vegan, brownies & bars, chocolate, gluten-free, paleo, oil-free, sweet · February 14, 2018

Fudgy Raspberry Brownies

Fruity and EXTRA fudgy berry-studded brownies. These easy raspberry blender brownies taste like (healthier) chocolate heaven! Vegan, gluten-free, paleo option.

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When I die no one can ever say: If only she had taken her Valentine’s desserts more seriously. After this year, 2018, we can be sure of that.

Chocolate and all the berries, it’s been real. But it would be wrong of me not to squeeze in just one last choco-berry treat on the actual day. They may not come in a heart shaped box or with a bouquet of roses. And they may require a little effort on your part. But these brownies, they love you. And after that first extra fudgy bite I’m pretty sure the feeling will be mutual.

Why you will ♥ them:

Fudginess. So. Much. Fudginess. Cakey brownie lovers, this is not your recipe.
Sweet and tart. And bitter and salty. Just a lot of flavors coexisting here.
Seven ingredients and made IN THE BLENDER.
Other berries will work too – blueberry brownies, strawberry brownies, cherry brownies, huckleberry brownies.
No added sugar, just what’s in the chips.
Tested oat AND almond flour options, because I love you.

If you are still not convinced, scroll down just a smidge. Helloooooooo…

Remember when I said this was a blender brownie recipe with exactly zero spoons or bowls required? That’s all true. And without a high speed blender these brownies would be a seedy disaster because raspberries = very seedy. So blend the bejeezus out of those berries until not a seed can be found before adding the rest of the ingredients.

Of course I used my beloved Vitamix, and not a single seed survived. If you don’t have a high speed blender, you will need to blend and then strain out the seeds.

Guess what? In honor of Valentine’s Day, Vitamix is running a flash promo starting at 3pm EST today (2/14) until 6pm EST tomorrow (2/15) for $100 off their Certified Reconditioned 780 (the one I used in this recipe and video). What I’m trying to say is you can get a Vitamix blender for $299 today. So that’s exciting.

If you’ve been sitting on the ol’ fence eyeing them for a while now, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT. I can’t recommend them highly enough. For proof of my deep Vitamix love, see any recipe video I’ve made ever.

I mean I know roses are pretty and all, but roses can’t make you a smoothie or nice cream or nut butters or no-bowl brownies. Just sayin.

Fudgy Raspberry Brownies

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6 brownies 1x
Category: dessert
Method: baking
Cuisine: american

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Description

Fruity and EXTRA fudgy berry-studded brownies. These easy raspberry blender brownies taste like (healthier) chocolate heaven! Vegan, gluten-free, paleo option.

Ingredients

Scale

1 1/2 cup (250g) frozen raspberries (measured before defrosting)
8oz (225g) chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)
1/4 cup (30g) cacao powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup oat flour (*see notes for paleo option)
1/2 cup (90g) frozen raspberries

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F.
Heat the frozen raspberries to room temp or warmer (or you can use fresh). I microwave them for about 2 minutes on high.
Blend on high until very smooth with no seeds remaining. If you have a smaller blender container, that works best here.
Melt the chocolate chips.
Add the melted chocolate along with the rest of the ingredients to the raspberry puree.
Blend until combined to form a thick batter (it will be thinner if you are using almond flour).
Stir in the 1/2 cup whole frozen raspberries.
Transfer the batter to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Spread evenly and top with additional raspberries and chocolate chips.
Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350F.
Remove from the oven and cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting and eating. They will be softer and cakier when warm and become firm and fudgy as they cool (or chill them for extra fudgy texture!)

Notes

*For the grain-free paleo option, replace the oat flour with 1 1/2 cup almond flour (170g) + 1/4 cup tapioca starch (35g)

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 brownie
Calories: 252
Sugar: 15
Sodium: 204
Fat: 17
Carbohydrates: 34
Protein: 6

Keywords: baking, chocolate, dessert, vegan, gluten-free, paleo

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