Here is a really easy recipe to make tasty vegan brownies. These quantities make 9 or 12 brownies depending on how large you cut them. Or 4, if you're feeling particularly hungry or generous. I've found these are always very popular with vegans and non-vegans alike!
Ingredients and method:
Mix 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed with 6 tablespoons of boiling water; stir and put to one side. (This is the egg replacement.)
Melt 110g of a vegan butter, such as "Pure" sunflower spread:
Add 200g caster sugar, 110g plain flour, 30g cocoa powder, a pinch of salt, 40g crushed walnuts, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, the flaxseed and water combination, a tablespoon or two of maple syrup (if you like gooey brownies), and a small glug of vanilla extract (optional):
Mix up (by hand is fine, or use a mixer of some kind) and pour into a square baking tray that is around 6'x6':
Bake for about 20-25mins at 180 degrees C, then leave to stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool:
That's it! Enjoy.
