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    Home » gluten free

    Lentil Brownies – Fudgy Nut Butter & Lentil Brownies

    Published: Apr 28, 2018 · Modified: Apr 21, 2019 by Richa 100 Comments

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    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! Just process and bake. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe. Can be Nut-free

    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! #Vegan #Glutenfree Recipe. Can be #Nutfree #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

    I love my Chickpea Peanut Butter Cookie Pie (you all do too, so many remakes!!). Currently, 1. I am on a break from chickpeas, 2. Chickpeas can tend to dry out. 3. I know black bean brownies are the rage, but the texture hasn’t worked for me. Enter lentils. Red Lentils.

    The Quick cooking Lentils that dont have a skin, hence will not add the skin texture like beans. Cook the lentils, melt some chocolate, Process together with a bit of nut butter and the rest of the ingredients to make a batter. Pour into a pan and bake! Super Fudgy, Super Delicious!

    These are not the usual brownie texture when they are just baked, but settle into a more fudgy state after cooling, esp chilling. For the regular super gooey, super chocolatey, super brownie Brownies, See the version in my book! There is a gluten-free option too.

    There brownies are higher in protein with the lentils and nut butter, are gooey and chocolatey and perfect for the chocolate craving! Lets get to these.


    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! #Vegan #Glutenfree Recipe. Can be #Nutfree #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! Just Process and bake #Vegan #Glutenfree Recipe. Can be #Nutfree #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

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    You can use cooked chickpeas in these brownies. Just bake them until set at the edges. If you make these brownies, do let me know how they turned out! 7+ gm of Protein per serve!

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    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! #Vegan #Glutenfree Recipe. Can be #Nutfree #veganricha | VeganRicha.com
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    Lentil Brownies

    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! Just process and bake. Use chickpeas for variation. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe. Can be Nut-free
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegan
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 308kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup (90 g) red lentils
    • 3 tbsp oil
    • 3 tbsp maple syrup
    • 1/2 cup (90 g) vegan semi sweet chocolate chips ( or a mix of semi sweet and dark)
    • 4 tbsp sugar (1 tbsp more for sweeter)
    • 1/3 cup (83.33 g) nut butter (heaping cup) (I like cashew butter), Use sunflower seed butter for Nutfree
    • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1/4 cup (31.25 g) flour of choice All purpose, oat or glutenfree blend for gluten-free (add a tbsp starch if using gf flour and not a blend)
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) salt
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) baking powder
    • 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) vegan chocolate chips to top and mix in.

    Instructions

    • Line a brownie pan with parchment paper ( I use 8 by 8 inch). Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180ºc . 9 by 5 loaf also works
    • Rinse the red lentils. Drain and add to a saucepan. Add 1.5 cups of water and cook partially covered over medium heat. Cook for 12 to 13 minutes or until the lentils are cooked (total time including coming to a boil). Stir once in between. Cool for a few minutes, then drain any excess water from the saucepan (there should be hardly any). Add to a food processor or blender. (For instant pot, pressure cook for 2 minutes then quick release after 5 minutes, drain well and use)
    • Heat maple syrup and oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, add chocolate and sugar and mix. Take off heat. Continue to mix until chocolate is melted and well combined
    • Add the melted chocolate and the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and process until a smooth batter. Add 1 tbsp Dutch processed Cocoa powder for chocolatey brownies (highly recommended as chocolate chips vary in flavor). ***
    • Pour into prepared brownie pan. Sprinkle 2 tbsp chocolate chips on top and mix them in. Sprinkle more to top. (I like to use mini chocolate chips to top). Bake for 32to 35minutes. Bake them a bit longer for more set and crispier edges. Check with a toothpick from the center if too soft/wet.
    • Cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Refrigerate for upto 4 days, freeze for later. The brownie texture improves after refrigeration for a bit.

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    Notes

    ** I use sweetened nut butter in the recipe. Depending on the nut butter and chocolate used, you might need to add more sweetener(sugar). Taste the batter, and add in more and process, then pour into brownie pan. 
    You can also use 1 cup of cooked chickpeas instead of lentils , add 1 flax egg when using chickpeas 
    Add spices such as cinnamon if you like , or fold in chopped walnuts in the batter for variation.
    *** You want to process or blend while the melted chocolate is still warm so that the batter is flowy and easy to pour out into the pan. Blending with a blender is also easier when ingredients are warm. 
    Nutrition is 1 of 8 serves (2 pieces)

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Lentil Brownies
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 308 Calories from Fat 153
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 17g26%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Sodium 147mg6%
    Potassium 233mg7%
    Carbohydrates 35g12%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 20g22%
    Protein 7g14%
    Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
    Calcium 95mg10%
    Iron 3.1mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Fudgy Lentil Brownies. High Protein Brownies that dont taste beany! #Vegan #Glutenfree Recipe. Can be #Nutfree #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

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    1. Flip (I love pancakes)

      March 23, 2023 at 12:12 pm

      5 stars
      I read recently how good lentils are for us humans, and our environment. So I looked up lentil brownies. And here was your recipe.
      Delicious!
      Mine didn’t hold together well, probably due to the lack of a food processor or blender. Next time I might add a flax egg.
      Thank you.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        March 24, 2023 at 8:03 pm

        that would help! enjoy!

        Reply
    2. Kristy Schnabel

      February 16, 2023 at 5:17 pm

      5 stars
      I made this for my husband for Valentine’s Day. He loves them! Knowing there are lentils inside makes us feel less guilty about having a chocolatey dessert.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        February 17, 2023 at 12:39 pm

        Wonderful! So glad you both enjoy the recipe. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Catherine Maxey

      November 06, 2022 at 8:51 am

      5 stars
      These are very good. I added an egg because I wasn’t paying attention. I added 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/4 tsp decaf coffee crystals. Baked as muffins. Made 16 small and baked 23 minutes. Next time I will add chopped nuts. The egg probably made them cakier but still good texture

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 09, 2022 at 11:22 pm

        Sounds yum!

        Reply
    4. Nina

      April 07, 2022 at 5:21 am

      5 stars
      I’ve made these a few times since I first stumbled upon this recipe and love them! They come out really fudgy! I’ve also frozen them on 2 occasions and they were fine after freezing!

      The last two times I skipped the maple syrup (due to running out) and used half the recommended sugar. I used plain 90% chocolate (with hardly any sugar) and it came out great!

      I don’t like it overly sweet so cutting down heaps on the sugar is what works for me! 🙂 Love the use of lentils + peanut butter – two of my favorite ingredients!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 09, 2022 at 9:03 am

        excellent =)

        Reply
    5. Maggie

      June 05, 2021 at 1:06 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious! I used tahini for the nut butter.
      In my convection oven (I live in Austria) i only had to bake them for about 23 minutes.
      They turned out great!! Thanks for your awesome recipe that saved my cooking fail (i had accidentally added homemade simple syrup instead of homenade broth to my lentils… Lol)

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        June 07, 2021 at 11:08 am

        glad that it still turned out!! sweet & savoury lentils

        Reply
    6. MJ

      December 04, 2020 at 11:03 pm

      5 stars
      Fantastic. I didn’t have chocolate chips so used 1/3 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup sugar plus the maple syrup. I left out the oil so added extra water. Perhaps 1/4 cup. 20 minutes baking. So fudgy.

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 05, 2020 at 2:57 pm

        Awesome

        Reply
    7. Gayatri

      November 21, 2020 at 9:16 pm

      This was easy and quick to make and the brownies taste pretty good! The brownie texture was uplifted by the chocolate chips on the crust. To the next iteration, I would:
      – Add walnuts
      – Stick to the recommended amount of sugar (we decreased it slightly and that may not have been the best idea)

      Additionally, my SO who is vegan enjoyed the slightly grainy texture from the lentil which deviates from the normal brownie texture but is nonetheless enjoyable. Many cultures use lentils in their desserts and this recipe just makes a ton of sense.

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 21, 2020 at 9:33 pm

        Thanks! Blend longer and yes the sugar amount adds structure as well.

        Reply
    8. Yolanda

      November 11, 2020 at 2:13 pm

      5 stars
      OMG!!! amazing!!! You would never say it has lentils on it. My family loved it!
      Thank you

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 13, 2020 at 9:36 am

        Excellent !! thank you

        Reply
    9. MJ Walls

      November 04, 2020 at 10:17 am

      I don’t have chocolate chips, can I just use cocoa and extra oil?

      Thanks!

      Reply
    10. Elizabeth

      October 28, 2020 at 7:30 am

      5 stars
      I am making these all the time lately– this recipe is so forgiving & I love that. I skip the melting of the chocolate chips in the maple syrup, & just use 1/3 cup cocoa powder plus 1/2 cup sugar, so I can just throw everything in the food processor all at once. It sometimes needs a tablespoon or so of water when I do it that way, depending on the moisture in my lentils. Thank you for this! I find all your recipes to be so straightforward & adaptable, I recommend you to everyone.

      Reply
      • Richa

        October 28, 2020 at 1:12 pm

        Yay

        Reply
    11. Amna Bakhtiar

      August 23, 2020 at 10:57 pm

      5 stars
      I made these last night with leftover boiled green lentils. The lentils were more than 1 cup so I increased the oil and sweetness accordingly. I used almond meal and rice flour and substituted agave syrup for maple. They are some of the best brownies I’ve ever made/had and tasted even better the next day after putting them overnight in the fridge. This recipe is a keeper!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        August 25, 2020 at 1:53 pm

        glad they turned out so well & thanks for popping in!

        Reply
    12. Amedeo

      August 19, 2020 at 12:32 am

      Are you sure about the cups/grams conversion? I followed the recipe super-closely but with the grams rather than the cups and it was super dry. I had to add milk on top to eat it…

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 19, 2020 at 1:16 am

        They seem right. Did you change anything . Did you use red lentils and cook them in 1.5 cups of water. How was the batter. Was it similar to the pictures?

        Reply
        • Amedeo

          August 19, 2020 at 1:29 am

          Thanks for the reply!
          No I followed the recipe. They were red lentils and the texture seemed right that far. The batter was very different, in the pics it’s very runny, mine was much more “creamy” but on the dry side.

          Reply
          • Richa

            August 19, 2020 at 1:34 am

            Hmm. Thicker batter will probably dry out a bit during baking. I am not sure why it was dry witb all the liquid from maple and oil.

            Reply
    13. Caden

      August 03, 2020 at 11:47 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Richa,

      I tried this recipe out and I absolutely love it! I did however modify it a bit, according to the ingredients I had at home and it’s more of a fudge blondie.

      For my nut butter, I used some lovely macadamia. I used chickpea flour, with an extra 1tbsp of cornflour. I didn’t have chocolate so I used raw cacao butter and melted it down – it gave it such a rich and white chocolatey taste.

      I love that there’s red lentils incorporated in this treat! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    14. Jenna

      July 09, 2020 at 1:23 pm

      5 stars
      So good! I had extra lentils on hand and gave this recipe a chance . My kids and husband devoured these. Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        July 10, 2020 at 8:27 pm

        Perfect use for them. thank you fro the review

        Reply
    15. Lubna

      June 15, 2020 at 11:55 am

      5 stars
      I tried it , its so tasty .thank you very much
      Make more please

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        June 15, 2020 at 12:52 pm

        yay! will do. Thanks Lubna

        Reply
    16. Dana

      May 13, 2020 at 12:03 am

      4 stars
      Great base recipe! I added a tad more chocolate and sugar and also added kakao powder, and based on my “brownie expertise” (LOL) I took them out of the oven after 20-25 minutes already and they were perfect! At least for me, 35mins would have been wayyy too much. Anyway, lentils in brownies was new to me and it works really well!

      Reply
    17. Katie

      April 30, 2020 at 6:38 am

      Can you make this ahead of time and keep the batter in the fridge in a bowl or even on the lined parchment paper and just pop it in the oven after dinner finishes for more fresh but make ahead brownies?

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 30, 2020 at 5:11 pm

        Absolutely you could make ahead up to one day in mixing bowl or poured out into prepared pan and just increase the bake time by a few minutes. The end result will be brownies with extra-crisp edges and a moist, fudge-y center!! Let me know how they turn out 🙂

        Reply
    18. tanusha ajitsaria

      February 13, 2020 at 4:58 pm

      can we cook the lentil in pressure cooker ? if yes then how much water and how many whistles (i use the Indian style pressure cooker)

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 15, 2020 at 3:41 pm

        1 whistle. Masoor dal cooks quickly

        Reply
    19. tanusha ajitsaria

      February 13, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      can we use any thing else instead of maple syrup ?

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 14, 2020 at 9:11 pm

        sugar

        Reply
    20. Jocelyne

      February 11, 2020 at 10:51 pm

      Hello,

      I was wondering if canned black beans could work in place of the lentils?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 12, 2020 at 12:04 pm

        it wont work as a direct sub as black beans are much dryer

        Reply
    21. Danielle

      December 14, 2019 at 10:45 am

      If I use homemade gf oat flour do I need to add the starch?? I have made these with AP flour and they were amazing but making for someone who is gf!
      THANKS

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 14, 2019 at 12:16 pm

        yes youneed the starch for binding as oat flour is gluten-free

        Reply
        • Danielle

          December 14, 2019 at 6:49 pm

          Thank you ❤️

          Reply
    22. Marija

      August 12, 2019 at 6:42 am

      5 stars
      Really good! Thanks! Might be one if ny favourite brownies recipe from now on 🙂
      P.s. Made it with peanut butter and oats flower

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 12, 2019 at 3:29 pm

        yay!

        Reply
    23. Roxana

      June 28, 2019 at 1:13 pm

      5 stars
      Made these last night exactly per recipe & did add the 1tbsp of cocoa powder suggested option. LOVED them, huge hit with husband & I. Had some w/ coffee on the way to work too. Very fudgy & satisfying! Yum!

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 28, 2019 at 1:33 pm

        awesome!

        Reply
    24. Sara Santana

      June 20, 2019 at 9:55 am

      4 stars
      Hi! Just made my first batch of these and came out awesome with few changes: didn’t have any nut butter so substituted the total oil in the recipe for 1/4 cup sunflower oil + 1/4 cup applesauce, and added only 3 tbsp of agave as sweetener. Used semi whole wheat flour and 1 tbsp cocoa powder. They came out great! 😋

      Reply
    25. eb

      April 27, 2019 at 6:21 am

      Hello! Can I use lentil flour instead? thank you!

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 27, 2019 at 11:49 am

        flour works very differently compared to cooked lentils. You can use lentil flour in my regular flour based brownies

        Reply
    26. Liana

      April 13, 2019 at 12:09 pm

      5 stars
      So yammy thank you for this delicious recipe

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 13, 2019 at 12:46 pm

        yay!

        Reply
    27. Jacky

      April 12, 2019 at 7:36 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is incredible! Finally I am feeling more confident with vegan baking 🙂
      I already had all the ingredients at hand so this recipe is excellent for spontaneous baking. I can’t wait to mix around with different flavors and combinations. Thank you so much, Richa! <3

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 12, 2019 at 8:45 pm

        awesome!!

        Reply
    28. Julie

      April 11, 2019 at 9:13 am

      Hi!

      Can I use green lentils instead?

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 11, 2019 at 11:24 am

        green lentils will taste more earthy and add the skin which might make them slightly gritty like black bean brownies. You probably will need to add more vanilla and sugar and blend longer to reduce chances of the texture and flavor not turning out.

        Reply
    29. Sarah

      March 29, 2019 at 2:29 pm

      3 stars
      Did you use sweetened nut butter or unsweetened? I used unsweetened almond butter. Mine were not sweet at all though I used all of the sweeteners in the recipe. The red lentil base is perfect! I couldn’t taste it at all! The other thing is that mine were not fydgy as promised. I used Bobs Red Mill gluten free flour mix for the flour. Any suggestions?

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 29, 2019 at 8:48 pm

        i think its the flour. rice flour (which is a big portion of the bobs mix), tends to absorb a lot more moisture and also dried out incredibly on baking. so that explains the non fudgyness. Rice flour also often needs more flavor and sweetness compared to regular flour. Use half almond flour and half bobs mix. Also add more sweet. Taste the batter before baking. i use sweetened nutbutter, although the sweetened nut butters are very mildly sweetened, so you would still need the added sweet with the rice flour.

        Reply
        • Sarah

          April 21, 2019 at 4:31 am

          5 stars
          I made these again and used pure almond flour, added more sweet to compensate for my unsweetened almond butter and inadvertently skipped the oil. They came out great! I will try again with coconut oil because I do like a little extra fat. I suggest editing the recipe to indicate what kind of nut butter you are using ( I.e. Raw, roasted, unsweetened, sweetened, …..etc.) because there are so many variations available.
          The fudginess was exactly what I was looking for!!!—especially after refrigerating!

          Reply
          • Richa

            April 21, 2019 at 9:57 am

            awesome! ill add that. and also a note to taste the batter befpre baking to adjust sweetness. Its mostly cooked ingredients, so you can as well eat some batter 🙂

            Reply
    30. Ania

      February 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      5 stars
      Can I store it in the fridge? How much time can I store it?

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 13, 2019 at 3:31 pm

        upto 5 days in the fridge

        Reply
    31. Iris

      December 12, 2018 at 3:54 am

      4 stars
      I just made these with a few alterations: using lindt chocolate 70 , almondpaste and almondflour, no sugar just 3 tblsp maple syrup. I wanted to add flaxseed but forgot.

      thank you for sharing, great recipes!

      Reply
    32. Julie

      October 24, 2018 at 6:21 pm

      Can almond butter be used instead?
      TIA! 🙂

      Reply
      • Richa

        October 24, 2018 at 7:30 pm

        yes

        Reply
    33. Julie

      October 07, 2018 at 7:04 pm

      5 stars
      Holy moly, these are incredible! So fudgy and dense. I made them as directed, but didn’t have baking power. I subbed it for 1/8 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp white vinegar. Thanks for the great recipe! 😋

      Reply
      • Richa

        October 07, 2018 at 8:49 pm

        yay!

        Reply
    34. Makayla

      August 18, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      Could you use brown lentils for this? We get lots of them on WIC and I can’t get my kids to eat them.

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 20, 2018 at 10:37 am

        they can be a bit too earthy. Try them with extra vanilla and chocolate chips (brown lentils take longer to cook, use cooked lentils).

        Reply
    35. Erin

      June 15, 2018 at 8:45 am

      These sound great! What do you mean by starch?

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 15, 2018 at 10:32 am

        any starch will do like cornstarch, arrowroot starch, tapioca starch

        Reply
    36. Divya

      May 30, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      5 stars
      Hi, planning to make this for my baby.. so can I switch the white sugar with coconut sugar to make it a tad bit healthier? Also, is there any other substitute for maple syrup since I have none on hand. Is honey a substitute? I know it’s not vegan..

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 30, 2018 at 10:41 pm

        Yes coconut sugar will work fine. I use raw unrefined sugar in my recipes when it says sugar. For the maple syrup you can use jaggery syrup or coconut sugar syrup. I havent used honey in a while so I am not sure of the behavior in baked goods in good enough amounts

        Reply
        • Divya

          May 30, 2018 at 10:53 pm

          Hey! Thanks for the suggestion! These are great alternatives. I can’t wait to try out the recipe now. Great recipes by the way, all of them!

          Reply
      • Maria Caruso

        October 19, 2018 at 8:33 pm

        Honey is not ok for babies. They don’t have the digestion for it and it can cause a serious reaction. Please don’t give your baby honey!

        Reply
    37. Amy

      May 28, 2018 at 2:07 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks so much! I love these. I cooked the lentils in the Instant Pot (for 2 minutes with 1.2 cups of water) and they softened enough that they were easy to mash. No draining or food-processing necessary. Delicious.

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 28, 2018 at 2:16 pm

        awesome!

        Reply
    38. Delia Noto

      May 25, 2018 at 11:22 am

      5 stars
      These look amazing! I’ve never thought of using lentils in brownies before – but I like the idea that they’re more mild in flavor than black bean brownies. 🙂

      Reply
    39. Eileen

      May 23, 2018 at 2:53 pm

      5 stars
      Great brownies! I made them last night with peanut butter/whole wheat flour and added cocoa powder. I left out all of the white sugar that was called for and they tasted amazing (you can’t tell they use lentils at all), so you’re probably fine to ditch it if anybody else decides to make them. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 23, 2018 at 3:11 pm

        awesome!

        Reply
    40. Paige

      May 09, 2018 at 9:07 am

      Do these have an alternative flavour? They look absolutely amazing and I’m desperate to try them! When the builders are out the house and I have an oven back (rather than cooking on the BBQ or with a microwave!) I’ll be making these.

      I made black bean brownies once and they had such a strong bean flavour, I’m a little apprehensive :/

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 11, 2018 at 12:02 am

        not really. add a bit more vanilla and cocoa to mask it even more. black beans are much stronger flavor in general. red lentils are mild and with nut butter, they become very nut buttery

        Reply
    41. Sanja

      May 08, 2018 at 5:56 am

      Hi, do you think that I can use coconut flour? Or it is better to stick to oat flour? Thanks

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 08, 2018 at 10:43 am

        Yes you can use coconut flour. 3 tbsp should be enough. You might want to add a tbsp of starch for binding as coconut flour has no binding.

        Reply
    42. JOSIE

      May 05, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      5 stars
      Yum. Really nice brownies. For me the cooking time could have been less though as mine weren’t as gooey as I’d have liked. Maybe it’s just my oven though.

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 05, 2018 at 9:42 pm

        Great! Yes adjust that based on the oven, pan etc.

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    43. Nicole @ Vegan Nom Noms

      May 03, 2018 at 1:47 am

      Red lentils, that’s a new one to me! I really wanna give this a try, I just wish ovens were a thing in Thailand, haha. It’s on my list for my oven binge once I return to Europe!

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      • Richa

        May 03, 2018 at 10:23 am

        You can make the batter into fat pancakes i think. Add a bit more flour. Use a cookie cutter so that batter rises within in. and cook at low-medium heat.

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        • Nicole @ Vegan Nom Noms

          May 03, 2018 at 9:28 pm

          Thanks for the suggestion, that’s definitely worth a try for my next chocolate craving!

          Reply
    44. Cassie Thuvan Tran

      April 30, 2018 at 10:05 pm

      Love that you used a bean that isn’t a garbanzo bean or black bean for a brownie! I love this idea. Red lentils are always amazing for anything that you’d need for a thick paste. Brownies are no exception! These look absolutely incredible and I bet they taste even better!

      Reply
    45. Laurie

      April 30, 2018 at 4:12 am

      If I wanted to omit oil, how would you adjust recipe?

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      • Richa

        April 30, 2018 at 10:38 am

        Chocolate chips have oil , so there is quite some oil in the recipe. You can omit the added oil and sub with 1 tbsp more nut butter

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        • Laurie

          April 30, 2018 at 10:41 am

          Perfect. Great suggestion, thx!

          Reply
    46. jamie

      April 29, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      5 stars
      loved this! I used garbanzos with a few lentils cooked in since that’s what I had already cooked and you were right, they worked just fine! I made them this morning and they’ll be a surprise dessert to celebrate with tonight. What a nice recipe!!! (PS, I made them in a parchment lined loaf pan as I only have a big rectangle pan and some rounds…they seemed to work really nicely in terms of batter amount).

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      • Richa

        April 29, 2018 at 1:29 pm

        Perfect!!

        Reply
        • Soyoon

          December 07, 2020 at 8:01 am

          Thank you for the great recipe! This became my favorite brownie recipe and I baked them more than 3 times.
          My question is your brownies in the picture seem thicker than mine. Mine is pretty flat and I’m wondering if there’s any way to make it thicker?
          I’m using the same size of the pan

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          • Richa

            December 07, 2020 at 11:43 am

            Double the batter for a thicker brownie.

            Reply
    47. Adrienne

      April 29, 2018 at 10:38 am

      5 stars
      I put a tablespoon of ground flax to simulate a more eggy texture and add even more fiber. Came out very well. Baking time was less.

      I am thinking about subbing some flour for cocoa powder. I would like them to be darker. Great recipe! Love the lentils.

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      • Richa

        April 29, 2018 at 10:53 am

        Awesome! yes you an mix in 1 tbsp cocoa powder while processing. It doesnt add much dry to the recipe so the batter wont change much.

        Reply
    48. Adri Ustick

      April 28, 2018 at 7:03 pm

      Why did you stop putting the “Jump to Recipe” button? Also, this is a very creative recipe, and I like it 🙂

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      • Richa

        April 29, 2018 at 11:24 am

        Thanks! these are super fudgy! The button doesnt work correctly on the main page, so i add it later to the posts. (which i obviously tend to forget :)). I should set up a monthly reminder to update the posts.

        Reply

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