Chocolate Date Brownies (egg free)
Easy fudgy chocolate date brownies are egg-free, fudgy, soft and high in protein. This soft chocolatey date brownie is ready in half an hour, and also dairy free, gluten-free, refined sugar free.
Servings: 8
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- 7 dates, pitted & soft
- ½ cup milk, dairy free
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup chocolate chips, plus a few for sprinkling on top
Instructions
Prep
- Melt the chocolate chips (hold back a few to sprinkle on top at the end) in microwave for one minute and stir until smooth, set aside.
- Soak dates in a pot of just boiled water for 2 minutes, pit and add to a blender.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper; allow sides to overhand the long sides of the pan. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Make date brownies
- Add the milk to the dates in the blender and blend until you have a puree, about 30 seconds with a high speed blender.7 dates, pitted & soft, ½ cup milk, dairy free
- Add the rest of the ingredients into the blender and blend until combined, about 30 seconds.¼ cup cocoa powder, ¼ cup peanut butter, ½ cup almond flour, 2 teaspoon vanilla, ½ tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ cup chocolate chips, plus a few for sprinkling on top
- Pour the batter into a parchment lined loaf pan, and tap on the table until the top of the batter is level.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 F. Remove when the top has cracks, and a toothpick comes out clean. Check at 25 minutes if your oven runs hot.
- Remove pan from the oven.
- Cool the brownies in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove from pan and allow the brownies to cool before slicing for a clean cut.
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Notes
The combination of baking soda (alkaline), milk (base) and lemon juice (acid) combine to help the brownies rise the way an egg helps.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0.5mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg
