Nutty Brownies, Vegan and Gluten-Free [RECIPE] - David James Di Pardo (2024)

Vegan • Gluten-Free • Soy-Free

This certainly isn’t the first brownie recipe to grace the pages of this site. And to be fair there are healthier brownie recipes on here such as my Healthy Black Bean Brownies, Coconut Butter Fudge Brownies, and Turtle Brownies with Date Caramel. And while this isn’t what I would consider a “health treat” it does have all of the appeal of bakery style brownies. Loaded with dark chocolate and nuts, and completely seductive with its intense flavor and its gooey goodness.

Odd how gooey is such a desired trait in brownies, yet quite repulsive anywhere else. The texture is achieved in a couple of different ways. The first is by using a mixture of melted chocolate in the batter as well as whole chocolate chips. The melted chocolate creates a slightly thicker batter that sets up with a fudge like consistency after its been baked. The whole chocolate chips provide an extra burst of intense chocolate flavor. The salted nuts help off set the sweetness.

If you’re tempted to reduce of skimp on the sugar, know that doing so will affect the density and texture of the brownies. Believe me, I’ve tried…. and had to subject my friends and family to tray upon tray of brownies. Its a hard life. The other secret to the melt in your mouth texture – you know, the kind where it’s so chocolatey that you can’t speak – is the use of chickpea flour. It melts into the batter and provides a texture that is hard to beat. If you’re concerned about chickpea flavor, don’t worry there isn’t any. Chickpea flour has a really strong flavor when its raw, and for that reason I would strongly advise against tasting the batter or licking the bowl. Also something I had to learn the hard way… But once its cooked, the flavor of the chickpea flour is undetectable.

If you’re looking for a vegan, gluten-free brownie recipe to wow your friends, or to contribute to a bake sale or potluck, this is it.