Oil-Free Decadent Orange & Chocolate Brownies Questa ricetta è disponibile anche in italiano.
Gooey, melt in the mouth and indulgent vegan, gluten and oil-free chocolate orange brownies with crunchy chocolate chips on top. Such a perfect treat for all ages.
Orange and Chocolate = an irresistible classic combination and one that I am sure you will all love.
From cakes to pannacotta, it’s always a good idea. I even made our wedding cake chocolate and orange flavoured because the combination works so well together.
So, how about brownies? Who doesn’t love a gooey, chocolatey, decadent and indulgent brownie?
Key ingredients used to achieve the typical melt-in-the-mouth brownie texture is insanely high contents of fat (typically butter and cocoa butter).
This often puts lots of people off, especially those that are following a very strict diet, or who are trying to eat healthier.
And there are of course are also people that don’t care and still decide to indulge in such a pleasure.
Whatever category you fall into, I’m here today to present you a brownie recipe that still ticks all the boxes:
- Melt-in-the-mouth
- Gooey
- Chocolatey
- Decadent
- Indulgent
and that is – *wait for it*
both Vegan, Gluten & Oil-Free! In conclusion making this the healthiest brownie you can have but with all the taste
You don’t believe what you’ve just read? I know, it does sound too good to be true, doesn’t it?
I recommend though that you wait until you after try these magic brownies, so they can immediately change your mind and make you believes, hehe!
In fact, I assure you that, if you were to order these brownies in any shop, you would be there double or even triple checking all the ingredients and still may not believe your eyes!
The funny thing is that when making these orange and chocolate gluten-free and oil-free vegan brownies is that you will know EXACTLY what’s in there and may still be shocked at the result!
What is the secret of these Oil-Free Orange & Chocolate Brownies?
In the plant universe there are a lots of fruits and veggies that can be used to create stunning and moist cakes both sweet and savory.
There’s one fruit in particular, rich of nutrients and the good type fat that I like to use in bakery, and this would be the Avocado.
Loaded with fibers, avocado is an amazing fruit that we should consume on a regular basis.
Only 100 g of fresh, mature avocado contains more potassium than bananas, plenty of vitamins, 2 grams of proteins and 160 kcal.
Avocado is one of the fruits that contains high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid), that is exactly what makes it a perfect substitute of oil/butter in this recipe.
You only need to make sure you purchase really ripe and mushy avocados, that are still green though, not brown.
How to tell an Avocado is perfectly ripe.
There are a few tricks for you to use while purchasing avocados.
The first one is to gently squeeze it in our hand to check how firm the pulp is.
When squeezing the pulp you are checking that it is not too firm or too mushy, just a bit soft.
The second trick is to look under the stem:
- Firstly if the stem comes out easily and it’s bright green underneath, happy days! you’ve found a perfectly creamy and green avocado, ready to be eaten!
- Secondly if the stem comes out and it’s brown the avocado would be overripe and it will very likely present brown spots on its flesh.
- Finally Should the stem not come out or it’s hard to remove, the avocado is not ready yet.
Although this is the best way to tell if the avocado is ready to be used, please DO NOT remove the stems in shops if the avocados are not ripe yet.
How to Make these Orange & Chocolate Brownies
Making these brownies is very easy, super quick and straightforward.
All you’ll require is to preheat the oven at 180°C (350°F) and a food processor.
First step is to blend the avocados with some orange juice, plantbased milk, brown sugar, maple syrup and a few drops of orange extract for an extra zing (optional) and some vanilla extract, until creamy and smooth.
Then gluten free flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and a pinch of pink salt go in for us to blend again.
Finally we add the chocolate chips and some orange zest, we give the mixture a final stir and we then transfer it to a 20x20cm (8x8in) tray.
Next let’s sprinkle some chocolate chips on top as this will give a nice texture and then bake the brownies for 17 minutes.
Our delicious oil-free brownies are now finally ready to be eaten!
Allow them to cool for at least 20 minutes to better enjoy them, though I know the temptation will be too much!
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See you soon!
Oil-Free Orange & Chocolate Brownies Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup Gluten Free Flour Mix
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
2 Avocados
1 Organic Orange (zest and juice)
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
1/2 cup Plantbased Milk (Soy)
1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips (70 gr)
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1/4 cup Maple Syrup
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Orange Extract
1/2 tsp Pink Salt
Method:
1. Preheat the oven at 180°C (350°F).
2. Cut the avocados into cubes and add to a food processor bowl along with: sugar, orange juice, plantbased milk, syrup, orange and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the chocolate chips and the orange zest. Blend until the mixture is smooth and without lumps.
4. Add 60 gr of chocolate chips and the zest of 1 orange (grated). Stir in with a spatula.
5. Transfer to a 20×20 cm (8x8in) no-stick pan coated with baking paper.
6. Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top and bake for 17 minutes for a gooey melt-in-the-mouth texture, for 20 minutes if you prefer drier and firmer brownies.
7. Allow to cool completely then slice the brownie into 9 squares.
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