The best DOUBLE DESSERT you’ll ever have! Luscious peanut butter blondies meet decadent chocolate chunk brownies in this amazing dessert recipe. Vegan, gluten-free, and Medjool date-sweetened…these are the sweet treat you can feel great about indulging in!
You guys. You’re in for a treat today.
Today I am sharing possibly my BEST sweet recipe EVER. That’s right. The number one recipe ever shared on Healthy Helper. It definitely is one my all time favorites and I think it will be one of yours too. I am mean…how can you go wrong when you combine chocolate and peanut butter?
But those two amazing foods aren’t the only things being combined in this stunner of a snack….no sir! We are also doing a little ‘dessert-doubling’ as well. I’ve done before and I’ll continue to do it! Remember my Blondie Donuts? My Pudding Pie Tart? Well, today you’re getting PEANUT BUTTER BLONDIE BROWNIES. All I can say is YAS.
And if that didn’t sound good enough…we’re also having a party on the blog to celebrate National Peanut Month! Is this not the best post ever!?
A few of my food blogger friends and I have teamed up to bring you 6 delicious peanut butter-y recipes that are vegan, totally healthy, and positively delicious!
Here’s what the other girls have whipped up…
Peanut Butter Chunk Nice Cream from Natalie of Feasting on Fruit
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Cups from Kim of The Coconut Diaries
Raw Peanut Butter Banoffee Tarts from Jess of Choosing Chia
Chocolate Chunk Coconut Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Leah of Love Me Feed Me
Peanut Butter Banana Scones from Rachel & Bethany from Athletic Avocado
And of course…MY Peanut Butter Blondie Brownies!
If I couldn’t love this recipe any more, the fact that it’s sweetened with my favorite Natural Delights Medjool dates takes the cake (or in this case brownies!). No need for any added sugars or artificial sweeteners when you have soft, fresh, amazingly sweet Medjool dates from Natural Delights.
PrintPeanut Butter Blondie Brownies
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 9 brownies 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- For Brownie Layer
- 1 cup oat flour
- 8 Natural Delights Medjool dates + ¾ cup water, pureed together (125 grams)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- ½ tsp vanilla bean powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (22 grams)
- water, as needed to thin batter
- For Blondie Layer
- 1 cup peanut flour
- 1 cup chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and patted dry
- 1 ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- Topping
- Sliced Medjool dates (optional)
- More chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper. In a large bowl combine oat flour, cocoa, baking powder + baking soda, and vanilla bean powder. Pour in Medjool date puree. Mix together until evenly combined. Fold in chocolate chips and stir. Set aside.
- In food processor combine chickpeas and applesauce. In a bowl, place peanut flour and pour in applesauce mixture. Stir until evenly combined. Pour peanut batter into baking dish, spread evenly throughout. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Spread brownie mixture on top of the blondie layer in the baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool on a wire rack, slice, and serve with banana ice cream for a fully vegan dessert!
Vegan, gluten-free, and so incredibly addicting. The taste, the two different textures in each of the layers, and the amazingly healthy ingredients…I just can’t get over how good these are. I am a little ashamed to admit how fast I went thru this batch….and the second one I made. 😉
My favorite way to eat them? Wish extra peanut butter spread on top of course! Would I have it any other way? And since it’s National Peanut Month, I have even more of an excuse to spread it on THICK. I think you’ll do the same once you try these for yourself!
How are you celebrating National Peanut Month?
Which recipe do you most want to try?
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REALLY want to try the banoffee tart. Banoffee pie is a huge favorite of mine- super popular where I grew up in the UK! Love the look and sound of these brownies too- love the layered colors.
I know right!? I need to try those tarts too!
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I loved them even before I knew they were date-sweetened–two gorgeous cakey layers of dessert in one the best flavor combos ever. And then you made them date-sweetened…perfection!! Yep, I will second that best sweet recipe title <3
Haha thanks lovely!! These are seriously amazing!! I neeeed to make another batch this week. I’ve already made three!! LOL
Okay the are the best of both worlds!! CAn’t get any better than chocolate and PB!
Thanks love!! 100% agree!!
The peanut flour and applesauce layer was still very wet after it was baked. Are you sure the ingredients amount is correct? Perhaps too much applesauce?
Always works for me!
Looks amazing! I sold a similar dessert at my coffee shop, it was not a healthy version however! It was super popular though! Great recipe!
Thanks Patrick!!
These double layered beauties are SO dreamy, Kaila!! The perfect treat for the indecisive like me 😉 Love that they’re sweetened with dates too!!
Thanks girlie!! Looooove your cookie recipe!
YUMMM!!! How could one not love layers of peanut butter and chocolate?
Thanks Em! I think you’ll like these a lot!!
Kaila I love your combination of two absolutely amazing classics! I may very well make the blondie batter and eat it before it makes it to the baking pan haha.
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Thank you so much! And I totally do the same thing with the blondie batter. So yummy.
I’m somewhat new to the gluten-free game and I can’t wait to try some of these recipes out! They all look so good!
You will LOVE these recipes! All so good.
Yep, these are exactly what I need in my life right now. Peanut butter and blondie and brownie in one? You just can’t go wrong!
You will LOVE these!!
These look seriously amazing. This pregnant can’t wait to try!
Thanks Kristyn! Enjoy them!
So many great recipes! Yummed & Tweeted!Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Have a great week!
Kim
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Thank you!!!
Could you skip the chocolate layer and jyst bake the blondie layer?
Yes I have a recipe for just the blondie layer on the blog!! Search for it!
Thoes all look amazing – especially those blondie brownies. You can never go wrong with PB and chocolate 🙂
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Thanks so much Myra!!
All the peanut butter recipes!! Dreams coming true! Can’t wait to try these brownies!
Thanks Nicci! Enjoy!!
Oh these are so exciting!! I love the base using chickpeas and peanut flour!! So healthy and creative.
Thanks Cora!!
Ok so these look delicious… I LOVE peanut butter and my friend is vegan so these are going to be a winner for sure! Im seeing her Tuesday so will whip some up Monday ready… ill check back in and let you know how they went down! #brilliantblogposts
Let me know how you like them!!
Your Brownies will be a very special treat that we will enjoy! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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Let me know when you make them!!
Yum!! These look amazing!
Thank you!!
These look decadent! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up.
Thanks Helen!
Chocolate and peanut butter is the perfect combination! These brownies look awesome!
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Thank you so much Kat!!
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I love anything brownie/blondie! Yum!
Oop, I didn’t mean to add a link! Thanks so much for linking up with us for Healthy Vegan Fridays! I’m Pinning and sharing!
Thanks Mary Ellen! You’ll LOVE these.
These look delicious!!
xx
Courtney
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Thanks Courtney!!
These blondie brownies look amazing!!
THANK YOUUUU!
Those look yummy! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!
So welcome!! Thanks for hosting!!
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The bottom peanut/applesauce layer remains very wet and mushy after being baked twice.
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Not sure what went wrong! Did you add the chickpeas as well?
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