Best Healthy One-Bowl Brownies

Anytime I have a chocolate craving, my mind goes to brownies. Thick, rich, gooey brownies. Sadly, my brownie cravings could never be fully indulged by the lower calorie recipes I was using. So, I created my own! This egg-free, dairy-free, 100% vegan recipe contains applesauce and pumpkin puree instead of oil and eggs. It tastes just as decadent as the regular version!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 192 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ cup pumpkin puree
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup vegan margarine (such as Earth Balance®)
• 1 cup spelt flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips (Optional)
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate (such as Baker's®)
• 2 packets stevia sugar substitute

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Microwave chocolate and butter together in a large microwave-safe bowl in 10 second increments until chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Stir sugar, pumpkin, applesauce, stevia, and vanilla into chocolate mixture. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to chocolate mixture; stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center of dish comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool on a rack for 20 minutes.