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Pumpkin Brownie Pudding with Peanut Butter Sauce

QuirkyJo by QuirkyJo
October 14, 2016
in Baking, Cakes, Chocolate, Christmas, Desserts, Egg Free, GAPS, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Gut Health, Holidays, Naturally Sweetened, Thermomix, Vegetarian
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Sometimes I come up with really wacky interesting ideas for recipes. This one got me a few weird looks from my friends and family, but I’m used to that. Once they tried it they were convinced – gooey chocolate brownie pudding with peanut butter sauce is the BOMB, and the pumpkin just makes the texture deliciously fudgey and awesome!

(And no, you can’t taste the pumpkin. Promise.)

Pumpkin Brownie Pudding with Peanut Butter Sauce - Quirky Cooking

This recipe was our family’s ‘We finished GAPS*, let’s celebrate!!!’ treat… It’s made from ingredients allowed on the Full GAPS diet, but just a word of warning: it is definitely a ‘treat’ recipe! It’s very rich so you only need a little bit. Share with your friends. (Just don’t tell them there’s pumpkin in it until they’ve tried it. Ha ha!) 

We were going to put this in our new cookbook, Life-Changing Food, but we decided we had enough chocolate in there and we added another main meal instead.  (So grown-up of us, huh!) 😉 We hope you enjoy it!!

*Note: In case you’re wondering, on October 1st it was two years since we started GAPS Intro. We are still sticking close to GAPS though, with just a few transitional foods; it works for us and we feel best eating this way. You can find out more about our GAPS journey here.

Tips for making an awesome pudding:

– Make sure you use a nice, ripe, butternut pumpkin/squash, as it has the right texture and taste for this recipe – other types of pumpkin just don’t seem to give the same result. And especially don’t use an unripe pumpkin as it won’t taste nice. If you’re not on GAPS, you can use orange sweet potato instead of pumpkin – it’s delicious too!

Pumpkin Brownie Pudding with Peanut Butter Sauce - Quirky Cooking

– Adjust sweetness to taste, and if you aren’t on GAPS you can use another sweetener if you prefer, like coconut sugar, coconut nectar, or pure maple syrup. Just remember that the batter will always taste a bit sweeter than the cooked pudding.

– Use roasted, salted peanut butter for best results – you can either make your own, or buy one with only two ingredients – peanuts and salt. If you use unsalted peanut butter, adjust the amount of salt in the recipe to taste. Both brownies and peanut butter sauce need salt to bring out the flavour. If you can’t have peanuts, use roasted almond butter instead.

– The gelatine powder is optional, I just like it because it makes the texture a bit firmer without being dry.

– See recipe notes for a nut free variation.

– Serve either warm or cold – both are delicious! If you’re serving cold, you may want to warm the sauce up a little and whisk it again until smooth, as it can sometimes separate slightly, and it thickens in the fridge. Add a little more coconut milk or cream if you want a thinner sauce.

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Pumpkin Brownie Pudding with Peanut Butter Sauce

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Gluten free, grain free, egg free, GAPS – with dairy free, nut free, vegetarian and vegan variations

Ingredients

Scale

Pudding

  • 200g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm pieces (GAPS), or 200g orange sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces (non-GAPS)
  • 140g coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla powder or extract
  • 80g honey
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp gelatine powder (opt)
  • 70g unsalted butter or 60g coconut oil, plus extra for greasing pan
  • 100g peanut butter
  • 170g almond meal
  • 40g Dutch cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Sauce

  • 120g peanut butter
  • 70g coconut cream
  • 20g butter or coconut oil
  • 40g honey
  • ½ tsp vanilla powder
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 70g water
  • Cream or coconut cream to serve (optional)

Instructions

Thermomix Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170C and grease a square baking dish with butter or coconut oil (or line with baking paper).
  2. Place pumpkin into TM bowl and chop 8 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
  3. Add coconut milk, vanilla, honey, salt, gelatine, butter or coconut oil and peanut butter, and cook 12 mins/100C/speed 2.
  4. Add almond meal, cacao powder, bicarb soda and vinegar and blend 30 sec/speed 6.
  5. Pour mixture into lined dish and cook for 35 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the pudding comes out clean.
  6. Place all the sauce ingredients into the TM bowl and cook 4 mins/100C/speed 2.
  7. Serve pudding with sauce drizzled over, and a spoonful of cream or coconut cream if desired.

Conventional Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170C and grease a square baking dish with butter or coconut oil (or line with baking paper).
  2. Finely chop pumpkin in a food processor, or grate with a grater.
  3. Place pumpkin into a saucepan and add coconut milk, vanilla, honey, salt, gelatine, butter or coconut oil and peanut butter. Cook over med-low heat for 10-15 mins, until mixture is well-cooked.
  4. Add almond meal, cacao powder, bicarb soda and vinegar, and blend with a stick blender, or in a blender or food processor.
  5. Pour mixture into lined dish and cook for 35 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the pudding comes out clean.
  6. Place all sauce ingredients into a saucepan and simmer over med heat for 5 mins. Add a little more water if sauce gets too thick.
  7. Serve pudding with sauce drizzled over, and a spoonful of cream or coconut cream if desired.

Notes

Nut Free Variation: 

Swap almond meal for pepita meal, and peanut butter for ‘no nut’ butter. I would swap the sauce for a caramel sauce made with 300g pitted medjool dates,150g butter or coconut oil, 300g coconut cream, 1 tsp vanilla paste & 1 tsp fine sea salt – cook over low heat and whisk until smooth.

Storage:

Store in fridge for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 4 months. Sauce is best made as needed as it will thicken in the fridge, but can be rewarmed and thinned out with a little coconut milk if needed.

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Comments 54

  1. Sam says:
    6 years ago

    Hi, this sounds great. Do you think it would work with almond butter instead of peanut butter?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      6 years ago

      Yes that would be fine 🙂

      Reply
  2. Irena Macri says:
    6 years ago

    This sounds really good! I actually just mixed up some pumpkin puree with nut butter and cinnamon yesterday and thought how delicious of a sauce or pudding it would make, so this hits the nail on the head. Can’t wait to try xx

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Great minds Irena! 😉 Did you give the pudding a try? xx

      Reply
  3. Fiona says:
    6 years ago

    What is the texture of the pudding batter supposed to be? I used sr flour instead of almond meal and it went really solid and elastic, I added more coconut milk to get more moisture but it made no diff. And I couldn’t tell if it was cooked properly or not. So I’m not sure about the pudding but the sauce was amazing!

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Hi Fiona! 🙂 Using SR flour would have certainly changed the consistency of the batter as 170g flour to almond meal is a much greater volume (thus the ‘solid’ batter). The gluten in the flour would explain the elasticity. Glad you loved the sauce. Hopefully you’ve been able to try the pudding again. xx

      Reply
  4. barbara says:
    6 years ago

    hello i’m wondering what i could use instead of almond meal please?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Hi Barbara, you can use another nut meal instead. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kath McCarthy says:
        4 years ago

        Hi Jo, any other nut meal subs? Seed meal (I have a tree nut allergy but would love to make this!)
        Thank you

        Reply
        • QuirkyJo says:
          4 years ago

          Hi Kath! You could give pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and/or sunflower seeds a try. xx

          Reply
  5. Janice says:
    6 years ago

    I loved this pudding! The one day I added some choc chips onto it when I reheated some leftover pudding and sauce. It’s just yummy yum yum!

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      YAY!! Ooooh, love the idea of adding choc chips…super duper decadent! 😉

      Reply
  6. Noelene says:
    6 years ago

    Could this recipe be used to make muffins to use as individual serves as a dessert?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Great question Noelene! The pudding is very wet so perhaps could be cooked in silicone moulds or individual ramekins instead. Just reduce the cooking time of course! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Pam says:
    5 years ago

    This looks so yummy but I don’t have any almond meal! Could I use Coconut flour instead?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Sorry for the late reply Pam! Have you made this recipe yet? You could use coconut flour instead but would need much less than the almond meal (say maybe 40g) and the texture would be different as well. Let us know if you try it. xx

      Reply
  8. Celeste says:
    5 years ago

    What would it be like without the cacao? My daughter can’t have that

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Pretty sure it would still be yummy! Give it a try and let us know. 🙂

      Reply
    • Monique says:
      4 years ago

      I know I’m reading this late but can your daughter have carob powder? I use it alot instead of cacao powder.

      Reply
  9. Wai says:
    5 years ago

    Fantastic, and gluten free! Going to have to try it out this weekend. Thanks

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      YAY! How’d you go Wai? 🙂

      Reply
  10. Tyson says:
    5 years ago

    This SOOOOO tasty, i’m a chocolate nut and was skeptical BUT just cooked this up using sweet potatoes and i’m in heaven!!

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      So glad you love it Tyson!! 🙂

      Reply
  11. ainslee says:
    5 years ago

    what do you think this would be like without the honey? i’m not allowed any sugar, fruit or seetnwers in a trial for undermethyltaion

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Hmmm, good question Ainslee. The pudding might still be ok if using sweet potato instead of pumpkin. Not sure about the sauce though. Did you end up giving it a try? xx

      Reply
  12. Sharon says:
    5 years ago

    Hi, I follow the KETODiet, LC/HF, lifestyle. I am also a new TM 5 owner and I live in America. Thermomix is quite new here! I find lots of KETODIET recipes, but, extremely few of these recipes adapted to the Thermomix, unfortunately. . I am not good at adapting recipes myself to be used in the TM, either. I suck at things like that. I did happen upon your son’s YouTube videos and am thankful for those. He does a great job by the way. You should be very proud. I look forward to seeing more recipes in the future on your site and your son’s YouTube videos that I may be able to use within my KETODiet and my TM5. Thank you!

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 years ago

      Hi Sharon and WELCOME! 🙂 Learning the TM takes time…you’ll get better at adapting recipes the more you use your TM. Thanks for your kind comments regarding Isaac’s videos…so glad you have found them useful, I will pass on your feedback. xx

      Reply
  13. Natalia says:
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    Is that using conventional oven or fan forced.

    Can’t wait to make it 🙂

    Thanks

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      It’s a fan-forced oven 🙂

      Reply
  14. Vanessa says:
    4 years ago

    HI Jo,

    I made these and absolutely loved them, as did many others. Unfortunately the YP i made them for doesn’t like Peanut butter and could taste it in there :O .. I was surprised. Do you think i could swap the peanut butter for eggs or what would you suggest? (Also trying to make it lunch box friendly for nut free schools) 😉

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Hi Vanessa! 🙂 You could try replacing the peanut butter in the pudding with 2 eggs and the almond meal with freshly ground pepita meal (for nut-free school version). For the sauce, replace the peanut butter with seed butter. xx

      Reply
  15. Vanessa says:
    4 years ago

    Just wondering if the peanut butter could be substitituted in the actual brownies for something else ? Eg eggs

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Yes, two eggs would probably work well…let us know how you go! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Michelle says:
    4 years ago

    Can I use cows milk instead of coconut milk?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Yes you can! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Sally says:
    4 years ago

    I made this tonight. Halved the honey. 2 eggs nil peanut butter. 40g coconut flour nil almond meal. Used couple strips cooking choc, nil cacao. Nil gelatine (only cause mine was out of date, would prob use next time). Sprinkled with dark choc bits. No sauce – can’t do at school, so why bother – lol. Yummy! Will test on miss 10 tomorrow, but confident it’s a winner

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Oh wow Sally! Lots of changes but glad it worked and was yummy…yay! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Kath says:
    4 years ago

    Hi Jo, I would like to make this without coconut. What can I use in place of coconut milk and coconut cream?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Hi Kath! 🙂 Just use your preferred milk and cream (dairy, almond, etc). xx

      Reply
  19. Cassandra says:
    4 years ago

    This was magnificent! I substituted the coconut oil for macadamia oil and soya milk for the coconut milk. I cut it into portions and froze it and hv just eaten one after dinner, having warmed it up in the oven first. Simply divine 😀😀

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Glad you enjoyed it Cassandra. Freezing in portions is a great idea! 🙂

      Reply
  20. Leah says:
    4 years ago

    Made this and loved it!! Then I ran out of peanut butter and cacoa powder soooo I created a blonde version: Substitutes: 2 sml carrots and half a cup of pineapple for the pumpkin, tahini for the peanut butter and desiccated coconut for the cacao. Turned out perfect!! Thank you again for the inspiration x

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      4 years ago

      Oh wow Leah, that sounds incredible!! Must give your version a go! 🙂 xx

      Reply
  21. Lyn says:
    3 years ago

    Hi Jo,
    I have noticed that there are no eggs in this receipe. Is that correct?

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      3 years ago

      Yep that’s correct, no eggs!

      Reply
  22. Diane says:
    2 years ago

    Can 1/2 honey & add monk fruit for sweetness
    ? If so how much

    Reply
    • Quirky Cooking Team says:
      2 years ago

      Hi Diane. I have not tried it with monk fruit so you would probably have to taste it and see how you go:-).

      Reply
  23. Angela Maxwell says:
    2 years ago

    Hi Jo,
    I am yet to try this recipe but was after making it into a brownie that I can slice for my nieces upcoming Baby Shower? Is there a change or addition etc that could make this happen? I still want a delicious gooey brownie just not runny! ha ha TIA!

    Reply
    • Quirky Cooking Team says:
      2 years ago

      Hi. I would recommend using a small rectangular brownie tray for this one:-).

      Reply
  24. Justine says:
    1 year ago

    Hey Jo! Can I have help for another variation please. What can I sub peanut butter? My daughter is allergic to eggs, all nuts and sesame seeds, and chia seed.

    Thank you

    Reply
    • Quirky Cooking Team says:
      1 year ago

      Hi Justine, You can substitute it with sunflower seed butter, pumpkin butter or even try coconut butter. Good luck.

      Reply
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  26. Olivia says:
    5 months ago

    Anything you can think of I coukd sun the cocoa for…. I’m stumped! Maybe more vanilla or cannon ??

    Reply
    • QuirkyJo says:
      5 months ago

      You could probably leave it out and add more vanilla if you wanted to, but make sure to add in some more almond four so its not too wet!

      Reply

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On this live, 1 hour video I made:

- Gypsy Stew (with chicory leaves, bok choy, tomatoes, Spanish onions, Russian garlic, a red chilli, lemon juice, chicken stock & chicken breast, ghee, salt & pepper - forgot the flat-leaf parsley 🙄)

- Beef & Cabbage Soup (with brown onion, Russian garlic, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, fresh parsley & oregano, thyme, sage, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, chicken stock and just 300g beef mince for a meal that feeds 6-8 adults!)

- Pumpkin, Cauliflower & Leek Mash (made with the above plus coconut cream, ghee, salt & pepper), to serve dolloped into the Beef & Cabbage Soup

- Herb-Roasted Chicken (with the chicken pieces from making the stock)

I fed 8 people last night (the kids & their friends plus Simi twice 🤣) and they licked their bowls clean! 😁 (Practically!) And there were plenty of leftovers for work lunches and dinners today. 🎉🎉

LINK IN BIO to watch video! Recipes in Life-Changing Food and Simple, Healing Food cookbooks. ❤️

https://youtu.be/28q5Qqor1qg

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Want to hang out and cook with me this afternoon? Want to hang out and cook with me this afternoon? 😃 In my last podcast video I showed how I meal plan to use up the produce I have on hand and reduce food waste. Today I’m going to go live at 4pm (AEST) and show what I’m making for dinner with some seasonal produce I picked up today at my local organic farmer’s co-op! 

If you miss the live, you can watch later on my Quirky Cooking YouTube channel. 🤗

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This is the kind of message I LOVE getting!! It’ This is the kind of message I LOVE getting!! It’s small changes like these - learning to use what you have, working out a simple meal plan, getting some meal prep done ahead of a busy week - all make a huge difference to feeling motivated, organised and less overwhelmed. And there’s the added bonus of saving money and reducing food waste. 🎉🎉 Win win!!

Watch this video on my Quirky Cooking YouTube channel, or listen via your podcast app. 🤗

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Far North Queensland winter evenings be like… 😂😂😂 (It’s getting down to 9C tonight and we’re feeling the cold!) 🤣🤣🤣

#fnqlife #fnqwinter #winter #athertontablelands #farnorthqueensland #Australia #myboys #chattime #wishwehadafireplace 😁
Exciting news!! @elysenutritionist and I are hosti Exciting news!! @elysenutritionist and I are hosting an ‘Open Fire Feast’ at @thebarnretreat on July 28th! 🎉🎉 It’s like a half day, outdoor feast + gut health retreat, with amazing chefs @pipsplate, and @walfoster of @naturalicecreamaustralia!! 😍🎉🎉 

We will be savouring every mouthful of locally-sourced produce as we watch the food being prepared over the open fire, with multiple courses culminating in a gourmet, cultured-ice cream dessert. 

@elysenutritionist and I will be sharing our health wisdom between courses and talking though the process as the food is being prepared, with cooking demonstrations and harvesting of honey and some local produce on site. 

Tap on link in my bio for details and to book your spot!

{This is an exclusive event with only 40 tickets available.}

https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/2022/06/open-fire-feast-event/

Photos by @jesskearney_ and @ellibyrne 📷 

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So, did you see my latest podcast video showing ho So, did you see my latest podcast video showing how I meal plan to use up the produce I have on hand each week? 😃🍋🥒🥑🥕🍌🥦 Here’s my lunch today, with some of the produce & ideas shown in the video… 

- baked sweet potatoes (I bake a few whole in their skins & keep in the fridge to add to meals), sliced & pan-fried in ghee with homemade butter (from cream that was nearly out of date & needing to be used), sprinkled with the a sesame seed/nigella seed spice blend (Everything Bagel Blend by @gewurzhaus)

- a cheat’s version of pickled beetroot (boiled, sliced, drizzled with apple cider vinegar and stored in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks)

- smoky baba ghanouj on the side (I had SO many eggplants & my sister made this with some of them) - recipe in Life-Changing Food

- homemade sauerkraut (I always have jars of kraut & fermented veggies in the fridge - such a great way to preserve an abundance of veggies, & so good for your gut!!) - recipes in Simple, Healing Food

An inexpensive and delicious meal using locally grown, in season, pesticide-free produce from my CSA box ❤️

Need some inspiration to help you use up the produce in your fridge? Check out my latest podcast, do a “fridge audit”, make a list of ideas, plan your meals for the week, and save yourself some money!!

Watch on my Quirky Cooking YouTube channel, or listen via Quirky Cooking Chats on your podcast app. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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