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Gluten Free Brownies with Chocolate Avocado Frosting.

Aug 19, 2015 · Modified: Jul 20, 2017 by Kelly Roenicke · 14 Comments

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Gluten free brownies with chocolate avocado frosting are thick, delicious, and chocolatey! No one will guess that the frosting is made from avocado!

Gluten free and vegan brownies topped with rich chocolate avocado frosting. These are decadent and delicious! #glutenfree #ad

Just look at these brownies! Would you believe that those are made with a boxed mix? And that rich chocolate frosting is not only dairy free but made from avocado? Yup! It’s all true.

Disclosure: I received free samples of these mixes from Enjoy Life Foods. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. This post does contain affiliate links.

I honestly can’t remember the last time I opened up a brownie mix, whipped it up, and was pleased with the results. I would have to say it was back in my egg eating days? Since we no longer eat eggs, it has become quite difficult to just open a boxed mix, prepare it, and be pleased with the results.

That’s all changed. Enjoy Life Foods has come out with a line of five different baking mixes that are not only gluten free, but free of the top 8 allergens. This new line contains mixes for pizza crust, muffins, pancakes and waffles, brownies, and an all-purpose flour mix. I almost can’t handle the convenience! Safe, allergy friendly mixes that actually taste good.

Enjoy Life Foods gluten free baking mixes review.

Here are a few things about these mixes that make them unique:

  • they only require oil and water (seriously, that’s it!)
  • they contain a shelf-stable probiotic for immune health
  • each serving contains 5 grams of protein

We have tried three of the mixes so far – the pizza crust, the pancakes, and the brownies. The pizza crust was very good – it was easy to roll out (not too sticky), and baked up nicely. We made it two ways – one thin crust, and one SUPER thin crust. We preferred the thinner version – it was a bit crisper that way. We topped this pizza crust with sauce, Daiya cheese, eggplant, nutritional yeast, and red pepper flakes. It was an easy and tasty family meal.

The pancakes were so easy to make! I was impressed with how easy they were to flip. We did use a fair amount of vegan buttery spread in the pan to make sure that they didn’t stick. These pancakes were thin, with a crispy outside and a tender inside. They were perfect topped with fresh fruit. My boys enjoyed them with buttery spread and syrup.

And now onto the brownie mix!

Tasty gluten free and vegan brownies topped with a rich chocolate avocado frosting. You'd never guess these are allergy friendly! #dairyfree #enjoylifefoods #sponsored

I had given up on boxed brownies. Every time I tried to make a gluten free mix without eggs, it was just a huge mess. They would burn up on the edges and be undercooked in the center, or they would be gritty. Yuck.

I was very skeptical when I read the instructions on the Enjoy Life Brownie Mix. Just add oil and water and bake…ha! I said to myself.

You guys, I was blown away. These brownies are thick, chocolatey, and chewy. They are really so delicious. I decided to top them with chocolate avocado frosting and when Darryl ate one he said, “I can’t believe these are gluten free and I can’t believe the frosting has avocado!” :) I’m so sneaky with avocado and desserts you know.

Gluten free and vegan brownies topped with rich chocolate avocado frosting. These are decadent and delicious! #glutenfree #vegan #sponsored

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Gluten free and vegan brownies topped with rich chocolate avocado frosting. These are decadent and delicious! #glutenfree #vegan #sponsored
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Gluten Free Brownies with Chocolate Avocado Frosting.

Delicious and rich gluten free brownies topped with dairy free chocolate avocado frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 166 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

  • one box of Enjoy Life Foods Brownie Mix
  • one medium sized avocado
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 ½ Tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a square baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions and bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted two inches from the edge of the pan comes out clean. Let brownies cool fully.
  3. Slice the avocado and place in a food processor along with the cocoa powder and maple syrup. Process on high, stopping to scrape down the sides occasionally until very smooth and combined. 

  4. Taste the frosting and add more cocoa powder or maple syrup if needed. The frosting will be thick. Spread over completely cooled brownies. Store leftover brownies in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Brownies with Chocolate Avocado Frosting.
Amount per Serving
Calories
166
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Sodium
 
138
mg
6
%
Potassium
 
113
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
 
26
g
9
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
16
g
18
%
Protein
 
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
 
25
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
2.9
mg
4
%
Calcium
 
10
mg
1
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I love this frosting so much – the avocado makes it so creamy and smooth. Your avocado has to be perfectly ripe though – if it is over ripe it will taste awful! A perfectly ripe avocado is tasteless in this frosting, even on the next day.

Tasty gluten free and vegan brownies topped with a rich chocolate avocado frosting. You'd never guess these are allergy friendly! #dairyfree #enjoylifefoods #sponsored

Have you tried these new mixes yet? What did you think?

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Kelly Roenicke
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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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Comments

  1. Katie

    May 22, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious recipe!

    Reply
  2. Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen

    August 24, 2015 at 5:12 am

    OH. MY. GOSH. These gluten free brownies are just the cutest little things! Love the idea of chocolate avocado frosting. This makes it so unique! YUMMY!

    Reply
    • Kelly

      August 25, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. danicaliforniacooks

    August 20, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    I had no idea enjoy life was making these products – thank you SO much for sharing!! And these brownies look prettttty decadent, and I love that they actually aren’t

    Reply
  4. petiteallergytreats

    August 20, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    Brownie and avocado for the Allergy WIN! I was able to try these brownies but so wish I had some of your decadent chocolate avocado frosting on top! Next time I need to try this!. Pinned. Yummed. Love!

    Reply
  5. GiGi Eats Celebrities

    August 20, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    I could live off of that avocado frosting!

    Reply
  6. Emily @ Sinful Nutrition

    August 20, 2015 at 8:45 am

    I need to enter the realm of avocado desserts. Especially brownies! :D

    Reply
  7. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely

    August 19, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    These brownies look amazing! I am going to have to keep my eye out for this box mix. Would never guess that these were vegan and gluten free. And love that avocado frosting! Is there anything avocado doesn’t make better?

    Reply
  8. Kathryn @ Mamacado

    August 19, 2015 at 11:34 am

    From one avocado lover to another – WOW – this looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  9. Strength and Sunshine

    August 19, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Yes! I am looking and drooling! Love Enjoy Life’s new mixes! (Now all they need to do is make some allergy-free WHITE chocolate ;) I know they get requests all the time!)

    Reply
  10. Sarah@Whole and Heavenly Oven

    August 19, 2015 at 9:04 am

    I’ve been hearing nothing but great things about that new line of mixes from EL that just came out, so I’m even more incensed to try it! These brownies really do look like the ultimate! That frosting is killin’ me!

    Reply
  11. Sarah | Well and Full

    August 19, 2015 at 8:03 am

    THAT CHOCOLATE AVOCADO FROSTING. I’m drooling :D

    Reply
  12. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice

    August 19, 2015 at 7:39 am

    These brownies look amazing, Kelly! I’m always in awe of gluten-free treats like this. I can’t get over the thick texture! And I’ve always wanted to try avocados in a sweet dish, so this frosting looks perfect!

    Reply

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