Vegan Brownies with Cinnamon or Kahlúa Cream

Name: Vegan Brownies with Cinnamon or Kahlúa Cream
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Sprinkling of ground cinnamon or Kahlúa; Sprinkling of ground cinnamon or Kahlúa; Soy cream; 1¾ cups [170 g] pecans; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract or 1 Mexican vanilla bean, ground; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract or 1 Mexican vanilla bean, ground; Scant 1¼ cups [280 ml] canola or peanut oil, plus extra for oiling (optional); Scant 1¼ cups [280 ml] canola or peanut oil, plus extra for oiling (optional); 3½ oz [100 g] vegan orange dark chocolate, chopped (e.g., Lindt or 2 Beans); 3½ oz [100 g] vegan orange dark chocolate, chopped (e.g., Lindt or 2 Beans); 1 Tbsp chipotle paste; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp good-quality sea salt, ideally fleur de sel (this gives it a lovely flavor); 1½ cups [300 g] superfine sugar; ½ cup [100 g] cinnamon sugar; Scant ½ cup [100 ml] sweetened almond or hazelnut milk; Scant ½ cup [100 ml] sweetened almond or hazelnut milk; 1 tsp good-quality sea salt, ideally fleur de sel (this gives it a lovely flavor); ½ cup [120 ml] water; 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed (golden linseed); 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed (golden linseed); ⅔ cup [60 g] cocoa powder; 2 cups [250 g] all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

These are fudgy, light and addictive. Even non-brownie lovers love them. I got the basic recipe from Ms. Cupcake, a London-based vegan bakery, but I’ve gone further by Mexicanizing them and making them richer.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp ground flaxseed (golden linseed)
2 cups [250 g] all-p

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Oil a baking pan, 13 by 9 in [33 by 23 cm], or line with baking parchment.

In a cup, whisk the flaxseed with 2 Tbsp lukewarm water and leave to soak. In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine the flour, cocoa, superfine sugar, cinnamon sugar, ba