The moment I finally came up with the perfect brownie recipe – ooey gooey chunky vegan chocolate brownies

Hey there!

Who doesn’t love a delicious ooey gooey chocolate brownie? Well I definitely do. That is why I have recently set myself the quest to come up with a delicious dairy and egg free alternative to the standard recipe you’d find in any households recipe collection. Of course I could just make ordinary ones and they would most definitely taste delish but seriously guys what’s the challenge when doing that? Too easy, too simple, too boring.

Anyways I have been trying out different combinations and ratios of ingredients for quite a while now and I think I have now finally come up with the perfect version of a vegan brownie.

The ingredients I used were actually not to different to an ordinary cake yet I sneeked in one ingredient I have actually never ever used before but have recently read about in an article on the Internet.

I am actually referring to chickpea water, yes the water canned chickpeas are swimming in, the slimy stuff you always drain down the sink whenever you’re too lazy too cook the chickpeas yourself and you end up resorting to the canned much more convenient stuff.

So the article I read claimed that the mentioned liquid would indeed react in the same way as egg whites when you whisk them. You’re probably thinking to yourself yeah sure what utter nonsense… Well guys that was exactly my reaction when I read about it yet I still went ahead and gave it a go and it worked. The whipped chickpea water looked and felt just like whipped egg whites. It didin’t taste quite the same but after mixing it with the rest of the ingredients you couldn’t taste the slightest chickpea falvour anymore and you’re left with a delicious brownie batter ready to be topped with chunks of nuts and chocolate.

Nuts and chocolate chunks two other components that make a perfect brownie for me. I want some crunch and some specks of extra chocolate. Yummo, just scrumptious. So I also added some chopped walnuts, almonds and chocolate chunks. In case you are allergic to any of those nuts you can just substitute with more chocolate chunks or other kinds of nuts.

Anyways go on people and read the recipe so you can start baking!

• 30g almonds
• 30g walnuts
• 80g dark chocolate
• 80g flour
• 110g sugar
• 25g cocoa powder
• 140ml chickpea liquid
• 10g coconut oil
• 20ml espresso
• 50ml water

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and chop up the almond, walnuts and 30g of your chocolate and put them aside for later.
2. Melt the rest of your chocolate with the coconut oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
3. While the chocolate is melting combine flour, sugar and cocoa powder. Also mix in the espresso and the water until you reach a smooth batter.
4. Stir in your melted chocolate.
5. Whisk the chickpea liquid until it forms stiff picks, then add in the chocolate batter and keep whisking the mixture. I know that you’re chickpea flour will fall together again but you don’t want a fluffy brownie you want a super chewy texture so just trust me and keep whipping the mixture until well combined.
6. Pour your batter into a lined baking sheet ( 25×15). I went for a fairly thin brownie yet if you want a super thick one just use a smaller sheet or double the mixture.
7. Sprinkle your previously chopped nuts and chocolate on top until basically everything is covered in chocolate and nuts.
8. Bake for approximately 17 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.
9. After 17 minutes remove your brownie from the oven and let it cool down before trying to remove it from the sheet otherwise it will all fall apart as your brownie should tunr out super soft and chewy.

Voila that is how you create a fully vegan or let’s just call it egg and dairy free brownie. I just love experimenting with vegan baking as it is just much more of challenge to actually create delicious things. I occasionally bake ordinary cakes with loads of eggs and butter yet I just don’t find it as satisfiying when it turns out delicious as it just isn’t all that difficult to create a cake when using the ordinary stuff we are all used to.

So if you’ve been looking for the perfect brownie I suggest you to now leave your computer or put your phone away, grab a shopping bag and run to the supermarket to get all the required ingredients to create this ooey gooey deliciousness.

Bisous