Yes, you read that right. I’ve got another gingerbread recipe for you today. I would apologize, but I’m really not that sorry. These vegan gingerbread brownies are just too good to regret. Plus, it’s my birthday. Which means I can write about anything I want, right?
I’m actually not quite sure what to write about today. I feel like, since it’s my birthday (the big 2-4) I should have some words to wisdom to share. A favourite quote, at the very least.
But when I sat down to write, I had was a glass of wine on my right, and a one of these vegan gingerbread brownies on my left. Obviously the only words running through my mind right now are ‘give me more’. Because wine and brownies are the best combo ever.
But now that I think about it, I can probably apply that to life in general. So I’ll give it a whirl.
Warning: the recipe for the vegan gingerbread brownies is at the bottom of the post if you’d prefer to skip the wine and brownie induced birthday ramblings.
I’ve spent a lot of my life basically hiding from life. I let so many opportunities pass me by because I was too lazy, too shy, too much of an introvert or too (insert excuse here) to grab life by the balls and just live it. So, my mantra for the upcoming year is gonna be ‘give me more‘.
More creativity. More drunken nights with the girls. More knowledge. More out of my career. More love. More from the blog. More experiences. More from life. And most of all, more from myself.
Is it gonna be easy? Probably not. Stepping outside your comfort zone never is. But I’m determined to at least try.
After I have more celebratory wine, of course. And more of these unbelievably delicious vegan gingerbread brownies.
Vegan Gingerbread Brownies
And for those of you who actually came here for info on the brownies, here’s the dl:
- They’re the perfect cross between cakey and fudgy
- They’re free of flour, gluten and refined sugars
- They’re sweet without being overpowering
- They’re filled with ginger, especially if you use the freshly grated stuff
- They’re perfectly spiced and taste of fall
- They’re the best birthday brownies I’ve had since last year
If you make these gingerbread brownies, I’d love to hear what you think. Leave a comment and rate the recipe or take a pic and tag it @ExSloth on Instagram!
More Holiday Desserts:
- peppermint pumpkin seed butter cups
- chocolate mint avocado pudding parfait
- red velvet shortbread cookies
- 2 cups natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup ground flax + ¾ cup water (for flax eggs)
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 7 tbsp molasses
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2-3 tsp ground ginger*
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- Optional: 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger*
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, combine ground flax and water and set aside for 5-10 minutes until an egg-like gel forms
- In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter, flax eggs, maple syrup, molasses and vanilla
- In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, except grated ginger
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just incorporated
- Fold in grated ginger if using
- Transfer batter to a greased brownie pan and top with extra grated ginger if desired
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownie comes out clean
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes in the pan before slicing and serving
What about you?
- Do you get introspective on your birthday?
- What’s your favourite birthday treats? (Mine are brownies if you didn’t catch that)
- Have you every had gingerbread brownies?
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Sadly, for some reason the pictures aren’t showing up on my iPad, but these sound so good! And I’m happy for your “go for it” spirit. As a fellow introvert, I know what it takes to break out of your shell and grab life by the balls.
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Happy Birthday to you!!! And I celebrate by eating these. Yum!!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted…High Five Friday
Happy Birthday!! Celebrate with an extra brownie. 🙂 Cheers!!
Happy happy birthday to you!!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend of celebrations and eats a lot of brownies throughout 🙂
Becky @ Olives n Wine recently posted…Friday Favs!
I think these brownies are the perfect birthday snack! I hope you enjoy your day! 🙂
Kelly @ Laughter, Strength, and Food recently posted…High Five Friday
These look flipping amazing! LOVE ginger- never thought to add it to brownies! I have so many recipes to add to my thanksgiving & x-mas baking list and this is going on it- yum!
Yum! These look sooo moist! Pinning 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I think you could celebrate quite well with these brownies… yum!
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Happy Birthday! It is my little brother’s bday today too. He’s 14! Crayzayy.
I hope you have the bestest of celebrations. I love everything you’re aiming for this year <3 I'm going to try and keep up 😉
These brownies look freaking amazing.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You sure do know how to celebrate, these are making my mouth water over here!
Happy Birthday, Giselle! I LOVE gingerbread–it’s one of my favorite types of cookies. Never thought of combining the taste with brownies before but I think you are a genius.
Can’t even handle it! Omg! Chocolate and pb and gingerbread <3 Swoon! And a very MERRY happy birthday my friend! xoxo
Happy birthday, lady! I love your mantra for the upcoming year, and I hope you rock the socks off it! And enjoy plenty of brownies <– good choice 😀 I -think- I made gingerbread brownies before, but that was a handful of years back and I think I need to relieve the experience because that combo is GOOD.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! These brownies are definitely a treat and I am so glad you took the time to share them on your special day! I never really get sentimental on my birthday or too thoughtful – I let it be a day just to relax and have fun with the family. My favorite treat would have to be mom’s home cooking for my day! Something about being served your favorite meal from mom is just the best feeling in the world!
Have an AMAZING weekend and a FANTABULOUS BIRTHDAY!
– XO –
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love your mantra for your year ahead. I also love these brownies and I’m actually drooling at the thought of putting them in my mouth.
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First off, happy birthday! Second off, I want to roll around in those….
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Happy birthday and thank you for sharing these amazing brownies! WOW. Can’t wait to try. Have a wonderful birthday!
Alexandra @ Made to Glow recently posted…Cocoa Caramel Bars & the BEST Holiday Dessert Cookbook
Love the mantra, and I especially support the “more drunken nights with the girls” <3 <3 <3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Your blog is amazing and I’m so glad to have found it; I know you will do so well. Also, these brownies LIKE WUT. You’ve been killing me with your recipes lately. I’m ready to go into a gingerbread brownie coma.
Emilie @ Emilie Eats recently posted…Chai Spice Mix + Vegan Chai Latte
Happy birthday you beautiful lil glowbug!! You’re going to rock this ‘give me more’ thaaaang!
Hope your day is filled with lots of love, laughs, and of course good food.
P.S. kinda freaking out about these brownies!! I think we share the same love for gingerbread anything and everything <3
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! you deserve all the brownies and wine ever. It’s never eating stepping out of your comfort zone, I myself am a creature of habit and I need to remember there is more to life than my daily routine!
Hope you had an amazing celebration!
xx
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that looks scrumptious!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! These look like the perfect treat.
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Woah these look amazing! Happy birthday, enjoy your treat 🙂
Margaret @ youngandrungry recently posted…Crock Pot Taco Soup
YUMMY, these look sooo good! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday, I hope you had a great day with family and friends.
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These are absolutely stunning. And I totally am with you on the whole life thing. I am the same way – I stay away from anything that seems like it would force me out of my comfort zone, but lately I have been trying to just DO IT! Just go for it. Good luck to you in 2016!! <3 and happy birthday!!
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Gingerbread + Brownies = 2 of my favorite things! Combining, them…WHOA! Love this!
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Happy Birthday 🙂 These brownies look amazing! And I hope you had a fantastic day 🙂
I just made half a batch of these in a bread pan , added some candied ginger and baked for 30 minutes. These are so delicious I may never make another type of brownie again. YUMMIE!!!
Picture me insanely scraping the bottoms of varied nut butter jars because it’s been (ye gods!) 3 weeks since last I had any of this ambrosia; but now, now I just eked by with 4 cupcakes worth. Heaven.