Accidentally Vegan Brownies | Spotlight-Venetia Falconer

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

vegan chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Semi-sweet chocolate is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber.

unsweetened applesauce

🥗Healthier: mashed bananas

💰Cheaper: pureed pumpkin

Mashed bananas add natural sweetness.

Start with 3 tablespoons of peanut butter in a mixing bowl.

Add maple syrup, dark brown sugar, and melted coconut oil to the bowl and mix until you achieve a caramel light consistency.

Add cocoa powder to the mixture and whisk until the mixture is shiny.

Incorporate all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and a pinch of salt into the mixture.

Add chia seeds (1 tablespoon) and mix with 3 tablespoons of water to replace eggs.

Add a capful or teaspoonful of vanilla essence to the mixture.

Optionally, add chopped walnuts or pecans, or broken cream-filled chocolate biscuits to the batter.

Stir in dairy free chocolate buttons into the batter.

Grab a greased and lined baking tray and smooth out the batter into it.

Scatter a few more chocolate buttons on top of the batter.

Place the baking tray in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, check the brownies; if you prefer them more well done, leave them in longer.

Let the brownies cool for ideally 1-2 hours before cutting into them.

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