Rich, gooey chocolate brownies, with a vegan meringue, topped with melted dark chocolate and chopped nuts- are you drooling yet?
Brownies with Toasted Meringue [Vegan]
Serves
10-12
Cooking Time
25
Ingredients
For the Brownies:
- 2 cups dairy-free dark chocolate
- 4 teaspoons of cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup of self-raising flour
- 1/3 cup of golden caster sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 5 tablespoons of light olive oil
- 1 cup of dairy-free milk
For the Meringue Frosting:
- 1/2 cup chickpea brine
- 1/3 cup of golden caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon of cream of tartar
Preparation
To Make the Brownies:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a square baking tin with greaseproof proof paper.
- Place the chocolate into a glass bowl and place on top of a saucepan with water-filled half of the way up, making a bain-marie. Gently simmer until the chocolate has completely melted.
- Sieve the cocoa powder and flour into a large mixing bowl & stir in the salt & sugar. Mix until fully combined.
- Pour the vanilla extract, oil, dairy-free milk, and melted chocolate into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Add in the nuts and fold in (optional)
- Spoon the batter into the lined tin, making sure you get into the edges.
- Place the tin into the middle of the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- To make sure the brownies are cooked, place a sharp knife or skewer into the center until it comes out clean.
- If they are not fully cooked, pop them back into the oven for an extra few minutes.
- Once baked, place the brownie on a wire rack and leave to cool fully.
To Make the Meringue:
- Drain the chickpea brine from a can of chickpeas and place it into a bowl.
- Whizz up on high until foamy, then add in the cream of tartar. You can use an electric hand whisk.
- Add in the sugar and continue to whip up until stiff meringue peaks form. When thick & glossy, add in the vanilla. When the brownie is cool, pile the meringue on top of the brownie.
- Create peaks with a spoon or spatula.
- You can toast the meringue either using a blow torch or by popping the meringue under the grill for a few seconds to lightly toast.
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