Description
Learn how to make blondies the easy healthy way with this delicious, vegan, low-sugar recipe for Strawberry Blondies with Coconut.
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup coconut oil*
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour**
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 4-ounce container strawberry applesauce, unsweetened
- 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut, unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together flax seeds with water and let stand for 2 minutes.
- Add vanilla, coconut oil and brown sugar and mix until smooth.
- Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt (optional) just until smooth.
- Spray a 8 x 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Spread out two-thirds of the dough on the bottom of the baking dish, patting with fingers to distribute it evenly across the bottom of the dish.
- Spread the strawberry applesauce over the dough evenly. Arrange sliced strawberries over the strawberry applesauce.
- Drop pieces of the remaining dough over the strawberry mixture.
- Sprinkle with coconut.
- Place in oven and bake for about 55 minutes, until firm and baked through.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes, and then slice into 16 two-inch bars.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
*May substitute with vegetable oil
**May substitute whole wheat flour with a gluten-free flour, such as a gluten-free flour blend or sorghum flour, to make this recipe gluten-free and wheat-free. May also use half all purpose flour and half whole wheat flour.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large serving
- Calories: 224
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg