Description
These small-batch oat flour brownies are easy to make with healthy, wholesome ingredients making them the perfect health-conscious sweet, chocolate treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats (100 g), blended into oat flour
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder (21 g)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla, optional
- 1 cup packed, pitted dates (225 g)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (120 g)
- 1/4 cup tahini (60 g, or other nut or seed butter)
- 1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips, plus a few more to sprinkle on top (45 g)
Instructions
- Soak Dates: Place the dates in a large bowl and cover in hot water. Soak for 20 minutes then drain well.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make Oat Flour: Measure out 1 cup of rolled oats then process them in a blender until you have a fine flour.
- Blend Batter: Add the oat flour and everything except the chocolate chips to a food processor and process into a thick batter.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Add the chocolate chips and pulse a few times to combine.
- Add Batter to Pan: Spray a loaf pan with a bit of non-stick cooking spray, or line with parchment paper, then scoop the batter into the pan and spread with a spatula until smooth. The batter will quite thick.
- Sprinkle with Chocolate Chips: Sprinkle a few more chocolate chips evenly across the top.
- Bake Brownies: Bake the brownies for 24 minutes.
- Cool & Serve:Remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for at least 15 minutes before carefully slicing and lifting from the pan.
Notes
Store in the fridge for up to 7 days or freezer for up to 3 months.
If you’d like the brownies to have a little bit of lift to them, add 1/2 tsp baking soda. I tested these every which way and they work fine with and without baking soda.
These are not super sweet brownies as they have no added sugar except for the chocolate chips. I don’t recommend leaving the chocolate chips out as they add a nice sweetness and decadence to the recipe. Feel free to increase them to 1/2 cup if you want!