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Vegan and Gluten Free Peanut Crunch Brownies

A lot of people are pretty wary of vegan and gluten free baking. It seems like it would be difficult, but it’s surprisingly easy! Vegan baking can also be rich and decadent, like these oh so fudgy Peanut Crunch Brownies.

This recipe for Peanut Crunch Brownies is adapted from Heather Saffer’s well-named cookbook Crazy Easy Vegan Desserts. Heather Saffer, founder and CEO of Dollop Gourmet, has been featured on Shark Tank and Cupcake Wars for her delicious vegan desserts that can be enjoyed by anyone. I was sent a review copy and have loved paging through the recipes, they really are crazy easy!

The cookbook begins with a review of some dairy free and gluten free alternatives that can be used in baking.

 

So let’s dig into this recipe for Peanut Crunch Brownies, because, well, it’s delicious!

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup gluten free flour (I used almond flour)
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 2/3 cups vegan chocolate chips
  • 2 ( ~3 oz) dark chocolate bars, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts

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thinkThin® Wellness Box Giveaway!

As a culture of people always on the move, it can be really difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle (more power to those who can!) Finding a quick and healthy snack is particularly difficult. Most “healthy” granola bars pack in the sugar and calories, but thinkThin® delivers a tasty snack without refined sugar, GMOs, or gluten. thinkThin® Protein and thinkThin® Bites products contain 0g sugar while the thinkThin® Crunch Fruit & Nut bars have sugar in the range of 3g-8g.

In honor of Mothers Day, thinkThin® has graciously offered to give one lucky reader a Wellness Box to help busy moms (and non-moms) maintain a healthy lifestyle! The bars are great as a breakfast option, right before a workout, or as an afternoon pick-me-up.

 

The Wellness Box includes: one 10 bar box of thinkThin® high protein bars, one 10 bar box of thinkThin® Crunch (with 10g protein and 70% less sugar than leading fruit and nut bars), and three boxes of thinkThin® Bites.

The high protein bars have 20g protein and 0g sugar to help avoid sugar spikes and fatigue. The bars are also gluten free, kosher, and have a low glycemic index. Flavors include creamy peanut butter, chocolate espresso, caramel fudge, chocolate covered strawberry, white chocolate, chunky peanut butter, brownie crunch, cookies and creme, chocolate fudge, and dark chocolate.

The crunch bars are made with 100% non-GMO ingredients and contain 8g-9g protein, 4g-8g sugar, and 4g fiber. The bars are also gluten free. Flavors include white chocolate dipped mixed nuts, mixed nuts, chocolate dipped mixed nuts, coconut chocolate mixed nuts, caramel chocolate dipped mixed nuts, blueberry and mixed nuts, cherry and mixed nuts, and cranberry apple and mixed nuts.

thinkThin® bites are 100 calorie bars with 0g sugar and 5g-8g protein per bar. The bites are also gluten free. Flavors include chocolate toffee nut, cookies and cream, and dark chocolate bites.

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