Vegan Cherry Chocolate Brownies
Gooey. Sticky. Full of all the things that make you go "mmmmmm"! It's our Cherry 🍒 Chocolate Brownies.
Method
Based on 12 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan and grease and line a 20 x 20cm high-sided baking tray with a little of the plant-based butter.
Step 2
Soak the milled flaxseeds in 100ml of warm water. Melt the plant-based butter and the chopped chocolate together in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. It's important that the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water or the chocolate could split.
Step 3
In another, larger bowl, mix together the self-raising flour, cocoa powder, ground almonds, baking powder, dried cherries and a pinch of salt. Once the chocolate has melted into the plant butter, add the light brown sugar and whisk well for 2-3 minutes until the sugar has melted and is well combined.
Step 4
Stir in the flaxseed along with the vanilla bean paste and gradually spoon in the dry ingredients until well combined and lump-free. Pour the whole lot into the baking tin you prepared earlier, and level out the surface by gently dropping the tin onto the work surface or smoothing it out using the back of a wet spoon.
Step 5
Place the tin into the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. They will still look a little squidgy to the touch. Once cooled, place the brownie tray into the fridge to chill. Once cooled and firm, remove from the tin and portion into 12-14 squares and dust with a little icing sugar if you wish. 👋 These brownies contain no egg and therefore will have a softer texture. For the best result, it's important to let the chocolate solidify in the fridge before portioning.
- Ingredients
- Based on 12 servings
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75g Ground Almonds 1x Sainsbury's Ground Almonds 200g -
0.5 tsp Baking Powder 1x Sainsbury's Baking Powder 160g -
1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste 1x Taylor & Colledge Organic Vanilla Bean Paste 65g -
200g Dark Chocolate, roughly chopped 2x Stamford Street Co. Dark Chocolate 100g -
90g Plant Butter, plus extra for greasing or margarine 1x Flora Plant Butter Unsalted Vegan Alternative to Dairy Butter 250g
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2 tbsp Ground Golden Flaxseed 1x Yum & Yay Glorious Milled Golden Flaxseed 200g -
75g Cherries, drained 1x Sainsbury's Dried Cherries 75g
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125g Self Raising Flour 1x Sainsbury's Self Raising Flour 500g -
50g Cocoa Powder 1x Green & Black's Organic Cocoa Powder 125g -
250g Soft Brown Sugar 1x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar 500g -
2 tbsp Icing Sugar, for dusting 1x Sainsbury's Icing Sugar 500g