Vegan cherry & almond brownies

Easy brownie recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 45 mins; recipe has margarine, flaxseed, dark chocolate, coffee, self-raising flour, ground almond, cocoa powder, baking powder, golden caster sugar, vanilla extract and glace cherry.

Vegan cherry & almond brownies

Vegan cherry & almond brownies

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Easy brownie
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Margarine: 80g vegan margarine, plus extra for greasing
  • Flaxseed: 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • Dark Chocolate: 120g dark chocolate
  • Coffee: 1/2 tsp coffee granules
  • Self Raising Flour: 125g self-raising flour
  • Ground Almond: 70g ground almond
  • Cocoa Powder: 50g cocoa powder
  • Baking Powder: 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • Golden Caster Sugar: 250g golden caster sugar
  • Vanilla Extract: 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Glace Cherry: 70g glace cherry (rinsed and halved)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 31/2. Grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. Combine the flaxseed with 6 tbsp water and set aside for at least 5 mins.
  2. In a saucepan, melt the chocolate, coffee and margarine with 60ml water on a low heat. Allow to cool slightly.
  3. Put the flour, almonds, cocoa, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt in a bowl and stir to remove any lumps. Using a hand whisk, mix the sugar into the melted chocolate mixture, and beat well until smooth and glossy, ensuring all the sugar is well dissolved. Stir in the flaxseed mixture and vanilla extract, the cherries and then the flour mixture. It will now be very thick. Stir until combined and spoon into the prepared tin. Bake for 35-45 mins until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean with moist crumbs. Allow to cool in the tin completely, then cut into squares. Store in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.