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Vegan & Gluten-free Avocado Brownies
Prep 5 minutes
Cooking 30 minutes
Total 35 minutes
Makes 16 squares

Equipment

  • a 20cmx20cm / 8" square tin/pan

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ripe avocado medium size, see notes
  • 140g/ 1¼ cup almond flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 75g/ ¾ cup raw cacao powder or cocoa, see notes
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 160g/ ¾ cup coconut sugar see notes for regular sugar
  • 60ml/ ¼ cup water
  • 80g/ ½ cup vegan chocolate chips optional, see notes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 160°C/ 320°F.
  • Mash the soft and ripe avocado with a fork. If the avocado isn’t ripe enough just yet, or if you don’t feel like using a fork, you can use a small food processor or a stick blender to mash it with.
  • In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients which are almond flour, baking powder, salt, coconut sugar and cacao.
  • Then, add the mashed avocado and water until a gooey batter is achieved. Optionally, add vegan chocolate chips and mix them into the brownie batter.
  • Scoop brownie dough into a 20cm x 20cm (8-inch) square tin/pan, well-greased and floured or lined with parchment paper. Spread evenly.
  • Bake the brownies for about 30minutes. Just quickly touch the surface to see if it’s firm/cooked. If it feels too soft, like as if you could easily poke your finger through, leave the brownies in for another 5 minutes.
  • Let your avocado brownies sit on the benchtop and allow them to cool for at least half an hour, better an hour, before cutting them into squares.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days or freeze them for up to 3 months.

Notes

  • avocado – you really want to make sure that your avocado is soft or ripe enough in order to mash it. If your avocado is still a bit hard or if you don’t want to use a fork, you can use a small food processor or stick blender instead. You may need to add a bit of water to help it if the avocado is not quite ripe.
  • cacao – feel free to use cocoa or carob (for caffeine-free) powder instead.
  • processed sugar – instead of coconut sugar, simply use brown or raw sugar
  • chocolate – instead of using chocolate chips, you can also chop a vegan chocolate bar into smaller pieces. I love using my homemade dark chocolate!