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September 2, 2015 By Tiinatuuli 6 Comments

FUDGY EGGPLANT BROWNIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

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Fudgy eggplant brownies

Gluten-free vegan fudgy eggplant brownies!

I know it sounds crazy. But to me, it’s the good kind of crazy. Especially when crazy tastes fudgy and chocolatey, just like a brownie should. At first eggplant might seem like an unusual ingredient in sweet treats, but when the eggplant is cooked soft and pureed with warm dark chocolate, it feels like a natural addition to the brownie batter.

Vegetables in sweet treats

I love sneaking vegetables into baked goods. This time though it’s not just to make brownies “healthier”, it is actually more about the texture the eggplant gives to the brownies. These brownies are soft, a little moist and the chocolate flavor is very intense. I’m thrilled about the sweetener too: it’s just dates (and the sugar in the dark chocolate)! So when I’m eating these brownies, I’m actually eating vegetables and fruits 🙂

Eggplants are not the only vegetables to use in brownies. I think sweet potatoes might be the most common vegetable used. Its naturally sweet flavor and smooth texture (when cooked) is perfect in baked goods. Zucchini and cauliflower work too, although I find the flavor of cauliflower hard to cover sometimes.

I made a fun experiment by adding all sorts of veggies – not just eggplants – into my brownie batter and the result was yummy! You can find the crazy delicious veggie brownie recipe here.

Silky smooth peanut butter frosting

To add even more deliciousness to these brownies, I whisked a silky smooth peanut butter frosting and smeared it on top of each lovely brownie bite. Although these bites are very tasty without frosting, I must admit adding the peanut butter frosting makes these addictive!

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FUDGY EGGPLANT BROWNIES
 
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Prep time
50 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
1 hour 15 mins
 
Serves: ~12 small pieces
Ingredients
  • Wet ingredients
  • 10,5 oz / 300 g organic eggplant (about 1 cup cooked eggplant)
  • ~3,2 oz / 90 g vegan dark chocolate (I used 80% chocolate for a rich chocolate taste)
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil (room temperature)
  • 8 pitted dates (soak in water if needed). Note: I used medium sized dates. If you have large ones (e.g.medjool), 6 should be enough.

  • Dry ingredients
  • ¼ cup rice flour *SEE NOTES*
  • ¼ cup oat flour *SEE NOTES*
  • 1,5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp good quality salt (e.g.Himalayan)

  • Peanut butter frosting
  • 4 tbsp unsalted, organic peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp coconut cream
  • ½ tsp agave nectar (or other sweetener of choice)
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Cooking the eggplant: Preheat oven 200C/390F.
  2. Prick the eggplant with a fork all around and cook it in the oven for ~50 min (turn every 10-15 minutes) until eggplant feels soft. *SEE NOTES* Let eggplant cool.
  3. Lower the heat to 180C/360F after cooking the eggplant.
  4. Eggplant brownies: Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Add coconut oil and mix well.
  5. When the eggplant has cooled for ~15 min cut it in half and scrape the insides. Squeeze out all the extra water. You should have a little bit less than 1 cup (when water squeezed out) of cooked soft eggplant.
  6. Purée eggplant well in a blender/food processor together with melted chocolate, coconut oil and dates until a chocolate mousse like (not as smooth but close) consistency reached.
  7. Mix all dry ingredients together.
  8. Combine dry ingredients to wet ingredients little by little mixing gently.
  9. Line a small baking tin (mine was appr. 9 x 6 inch) with parchment paper, and pour the batter in tin.
  10. Bake brownie for 20 minutes. Test with a tooth pick and bake for another 5 min if tooth pick doesn't come out clean. 25 minutes should be enough (otherwise brownies might become too dry)
  11. After baking keep the brownies in the baking tin for another 15 minutes before removing.
  12. Let cool for ~30 minutes before putting the frosting.
  13. Frosting: blend all frosting ingredients well together in a food processor to achieve a silky smooth consistency. Cut brownies into small pieces and spread the frosting over each bite.
  14. Enjoy!
  15. Store brownie in the fridge up to one week.
Notes
You can also use ½ cup of gluten-free white flour mix instead of rice flour and oat flour. I recommend Doves Farm gluten-free white flour mix.


The eggplant should be thoroughly cooked to achieve the best tasting result so make sure to adjust eggplant cooking time if it isn't soft in 50 minutes.
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ps. These brownies turn into a scrumptious chocolate cake too 🙂

 

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Comments

  1. Natalia says

    March 14, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    I need to try it…as I also love vegetable in desserts and I can say I like strange food :).
    Thank tou for sharing it, i know what I will make on wednesday when home with the kids 🙂

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    • Tiinatuuli says

      March 14, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      This is a favorite with my kids! I have told them that I have some eggplant hiding inside but they hardly believe me 🙂 If you want, you can try this with a little less flour. I have experimented with less flour and it works well! All depends on how moist the eggplant is after you have “squeezed” extra water out of it. I have some images of the eggplant choco “mousse” on my Festive chocolate cake post, if you want to see how it will look 🙂 Happy baking and thanks for your lovely comments <3

      Reply
  2. Rosa (ros13) says

    May 1, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Oh my gosh, Tiina! They are out of the oven, the house smells like heaven and I ate almost half of the batter straight from the food processor! Can’t wait for them to cool down and enjoy ??

    Reply
    • Tiinatuuli says

      May 5, 2016 at 12:13 pm

      Thanks so much Rosa dear! I’m so happy that you made these and even happier to know that you love them 🙂 Wishing you a wonderful day! Lots of love <3

      Reply
  3. Paula says

    January 28, 2017 at 2:19 am

    Can you freeze these?

    Reply
    • Tiinatuuli says

      January 30, 2017 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks for the question! Yes you can, I’ve done it several times. Have a lovely day 🙂

      Reply

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