Here is another recipe to add to your Valentine’s Day dessert options. This bar is almost decadent and almost like a blondie but is has chocolate, cherries and lots of flavor. It is also vegan and gluten-free!
You can make these gluten-free with store-bought Nutella as well if you do not have the time to make your own.
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Nutella-Swirled Cherry Bars
by Noelle Kelly
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Keywords: bake raw roast dessert gluten-free vegan cashews cherries bars
Ingredients (9 bars)
For Brownies
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 flax “egg”
- 2 Tablespoons flax seed meal + 6
- Tablespoons warm water
- 1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free AllPurpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup dried sweetened cherries
- 6 Tablespoons homemade Nutella
Homemade Nutella(make the night before)
- 1 cup cashews, toasted
- ¾ cup almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons powdered soy milk
- 6 Tablespoons organic cocoa powder
- 10 Tablespoons agave nectar
Instructions
Homemade Nutella
Prepare raw nutella the night before. Toast the cashews for 15-20 minutes on a baking sheet in a preheated oven 400F. Remove from oven and let the nuts cool.
Add the nuts ad the rest of the ingredients to a food processor or high-powered blender and blend until smooth.
For Brownies
Preheat oven to 350 degree and spray a 9×9 dish with non-stick spray.
In a medium, prepare the flax “egg” and set aside for 3 minutes. Add applesauce, maple syrup, and extract to the flax “egg” and mix well. Add melted coconut oil last.
In separate bowl, mix the gluten-free flour, baking powder. Add to the liquid mixture and mix well. Add the cherries to the mixture and stir until evenly mixed. Pour HALF the mixture into the 9×9 dish and add 3 Tablespoons of Nutella to the middle of the mixture. Swirl with a knife.
Add the remaining dough on top and add 3 more generous Tablespoons of Nutella and swirl with a fork or knife across in one direction and then the opposite way.
Bakefor 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5-7 minutes. Slice into 9 pieces.
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