These Healthy Pumpkin Oat Flour Brownies are the perfect easy, healthy and delicious brownie recipe for fall. These gluten free brownies are healthier than your average brownie, but you would never know it. Oat flour adds fiber and the nut butter and coconut oil add healthy fats. In addition - these brownies are lower in sugar and contain no refined sugar.
I love a good pumpkin dessert. For more yummy dessert recipes try my high protein pumpkin cottage cheese cheesecake or my pumpkin pie nice cream.
Let's get into the recipe.
Why you'll love these gluten free pumpkin brownies
- It is gluten free and dairy free and can be made vegan.
- It is insanely easy to make and , made in one bowl.
- Thanks to ingredients like oat flour, nut butter and maple syrup this is a healthier for you brownie recipe.
Ingredients
- oat flour
- coconut oil
- eggs
- cacao
- plant milk
- maple syrup
- pumpkin
- coconut sugar
Substitutions
- Almond butter - Any nut butter works here except for tahini as it is too liquid. Sunflower seed butter is a good sub
- Eggs - flax eggs work.
- Plant milk - any milk works here, of course swapping this with cows milk would make the recipe no longer dairy free.
- Oat flour - I do not suggest subbing this out.
- Maple syrup - honey is a good sub here.
Instructions
Mix together the batter.
Add batter to a baking dish and bake.
Let cool and serve.
Storage instructions
These can be stored in a sealed container or bag in your freezer for months, or your refrigerator for about a week.
Recipe Pro-Tips
Make sure to let these cool for at least 20 minutes so they can set, otherwise they will be sticky.
Recipe FAQ
Cacao is high in antioxidants and less processed than cocoa powder. It also is rich in vitamins and minerals like magnesium.
Pumpkin is high in fiber and vitamins C and A.
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Healthy Pumpkin Oat Flour Brownies
Ingredients
Wet
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup non dairy milk sub regular milk if desired
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry
- 1 ½ cups oat flour
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice
- ½ cup cacao
Instructions
- Preheat oven for 350 degrees.
- Add all wet ingredients to a bowl. Mix until smooth.
- Pour in dry ingredients and mix again until smooth.
- Add batter to an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake for 23-27 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let brownies cool for 20-30 minutes so they set. Slice and enjoy.
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