Sugar-free date chocolate brownies | Recipe

Super moist, very chocolaty and vegan

Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann

Photography:
© Marzia Balza

28 March 2025

Zuckerfreie, vegane Dattel-Schoko-Brownies von VIVANI Bio-Schokolade.

Reducing sugar consumption - many people are rightly concerned about this topic. But can you make moist, sweet chocolate brownies without added sugar or other sweeteners? Our recipe for sugar-free date chocolate brownies proves it. And the added chocolate is also completely sugar-free thanks to the 100% cocoa content. Natural ingredients such as ripe banana and dried dates provide a natural sweetness. The recipe is quick and easy to prepare and is also 100% plant-based.

Ingredients

For 6 persons


For the brownies:

200 g

dried dates, pitted

160 ml

oat milk, heated

110 g

ripe banana, mashed

40 g

VIVANI Superior Dark 100% Cacao + Nibs chocolate, roughly chopped

2 tbsp

sunflower oil

2 tsp

peanut butter

30 g

VIVANI Fine Cocoa Powder (unsweetend)

30 g

ground hazelnuts

30 g

flour

1 tsp

baking powder

To serve:

coconut chips

VIVANI Fine Cocoa Powder (unsweetend)


making

working time
25 minutes

baking time
20 minutes

waiting / cooling time
10 minutes

level of difficulty
easy

01

Preheat the oven to 175 °C top/bottom heat. Line a square baking tin (26 x 20 cm) with baking paper.

02

Soak the dates in the hot oat drink for 5-10 minutes. Then puree.

03

Stir the banana, 20 g chopped chocolate, oil and peanut butter into the date puree.

04

Add the flour, cocoa powder, ground hazelnuts and baking powder and mix well.

05

Pour the batter into the tin and smooth out. Sprinkle the remaining 20 g of chopped chocolate over the batter.

06

Bake the cake for 18-20 minutes. The brownie should still be soft on the inside. Leave to cool completely and dust with cocoa powder and sprinkle with coconut chips before serving.


VIVANI's sugar-free organic superior dark chocolate 100% with cocoa nibs

Superior Dark 100+
with cocoa nibs

Santo Domingo Cacao | vegan | without added sugar

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Fine cocoa powder

Santo Domingo | fat-reduced cocoa powder | Biodynamic | vegan

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The Fine Cocoa Powder from VIVANI Organic Chocolate is fat-reduced, vegan and certified biodynamic.

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