Scoop The AnnaVeda Kitchen Guard Cat
Sugar Free Vegan BrowniesHappy New Year everyone, let's make it a healthy one - and none of that one-month-long-resolution eating well malarchy. Here we are in CT on a freezing cold winter's day, working on promoting Very Good Vegan - lo and behold my Sugar Free Vegan Brownies.
After a busy December filled with all sorts of Vegan baked goods (ie: I took the chocolate layer cake from the cover of the Dec. '08 issue of Bon Appetit magazine and created an AWESOME Vegan version) it is time to cut out a bit of the sweet stuff. Give the body time to process, re-adjust and bounce back, if you will...So here you have it, my crack at a sugar-free baked Vegan treat. Not very sweet - beware - however, the dark chocolatey goodness just washes over you and provides something akin to a warm-allover inner sunshine feeling.
8 0z Sugar Free Organic Applesauce
1 Mashed Organic Banana
1/4 Cup Canola Oil
1 Tbsp Flax (Ground)
6 Tbsp Water
1 Cup Whole Wheat Organic Flour
1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract (High Quality Bourbon)
3/4 Tsp Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Cup Chopped Vegan Dark Chocolate (Coarse Chunks)
Spray a 9" pan with some canola, line with parchment, hit the parchment with an additional squirt of canola.
In a stand mixer, mash one very ripe banana, add the flax, water, canola, vanilla, applesauce, blend on low speed to combine.
Add all of the dry ingredients and blend just until combined. You may also do all of this by hand in a large bowl with a wooden spoon if you prefer...
Pour batter and spread it into your prepared pan - bake for 28 minutes at 350 degrees, check it out around 24 minutes with a bamboo skewer or wooden toothpick, when it comes out clean you are all set.
Let cool and use a knife which has been run under very hot water, then dried to cut into very small squares, you may wrap these and refrigerate up to 4 days. Try to give some away and introduce your friends and colleagues to Vegan Sugar Free baking - just give everyone a heads up about the sugar free part...
Ayurvedic Tip Of the Week:
Sip hot water with a squirt lemon juice from a large mug throughout the day all winter long. This helps to keep your system calm, grounded and the lemon gives you some much needed vitamin C. You may fill a large container and take this with you as you travel to and from work, etc. Avoid cold beverages, and say no to ice cubes as they slow dow the digestive process.
4 comments:
This is a great recipe! I added a tablespoon of almond butter and 2 tablespoons of stevia and it was like eating a regular brownie.
Thanks MM, so glad you made them your own! I will totally try the almond butter, have fun baking :-)
Sounds good- I'll try making these for sure! I made my own vegan and sugar-free brownies recently too. they're on my blog, theyogivegetarian.blogspot.com today's posting.
You cat Scoop is beautiful.
Thanks for the recipe. I am going to try it this weekend.
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