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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Tahini Brownies

    Tahini Brownies

    Published: Sep 26, 2016 · Modified: Sep 21, 2021 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    These Tahini Brownies are a decadent, chocolatey healthy dessert. The tahini makes them extra moist and no refined sugar keeps them lower in carbs.

    A while back I made these healthy brownies and these Almond Butter Brownies that my whole family loves! But I am always up for some new chocolatey yummies to try and the idea of adding tahini to this recipe got me ultra excited.

     

    closeup of a stack of three brownies on a white plate

    I don’t when, or more importantly, why I got the thought that eating healthy, clean foods would be a life of tasteless, cardboard-like foods.  Boy I’m so glad I was so wrong!

    There is nothing better than making something from scratch that you know is not full of refined sugars, preservatives, etc. AND tastes so delicious you truly can’t believe your taste buds.

    a stack of three brownies on a white plate

    I have not eaten much tahini in my life (except in the occasional hummus recipe) until a couple of years ago when we found halvah bars and then made our own homemade halvah bars aka “Tahini Candy”.

    The added tahini adds a wonderful creaminess to these brownies and they are extra moist. Plus because there is no refined sugar they are also a lower carb treat too. Next time I make them I plan on adding a scoop of unflavored protein powder too.

    a stack of three brownies on a white plate with baking dish in background

     

    A banana, three brown eggs, cocoa powder, four, chocolate bar

    Tahini Brownies Ingredients makes 16 brownies

    ¼ cup cocoa powder 22g

    ½ cup oat flour or gluten free flour 77g

    1 teaspoon baking powder 5g

    ¼ teaspoon salt 1g

    150 grams of semi-sweet baking chocolate

    ¼ cup coconut oil 60g

    ⅓ cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar) 48g

    ¼ cup tahini 64g

    1 large banana, mashed 115g

    3 large eggs, room temperature

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    For the swirl:

    ¼ cup tahini 64g

    DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with coconut oil.

    Add the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl.

    chocolate square in a white dish

    Place the chocolate, coconut oil, and coconut sugar in a microwavable bowl (or in a double boiler)

    Microwave at 30 second intervals stirring often until melted and smooth (about 2 minutes total)

    melted chocolate in a white dish

    Then whisk in ¼ cup of tahini.

    Next whisk in the banana, eggs, and vanilla.

    Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the cocoa powder mixture and mix well.

    Place the batter into the prepared baking pan.

    brownie batter with tahini drops

    Add several dollops around the top of the batter with the other ¼ cup of tahini.

    brownie batter with tahini swirled through

    Then using a butter knife, swirl the tahini around lightly to create a pattern.

    Bake for 25 minutes.

    Cool for 20 minutes minimum before cutting into 16 squares.

    ENJOY!!

    tahini swirled brownies in a baking dish

    overhead of three brownies on a white plate

    If you like these, you may also like these other healthy snack recipes:

    Chocolate Almond Butter Bites

    Cinnamon Applesauce Bread

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    Healthy Pumpkin Bread

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    Tahini Brownies

    These Tahini Brownies are a decadent, chocolatey healthy dessert. The tahini makes them extra moist and no refined sugar keeps them lower in carbs.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Rest for: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 176kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup cocoa powder 22g
    • ½ cup oat flour or gluten free flour 77g
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder 5g
    • ¼ teaspoon salt 1g
    • 150 grams of semi-sweet baking chocolate
    • ¼ cup coconut oil 60g
    • ⅓ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar 48g
    • ¼ cup tahini 64g
    • 1 large banana mashed 115g
    • 3 large eggs room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • For the swirl:
    • ¼ cup tahini 64g

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with coconut oil.
    • Add the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl.
    • Place the chocolate, coconut oil, and coconut sugar in a microwavable bowl (or in a double boiler)
    • Microwave at 30 second intervals stirring often until melted and smooth (about 2 minutes total)
    • Then whisk in ¼ cup of tahini.
    • Next whisk in the banana, eggs, and vanilla.
    • Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the cocoa powder mixture and mix well.
    • Place the batter into the prepared baking pan.
    • Add several dollops around the top of the batter with the other ¼ cup of tahini.
    • Then using a butter knife, swirl the tahini around lightly to create a pattern.
    • Bake for 25 minutes.
    • Cool for 20 minutes minimum before cutting into 16 squares.
    • ENJOY!!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.5mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    1. m

      October 11, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for sharing your delicious Tahini Brownies with us. Hope you will come back to see us at Full Plate Thursday real soon and have a great week!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    2. Jann Olson

      October 10, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Well, I have never even heard of Tahini. They sure do look yummy! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
      hugs,
      Jann

      Reply
    3. April J Harris

      October 09, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      5 stars
      Pinned! Love how you have incorporated Tahini in these yummy brownies, Sherri! Thank you for bringing them to the Hearth and Soul Link Party.

      Reply
    4. Jen Ward

      October 06, 2016 at 10:17 am

      This is what I love about baking! You can take ingredients you would never imagine go together and make them delicious! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it!

      Reply
    5. Michelle

      October 03, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      These sound great!
      I have only used tahini in hummus so this is fun to try something new!
      Thanks
      Michelle

      Reply

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