Easy Vegan Brownies

My guiltiest pleasure is anything sweet. I have such a big sweet tooth, but my recent endeavor in dabbling with vegan desserts has me not only embracing my sweet tooth but it’s leaving me guiltless! Guiltless desserts is my heaven on earth. These vegan brownies only require 3 ingredients you probably already have in your home and are simple to recreate. This recipe gives you 8 delectable squares of those guiltless brownies that will have you wanting more. Don’t let “vegan” stop you from trying this recipe. I’m sure next time around I will add nuts or seeds to the mix just for a little more crunch. These brownies satisfied my sweet tooth for sure. P.S. I couldn’t wait for these bad boys to cool completely in the pan they smelt so good! I had to dig in immediately.  I totally had two squares my first night. :) 

 

INGREDIENTS

• 3 overripe bananas
• ½ cup almond butter
• ¼ cup cacao powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with a greased parchment paper.
2. Mash bananas thoroughly in a medium bowl  w/ a fork. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Add in almond butter and cocoa powder into your banana mixture and combine thoroughly.
   
   
   
   
4. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
   
   
   
   
5. Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan before slicing. (This is the hardest part!)
   
6. Once cooled, cut into 8 equal pieces and enjoy!
   

Original recipe adapted from Fablunch 

Vegan Tiramisu

Most of you know that I live for coffee. I’m sure at this point I would bleed out black coffee so tiramisu is my thing. It’s the one dessert other than cheesecake that I can’t resist. When I saw Fablunch create a vegan version I knew I had to recreate it myself. I felt a lot less guilty eating a serving of the vegan version than I usually do. I love how it tastes so similar to the real thing. Everyone in my family loves this version and Haidyn loves the filling so much that she was licking the blender! This recipe creates 6 small mason jars, but I placed everything into one container because I didn’t have the 6 mini jars on hand. It turned out just as amazing as I thought it would.

INGREDIENTS 

CRUST

• 1 cup walnuts
• 6 dates
• ¼ tsp instant coffee
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of sea salt

FILLING

• 1¾ cup cashews (not soaked)
• 1 cup soy milk
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of sea salt
• cocoa powder for dusting
• coffee beans for decorating

DIRECTIONS

1. To make the crust, soak the dates in hot water for 5-10 minutes (shorter if using Medjool dates).
   
2.  Add walnuts to the food processor and process until ground.
   
3. Add the rest of the crust ingredients and process again.
4. For the filling, combine all of the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 2 minutes until smooth.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Place crust into a medium sized glass container and smooth (you may also divide it among 6 small mason jars if you have them).
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Add the filling on top of the crust.
   
   
   
   
7. Place the mason jars in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to set.
8. Remove from the freezer and dust with cocoa powder and add coffee beans if desired.
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10. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight to set completely.
    

See the original recipe here.