Hazelnut Walnut Brownies – No Bake Brownies with dates, roasted hazelnuts and walnuts. Easy Fudgy No Bake Vegan Brownies. No Bake Nutella Brownies. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe.
These brownie bites are like nutella brownies, but no bake, no make the nutella and of course no palm oil or dairy like the usual nutella. Just 6 ingredients, toasted hazelnuts, walnuts, dates, cocoa and some maple. I top these with a creamy non dairy chocolate ganache. So good! Serve these with a simple vegan vanilla ice cream or some whipped coconut cream. and some date caramel. yum.
These bars are easy, fudgy and perfect for the sweet snack attack! Make these and let me know how they turned out! You can use all walnuts and skip the toasting step to omit hazelnuts. Or use hazelnut butter or other toasted nut butter.
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Hazelnut Brownies - No Bake Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie
- 1 cup (120 g) raw hazelnuts or unsalted roasted
- 1/2 cup (58.5 g) raw walnuts
- 1 cup (147 g) soft medjool dates pitted and roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup (28.67 g) or more cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
- 1 to 2 tbsp maple syrup
Ganache:
- 1/4 cup (61 ml) non dairy milk
- 1 tbsp refined coconut oil
- 3/4 cup (131.25 g) semi sweet chocolate
- 2 tbsp sugar or sweetener
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- For raw hazelnuts, Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for 10 to 14 minutes if raw (shake one in between) and 4 or 5 minutes to heat up if roasted. Cool Slightly and put on a kitchen towel. Rub with the towel to remove as many skins as you can. Or use pre-roasted hazelnuts (remove skin in a towel before using).
- Add just the hazelnuts without skin to a food processor or high speed blender. Blend until starting to get buttery. *
- Add walnuts and pulse until a coarse meal. Add dates and cocoa, vanilla and salt and pulse to mix in and until the dates break down into the mixture. Add maple syrup to help the mixture stick. Taste and adjust sweet and chocolate (add more cocoa).
- Transfer to a parchment lined pan and pat down to a rectangle.
- Make the Ganache: Heat the non dairy milk and coconut oil over medium heat in a saucepan. when boiling take off heat. Add the chocolate sugar and vanilla and let sit for a minute. Whisk until smooth. Pour over the brownies. Chill for an hour, slice and serve. Let the brownies come close to room temperature before serving. Store on the counter for upto 2 days, Store refrigerated for upto a week.
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Notes
Melt 2 tbsp coconut oil(refined if you want a neutral flavor). Mix in 2 tbsp smooth nut-butter, 1 to 2 tbsp maple, 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth. Use. *For a smoother brownie, add 1 tbsp melted coconut oil and process the hazenuts until smooth. They will get smoother in a blender than a processor. Nutrition is approx 1 of 4 Serves.
Nutrition
I have made these several times and they are really delicious. I have made them with and without coconut oil, and both work. I add instant espresso to the ganache, which my husband and I love. You are an amazing recipe creator Richa. I cook all the time, and your recipes are many of my favorites. In fact, just made your meatless loaf tonight. Thank you so much. I love your cookbooks and I love the recipes you are generous enough to just share with us.
Oh I’m so glad! Thank you for the kind review, that addition of instant espresso sounds absolutely delish! 🙂
Quick question. I do not have hazelnuts but hazelnut meal on hand. How could I modify the recipe to use that instead? Cant wait to try it!
Just go ahead and follow the recipe, then you won’t have to process the nuts as long.
Planning to make this today! Can I use honey instead of maple syrup?
Delicious! This was my first time making vegan ganache and it was perfect I’m excited to use it for other recipes.
I didn’t have chocolate so I thought I could use cocoa nibs. Don’t do that. I might have just invented poison. Thought they were small chocolate parts.
I followed the. Method n instructions to a t but my brownie mixture minus the topping came out very oily and hard sticky chewy. What would cause this?
hmm Maybe the nuts got a bit overprocessed. When nuts get over processed they start to leak oil a bit and start the process to become nut butter. That could be the oil and stickyness. I am not sure about chewyness, that could just be the quality of the dates?
Hey…
The brownies taste delicious. Thankyou.
Can’t wait to try more of your reciepes.
Amrita
Hi Richa – Which non dairy milk goes with this?
I usually use almond milk but any will do
Hi
Which company food processor have you used for this recipe ?
I’ve made these in cuisinart and kitchenaid processors, both work.
Delicious!!! Easy to make, and everyone in the family loved this recipe.
Made these and they were amazing! Thank you 🙂
Awesome!
These are amazing! I used a hit too much Maple so they were especially fudgey! Definitely will make again.
Fudgy is always good!
I just made these and they’re amazing! They actually taste like brownies. I never use oils or sweeteners in recipes, and this case it didn’t seem to matter.
Quick, easy, and everyone will think you’ve been baking all day 🙂
Thank you Richa for your great talent.
Thats awesome!
These look and sound delicious. I’m wanting to give them a try based on what I have on hand. I have toasted peanuts that I can use instead of hazelnuts, but I don’t have walnuts. I have cashews and Brazil nuts. Do you think cashews will work well instead of walnuts? Also I have some almond pulp from my most recent batch of almond milk. I’m wondering if that could be incorporated here…I’ll experiment and let you know!
I think any nuts will do in this. Add some in combination with cashews as they are more neutral. Depending on the nut, you can roast them or use them raw. I would use cashews raw.
O.M.G. these came out so good!! I used roasted peanuts instead of hazelnuts (didn’t bother heating them up because I used a Vitamix and I was worried they would get too soft.) I used a mix of almond pulp (about 2.5 TBS) and raw cashew pieces (about 1.5 TBS) in place of the walnuts. I stirred everything up with a spoon in the blender with each addition before actually blending. I used a loaf pan to press everything, and the size and depth were PERFECT! I got six brownies out of it. The ganache is to die for! Great recipe!
yay!
Richa, I’ve just discovered your first cookbook and it is such an amazing addition to my cookbook collecion! I’ve been wanting to develop more indian recipes and culinary school didn’t do a great job with indian cuisine! Your book is actually all I need! I’m so inspired and already adding a bit of Richa-ness to my recipes! So happy to have found you!
…And these brownies. Making these for sure!
THIS RECIPE RULES!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been an ethical vegan for a LONG time, and I have tried so many raw recipes and store-bought/bakery bought raw goods. This recipe produces yummy, chocolatey, good-for-you-seeming treats! You have done it again! 100% success rate with your recipes!
Hi, can we substitute another nut, say cashews?
yes, with cashews you can use them raw or lightly roasted
Ooooh. These look so good. Perfect for a sweet snack attack. I’m going to make them as soon as I get a chance. Wishing I had one (or three) in front of me right now, they’re making me hungry.
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Hi, can you substitute the coconut oil with light olive oil or Rapeseed Oil (canola) as I have to avoid coconut.
Also, would these work in a Vitamix blender? Or would it be difficult to get the end result out of the container?
Thanks.
use more of the chocolate and omit oil altogether.
Vitamix and other high speed blenders work fine with nuts. The mixture isnt too sticky. you might want to pulse towards the end so as to not overork the motor.
Thanks for replying- how much more chocolate do you suggest? Thanks. I will also try with my vitamix blender.
same amount as oil
Thanks Richa, I’m looking forward to the release of your new cookbook! I already own your first book and am cooking my way through it!
These are so good and so easy. I added chia seeds and snacked on them all day!
Great!! one question, can we use directly hazelnut butter like this one, if yes what quantity?:
https://www.jeanherve.fr/fr/68-puree-noisette-bio
thx
I would do a heaping 1/2 cup. You m ight not need any maple syrup with hazelnut butter.
Oh Yeah!!
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