
- 75g brown rice flour
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (Dove's Farm makes it)
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 200g 70% cocoa dark vegan chocolate chips
- 225g agave syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 150g (about 2 small) mashed bananas
- 150g unsweetened applesauce
- 150g chopped pitted dates
- For topping
- 100g 70% cocoa dark vegan chocolate chips
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:55min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C / Gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 20cm square cake tin.
- Sift together the cocoa powder, flours, baking powder, xanthan and salt into the bowl of your stand mixer (or use a mixing bowl and an electric beater).
- Gently heat the chocolate chips and agave syrup, until just melted. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and mix gently until well combined
- Mix together mashed banana and apple sauce. Fold in this mixture into the chocolate batter. Fold in chopped dates.
- Spoon mixture into cake tin and spread evenly. Bake for 20 minutes and then sprinkle the extra chocolate chips over the top. Place back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes. The brownies are done when an inserted skewer comes out clean. Let cool at room temperature before serving.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
(6)
Reviews in English (5)
Very tasty and rich but dense and chewy. I will make them again but I'd like to find a way to lighten the brownies up a bit? - 25 Mar 2012
How is this sugar free? Agave syrup is a highly refined sugar syrup and dates are full of sugar, natural but still sugar. - 16 Jan 2017
why cant we add egg?? im gluten free but i can eat eggs!! - 07 Mar 2016