These healthy, gluten-free vegan banana brownies with peanut butter are a delicious sweet dessert with a strong chocolate taste and a moist texture.
Ingredients
US Customary – Metric
Wet ingredients
- 2 large Ripe Banana – (7.4 oz)
- ½ cup Melted Coconut Oil
- ½ cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Dry ingredients
- ½ cup Coconut Sugar – or cane sugar or white sugar – up to 3/4 cup for a sweeter taste
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ¾ cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – or all-purpose gluten free flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
To decorate
- ¼ cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch x 8-inch brownie pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a high-speed blender, add ripe banana pieces, coconut oil, peanut butter, vanilla extract, coconut sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and rolled oats. If you want to use all-purpose flour, don’t add in the blender, or the brownie will be ultra gummy. Set aside in a bowl and blend the remaining ingredients
- Blend on high speed until smooth and well combined with no lumps. You may have to stop the blender a few times, scrape down the side of the jug, and repeat, or use the tamper attachment tool to push ingredients next to the blade.
- If you used all-purpose flour, transfer the batter onto the bowl with flour, stir to combine, and form a thick batter.
- Transfer the brownie batter onto the prepared pan.
- Use a spoon to add dollops of peanut butter on top of the batter.
- Use a skewer to swirl the peanut butter into the brownie batter and create a swirl effect.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the batter is set – if you move the pan the batter won’t jiggle or move.
- Let the brownies cool down for 10 minutes in the pan, then pull out the hanging pieces of parchment paper to transfer the brownie onto a cooling rack.
- Cool completely – about 1 hour at room temperature – before cutting into 16 squares.
Storage
- Store brownies in an airtight box in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze.
Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 178.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.4g | Protein: 3.7g | Fat: 13.4g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.6g | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 163.6mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 6.7g | Vitamin A: 10.9IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 17.9mg | Iron: 0.6mg | Magnesium: 37mg | Phosphorus: 72.9mg | Zinc: 0.6mg
