Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies (Gluten Free): this vegan gluten free brownies recipe is made from scratch & easy! It’s the fudgiest chocolate peanut butter swirl brownies ever—with thick ribbons of peanut butter and rich, moist brownie flavor! Dairy-Free, Vegan, Gluten-Free.
It’s less than 3 weeks ‘til Easter!!! That means we’re all kinds of ready to rock ‘n roll on ALL the vegan chocolate and peanut butter treats, right?? 😉
Okay, Easter is not ALL about the food… but ya know that’s our main focus here on Beaming Baker (and MAH LIFE!!). 🙂 For some reason, every time Spring rolls around, I get a multitude of requests for gluten free vegan chocolate peanut butter desserts!
Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies Recipe (Gluten Free, Dairy-Free)
And what’s one request that I always, always get? –> Can you please share a fudgy vegan peanut butter swirl brownies recipe?!? Pretty please with a dollop of homemade peanut butter on top? And a scoop of banana peanut butter swirl ice cream on the side? Sitting on a bed made out of easy vegan chocolate peanut butter bars? 😉
To that, I answer: Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Wait a minute, did I count enough yes’s? Meh! It’ll do. And yes, I totally did just work in some of my favorite vegan peanut butter recipes ever (like my healthy peanut butter overnight oats) up top. And yes, you should totally try ALL of them. In exactly that manner/serving suggestion. Hehe.
Meanwhilst, the subject at hand today: my super Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies Recipe! It’s finally here… and it is incredible. Plus: gluten-free. Plus: dairy-free. Plus: refined sugar-free. And oh-so yummy. Oh, and it’s also made from scratch and easy. Did I mention? 😉
Welcome to your soon-to-be favorite fudgy chocolate peanut butter swirl brownies, ever. And let me know what other chocolate peanut butter recipes you’d like me to make! I’m always, always game for more.
How to Make Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies From Scratch
Making these fudgy vegan chocolate peanut butter swirl brownies is kinda fun! 😉 Especially if you’re feeling crafty and want to eat said craft after making it. Lol. First, whisk together the peanut butter, maple syrup and coconut oil. Stir in the cocoa powder ‘til it’s shiny. Then, add in the remaining wet ingredients. Stir in the oat flour ‘til you get a sticky, super shiny brownie batter. Fold in chocolate chips and pour into the pan.
Use a fork to stir together the PB swirl ingredients, then drop dollops of that vegan peanut butter swirl onto the brownie batter. Swirl and bake! Cool and slice your fudgy vegan peanut butter swirl brownies. Pat yourself on the back because: they’re made from scratch. And enjoy. Woot woot!
Substitution Notes for Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies Recipe
- Peanut Butter: use creamy almond butter, cashew butter, homemade peanut butter or your favorite seed butter.
- Coconut Sugar: use organic brown sugar or organic cane sugar.
- Maple Syrup: use another liquid sweetener, such as date syrup or agave.
- Coconut Oil: swap with melted vegan butter or a flavorless oil.
- Flax Eggs: swap with chia eggs.
- Vanilla Extract: use almond extract, or your favorite extract. I like almond extract in brownies, like in my Best Vegan Brownies.
- Gluten Free Oat Flour: try making your own homemade oat flour or try gluten free all purpose flour. If you want to use almond flour, try my Ultimate Fudgy Paleo Vegan Brownies recipe.
- Confectioners Sugar: try gluten free oat flour. It’s a bit drier than the confectioners’ sugar, so start with 1 tablespoon until the peanut butter swirl reaches a consistency that’s liquidy enough to swirl, but thick enough to work with.
- Note: remember that it’s ideal to stick to the original recipe as written. The more changes you make, the less likely you’ll bake the best fudgy vegan peanut butter swirl brownies.
Storing Notes for Gluten Free Chocolate Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
- General Storing Instructions: Cool the brownies completely, then slice. Store vegan gluten free brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
- Can I Freeze these Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies? Yes! After baking, slicing, and cooling the vegan brownies completely, store in a freezer-friendly container. Keep in the freezer for 1-2 months. Before enjoying, allow to thaw for about 15 minutes, or heat in the microwave in 10-second increments until just warm.
How’d you like today’s post? I’m still testing to see how you like the new format of recipe blogposts ‘round these parts—with a lil’ personal intro and all of your frequently asked recipe questions below. Let me know if there’s something else you’d like for me to cover. 🙂 In the meantime, I hope you love this fudgy vegan peanut butter swirl brownies recipe! It’s such a joy to bake these healthy gluten free treats with you and your loved ones. Can’t wait to hear what you think! ‘Til then…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies Recipe – Gluten Free, From Scratch!
- Total Time: 53 mins
- Yield: 16 brownies 1x
Description
Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies (Gluten Free): this vegan gluten free brownies recipe is made from scratch & easy! It’s the fudgiest chocolate peanut butter swirl brownies ever—with thick ribbons of peanut butter and rich, moist brownie flavor! Vegan, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free.
Ingredients
Brownies
- ¼ cup natural, unsalted creamy peanut butter (learn how to make homemade peanut butter)
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons water, whisk together, set for 15 mins)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons gluten free oat flour – if using homemade, make sure it’s finely ground, not coarse
Add-in Ingredients
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Swirl
- ½ cup natural, unsalted creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons organic, unrefined confectioners’ sugar OR gluten free oat flour (begin with 1 tablespoon, add more as needed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- Make the Brownies: In a medium bowl, whisk together ¼ cup peanut butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup and melted coconut oil. Whisk until it resembles caramel.
- Add cocoa powder in ¼ cup increments, whisking until shiny and smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Whisk in flax eggs, vanilla and salt. Add oat flour. Using a rubber spatula, fold until well-incorporated and no flour patches remain.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into pan. Using a rubber spatula, smooth batter into an even layer.
- Make the Peanut Butter Swirl: Add Peanut Butter Swirl ingredients to a bowl: peanut butter and confectioners sugar. Using a fork, stir together until well-mixed and thickened. Spoon dollops of peanut butter mixture over brownie batter. Evenly distribute pockets of peanut butter throughout batter—leaving some batter bare. Dip a butter knife into the batter and swirl. Do not over-stir, as doing so will remove swirls.
- Bake for 31-35 mins. Mine took about 33 minutes. Cool for 1 hour, or until completely cool. Slice.
- For clean slices, completely cool, then do this: chill for 1-3 hours in the refrigerator, then slice. Cold brownies will be dense and firm like fudge. To soften, allow to reach room temperature, or heat in 10-second increments until just soft. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
Adapted from my Gluten Free Vegan Brownies and my Best Vegan Brownies.
For brownies made with almond flour, try my Ultimate Fudgy Paleo Vegan Brownies.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks at room temperature. If storing in the refrigerator, brownies will firm up and become fudge-like, and keep for up to 3 weeks.
- These brownies freeze well. Store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature for 10-20 minutes before enjoying. Or, heat in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 33 mins
- Category: Brownies, Healthy Dessert, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free
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Best Tools for Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies (Gluten Free)
Click the links below to check out my favorite tools & ingredients used to make this Fudgy Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies recipe.
- 8-inch Baking Pan – sturdy, super reliable!
- Coconut Oil – one of my favorite coconut oil brands.
- Coconut Sugar – a vegan gluten free baking essential.
- Allergy-Friendly, Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips – great vegan chocolate chips that are free from the top-8 allergens.
These look amazing!!! Can I use normal flour instead of gluten free flour? 🙂
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Thanks Desiree! 🙂 I haven’t made this with regular flour so I can’t say for sure. However, since this recipe is made with oat flour, it does ant have to be GF and you could make your own if you wanted to.
I’ve got a post on making your own here: https://beamingbaker.com/how-to-make-homemade-oat-flour-gluten-free-vegan/
Happy baking!
Fantastic! Will definitely be making these again and again!
Woohoo!! I’m so happy that you loved it, Angela. Happy baking! 🙂
I just made these for a friends birthday this past weekend and they were soo gooood. I had a slight issue though when i was mixing in the cocoa powder, my batter turned into more of a dough ball, so i added a little less than 1/2 cup regular unsweetened soy milk and that got my batter back to a silky smooth brownie batter. They baked beautifully, and were prefectly moist and fudgy! Will def use this recipe again!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Sara! 🙂 What a fun treat to bring to a friends birthday! Happy baking & eating to you both. 🙂
These were great! My swirl didn’t quite look like yours, but very tasty! The beaming Baker has become my go to when looking to make sweets! Thank you Demeter!!
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Hi Karen! Swirl: let me just say my first couple of tries were… not cute. Lol. I’m so happy to hear that I’m your go to!!! Happy baking! 🙂
Hi demeter! This looks yummy!
I wonder if you have the nutritional value for this?
OMG do these look DIVINE!!!!
LOL thank you Cathy! . Hope you enjoy them!
I just made this, and I’m wondering *how* do you know when it’s ‘done’? Toothpick, butter knife…?
Hi Aj, the funny thing about brownies is that they’re kind of good when they’re not totally “done”. So you don’t have to worry too much about them being perfectly done. With that said, follow the general timespan that I included in the recipe and look out for the brownie batter pulling away from the edges of the pan, and for the top to be somewhat crinkled and “dried” looking. Hope this helps!
Oh my goodness, these are mouth watering! Absolutely a big hit in our house, gotta make this!
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Woohoo! These are always a crowd pleaser. .
Oh my lord, these brownies are so fudgy and delicious. You would never guess they are gluten free let alone vegan. These are absolutely incredible, everyone needs to make these!!
Yay! ☺️ I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed them Gabby!
I am drooling over these! These will be great to have on hand this week!
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That’s exactly how I feel! .
Who knew eating healthy could taste so good! These look like little bites of heaven!
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Oh yes, that’s how we do it ‘round here! .
Oh my where have these been my whole life !
Haha love this!
Those look incredible! Definitely the most heavenly combination ever created!
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Haha couldn’t agree more! .
Just made a batch and they are just AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
WOOHOO!!! Thank you so much for letting me know. Enjoy! ❤️.
Brownies are my all-time FAVORITE dessert! Love how beautiful these are with that swirl on top…and so fudgy too! Can’t wait to try these 🙂
Yaaass! The swirl is soo good. Happy baking Brittany!
I am so making these—once I make some sunbutter blondies and use up the jar. I jumped on the sunbutter bandwagon, but it has a little of an odd taste to me. Much prefer PB, cashew, and almond butter, old school though they may be…
I’m always going to be a PB gal too. . I think you’ll really enjoy these Ellen!
One word: YUM. ‘Nuff said.
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LOL agreed! .
I’m in love with chocolate and peanut butter, so when they are mashed together, it’s bonus! I’m definitely making these brownies for my family this weekend. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Yes! One tasty bonus, if you ask me. . Hope the fam enjoys them!
I’m a sucker for anything peanut butter and chocolate. Pinning!
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Woohoo! Thanks Jill! .
I totally need these in my life! It’s all my favorite ingredients in one delicious bar!
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Yeah! Hope you enjoy them Kim! 🙂
Brownies are my weakness and I can’t stop eating these!
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LOL I totally fee you there Ashley! .
i wish i had a big plate of these sitting in front of me right now. They sound incredible! Just what I need to start my day 🙂
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Haha oh yes, they would be an awesome start to any day! .