Chocolate Orange Brownies
These decadent, rich, gooey chocolate brownies infused with orange oil are not only vegan but gluten-free too. They can be made in advance and are so easy to rustle up. Enjoy them as a tasty dessert, tea time treat or even as a snack on the go. They are eggless, dairy-free and also refined sugar-free.
Servings: 12 chunks
Calories: 255kcal
Ingredients
- 150 ml plant milk
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 200 g dark chocolate dairy-free plus extra to decorate
- 80 g cocoa powder
- 50 g oat flour
- 50 g chickpea flour
- 100 ml rapeseed oil
- 100 g coconut palm sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp orange oil
- candied oranges to decorate optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the oil then remove from the heat.
- Add the lemon juice to the soya milk.
- Once curdled, stir into the melted chocolate.
- Fold in the cocoa powder, chickpea flour, oat flour and orange oil.
- Beat until a smooth batter is achieved.
- Pour into a square baking tine lined with greaseproof paper.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Decorate with candied oranges
Notes
- Coconut sugar can be replaced with apple sauce, bananas or stevia as an alternative sweetener. If moist fruit is used, the brownies may need a few extra minutes in the oven depending on the quantity.
- Oat flour and chickpea flour can be replaced with any other flours, such as coconut flour, almond flour or wheat flour.
- Chocolate can be omitted and replaced with 90g cocoa powder, in addition to 65 ml oil or 90g nut butter to retain a moist texture.