Vegan Chocolate Brownies
Vegan brownies are just as, if not more, delicious than a dairy-based offering, especially with the addition of cherries and walnuts, for a sticky and nutty crunch. Delicious and rich, one of these will take you to a very happy place, and they're super easy to make!
Ingredients (makes 12)
150g vegan dark chocolate - I use Green & Black's Organic 85%
150g dairy-free spread - I use Pure Sunflower Oil
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
250ml almond milk
50g ground almonds
75g cocoa powder
150g self raising flour
200g caster sugar
large pinch salt
100g walnuts
200g glacé cherries
Preheat your oven to 180c, and line a standard size baking tin with greaseproof paper.
Melt the chocolate and dairy-free spread in a bowl over a bain-marie, set aside to cool off a little, then add the vanilla paste and almond milk and mix thoroughly.
In another bowl combine the ground almonds, cocoa powder, flour, sugar and salt, then add the dry ingredients to the wet and combine.
Halve half the cherries and add to the brownie mix along with half the walnuts, then pour into the baking tin, using the remaining walnuts and cherries to decorate the brownies by pushing them in to the mix.
Cook for 35/40 minutes, or until fully cooked on the outside, but still unset and gooey in the middle.
Leave to cool and firm up for at least 30 minutes before serving.