Tahini Brownies

Vegan brownies with chocolate chips on top.

4.82 from 53 votes

Tahini Brownies are made with almond flour and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. The result is a rich and gooey, oil-free brownie that's also vegan, gluten-free and addictively delicious.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings: Brownies

Calories: 149kcal

Author: Debra Klein

Equipment

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons flax meal
⅓ cup water
½ cup dark chocolate chips
⅓ cup almond flour
⅓ cup cacao powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup tahini

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together flax meal and water. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 and line a 8 x 8" baking pan with unbleached parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix dry ingredients: almond flour, cacao, baking powder, sea salt.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix wet ingredients together, starting with the tahini, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Then stir in the flax mixture until well incorporated.
Sprinkle on the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
Set aside a few chocolate chips for the top. Fold in chocolate chips, (and chopped nuts if desired) and pour into prepared pan. Spread evenly with spatula. Sprinkle on the extra chocolate chips and if desired a little sprinkle of flakey sea salt and/or sesame seeds.
Bake for 30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 30 minutes and then lift gently onto cutting board.
Cut into 16 squares.
Brownies can be stored in air-tight container cut or uncut. Room temp for 5 days, in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for 3 months.

Notes

CHOCOLATE: Either ½ cup dark chocolate chips or use a 3-oz bar of chocolate and chop it yourself into chunks. It is easier to find high quality bars of dark chocolate.

OPTIONAL: ½ cup chopped walnuts. Stir them into the batter at the end with the chocolate. Flakey sea salt: sprinkle it onto the top just before baking. Sesame seeds: sprinkle onto the top just before baking.

BEST WAY TO SLICE BROWNIES SO THEY DON'T CRUMBLE: I brownies are still warm, they will be hard to slice cleanly. Let them sit for at least 30 minutes, or better yet, minimum of 1 hour. They will be even easier to slice if they are chilled. Place in the fridge or freezer to fully chill. Use a SHARP chef's knife and run it under hot water in between slices.

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