Baking with pumpkin puree is fantastic. Who doesn’t love the Fall season for the pumpkin flavors and pumpkin spices? You might have tried my delicious pumpkin energy balls and a vegan pumpkin muffin recipe. Time to combine pumpkin with chocolate and create the fudgiest, flourless pumpkin brownie recipe.
What Are Vegan Pumpkin Brownies?
Vegan Pumpkin Brownies are similar to my vegan brownies, but they are made with pumpkin puree to give them this rich taste of Autumn. They are very easy to make with a handful of wholesome ingredients.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need are a few ingredients, plus below I will share some allergy swaps if you need them.
Canned Pumpkin Puree – You can use homemade pumpkin puree as you like. If you are using homemade pumpkin puree, depending on the pumpkin varieties you used to make the puree, the texture could be more or less watery. As a result, you may have to add more oat flour or less to compensate. Peanut Butter – Use a fresh jar of unsalted peanut butter with a drippy texture for the best results. To make this recipe nut-free, you can replace peanut butter with sunflower seed butter or tahini. However, both options add a tiny bitter taste to the recipe. Maple Syrup or any refined sugar-free sweetener you love including coconut nectar, date syrup, or agave syrup. To make the recipe sugar-free, swap the syrup for sugar-free syrup like monk fruit syrup and use sugar-free chocolate chips sweetened with stevia. Baking Powder – To give the brownies some rise. Vanilla Extract – For even more taste. Ginger – Ginger contributes to the delicious Fall flavors, so don’t skip it! Nutmeg and Cinnamon – for classic fall tastes. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – or cacao powder. Oat Flour or almond flour – I didn’t try the recipe using all-purpose flour, but I am pretty sure it will work well if you sift the flour in the batter. If you don’t have oat flour, you can make your own oat flour from roller oats. To keep this recipe gluten-free, make sure your oat flour is made from certified gluten-free oats, or use almond flour instead. Also, pick a wheat-free baking powder to avoid gluten.
Add-Ons
You can add some texture to the brownie batter by adding 1/3 cup of the following ingredients:
Chopped Nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans Dark Chocolate Chips Unsweetened Shredded Coconut Pumpkin Seeds
How To Make Vegan Pumpkin Brownies
There are many ways you can make brownies with pumpkin puree. Here’s a vegan pumpkin brownie version made with no eggs, no butter, and no dairy. Plus, it’s entirely refined sugar-free and flourless in a way that no wheat flour is involved.
Add-Ons
You can add some texture to the brownie batter by adding 1/3 cup of the following ingredients:
Chopped Nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans Dark Chocolate Chips Unsweetened Shredded Coconut Pumpkin Seeds
Storage Instructions
These pumpkin brownies store very well in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 4 days, or you can freeze each brownie piece in a container for up to 3 months. Thaw the brownies at room temperature before serving.
Allergy Swaps
You can adapt these vegan brownies to make them allergy friendly. Here are your options.
Gluten-Free – Make sure your oat flour is made from certified gluten-free oats, or use almond flour instead. Also, pick a wheat-free baking powder to avoid gluten. Sugar-Free – Swap the syrup for sugar-free syrup like monk fruit syrup and use sugar-free chocolate chips sweetened with stevia. Nut-Free – You can replace peanut butter with sunflower seed butter or tahini. However, both options add a tiny bitter taste to the recipe.
Frosting Ideas
Of course, you can add some delicious frosting to these brownies. Pick some of the below:
Protein Powder Frosting – This boosts the proteins of the brownie recipe, and it’s oil-free as well. Coconut Cream Frosting Cashew Frosting
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More Pumpkin Recipes
I have so many more easy, healthy pumpkin recipes for you to try this fall. Pick some of the below and let me know what you think.
