The Ultimate "Eat-the-Rainbow" Brownie: 30 Plants in One Treat!
Forget "guilty" pleasures—this is your gut’s new best friend. To support a healthy microbiome, I always recommend aiming for 30 different plants a week. This brownie makes hitting that goal an absolute treat.
Packed with a diverse blend of legumes, seeds, nuts, whole grains, and hidden veggies like sweet potato and courgette, this recipe is a nutritional powerhouse. You get all the fudgy, chocolatey satisfaction you crave, while feeding your gut bacteria the fiber and polyphenols they need to thrive.
Fuel your body, nourish your microbiome, and satisfy your sweet tooth all at once. Bake a batch and discover how delicious hitting your health goals can be!
🌿 Nearly 30 Plants
Plant Power
Brownie
Deeply fudgy · Nutrient-packed · Entirely plant-based
Every plant inside
🥒 Courgette
🥕 Carrot
🍠 Sweet Potato
🍌 Banana
🌴 Dates
🍇 Raisins
🌰 Almonds
🌰 Walnuts
🌰 Cashews
🥜 Peanut Butter
🫘 Black Beans
🌾 Oats
🌱 Flaxseed
🌱 Chia Seeds
🎃 Pumpkin Seeds
🌻 Sunflower Seeds
⚪ Sesame Seeds
🍫 Dark Chocolate
🟤 Cocoa
🥥 Coconut
🌿 Cinnamon
🫚 Ginger
✨ Nutmeg
🌸 Vanilla
Ingredients
💧 Wet Base
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 sweet potato, mashed
- ½ courgette, grated & squeezed dry
- 1 carrot, grated
- 5 Medjool dates, soaked & blended
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 5 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 100g black beans, mashed
- 1 tbsp raisins
🌾 Dry Base
- 100g oat flour (blended oats)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Dark chocolate chunks (70%+)
✨ Spice Mix
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ginger
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
🌱 Plant Boosters
Add ~1–2 tbsp each
Chia seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Chopped almonds
Chopped walnuts
Chopped cashews
Desiccated coconut
Method
01
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
02
Mix flaxseed + water in a small bowl. Leave for 5 minutes to gel into your flax "eggs".
03
Blend banana, soaked dates, and sweet potato together until completely smooth.
04
Stir in the grated courgette, carrot, flax mix, peanut butter and raisins.
05
In a separate bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients, oat flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
06
Fold the wet mix into the dry mix gently, don't overwork the batter.
07
Stir in all seeds, nuts, black beans, spices and dark chocolate chunks.
08
Pour into the lined loaf tin and smooth the top.
09
Bake for 35–45 minutes until the top is firm but the centre stays gloriously fudgy.
10
Cool completely before slicing, this is crucial for clean cuts and the perfect texture.
