Better Brownies
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 1⁄3 cup canola oil
- 1⁄2 cup vanilla almond milk
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 1⁄3 cups mini chocolate chips
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Oil an 8x8 baking pan.
- In a food processor, blend the oats for 2 to 3 minutes until powder-fine, pulsing occasionally.
- Transfer the oat flour to a large bowl and add the cocoa, baking powder, and salt, and whisk together.
- In the food processor, mix together the brown sugar, applesauce, and oil; add the almond milk and vanilla extract and pulse to blend.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until just blended.
- Stir in the pecans and chips.
- Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool completely.
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Reviews
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These are very tasty brownies, I bet nobody can tell they're GF! (only if using certified gluten free oats) Based on ladypit's review I added 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum, and they held together beautifully. We had no nuts in the house, so I used apple/raisin/walnut granola instead; which had some cinnamon in it (a nice addition to the dark chocolatey taste). Thank you for a lovely recipe!
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Very chocolatey rich brownies. I left out the nuts, though, and these would not holf their shape. Since I'm not sure if it was because of leaving out one ingredient, I'm not assigning stars. I used <a href="/174601">Almond Milk (Almond Drink Base)</a> for the almond milk but otherwise left the recipe as is. I think I would cut the oil in half next time. Also, be sure to continue to whir your oats in the blender for the full 2 to 3 minutes even if your oats look fine after about 30 seconds. The consistency won't be quite right yet. Thanks for submitting this one!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
GeeWhiz
United States