Ingredients

The following ingredients have 20 Servings
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz vegan 70% cocoa dark chocolate
  • 85 g / 1/3 cup mashed banana (or 75 g / 1/3 cup silken tofu, I use Clearspring)
  • 80 ml / 1/3 cup (cold) coffee or plant milk
  • 150 g / ¾ cup caster sugar or coconut sugar for refined sugar-free version
  • 80 g / 1/3 cup peanut butter, plus more for topping
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda (GF certified if needed)
  • 40 g / heaped 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 50 g / ½ cup finely ground almonds / almond flour
  • 65 g / ½ cup plain flour or GF flour mix or an extra 50 g / ½ cup almond flour
  • toasted (unsalted) peanuts, for decoration (optional)

Instruction

  • Prepare flax egg by mixing ground up flax seeds with 45 ml / 3 tbsp of cold water. Set aside until the flax egg jellifies.
  • Melt the chocolate very slowly over a bain marie / water bath. Make sure the bowl with chocolate does not touch the water underneath.
  • Preheat the oven to 175° C / 345° F. Line a 20 cm x 20 cm  / 8" x 8" baking tin with baking parchment. Make the baking parchment stick out of the tin so that you're able to remove the brownies from the tin a little easier.
  • Place mashed banana (or silken tofu) in a large bowl with jellified flax egg, (cold) coffee and sugar and whisk together until smooth. Sugar will act as an abrasive and break the silken tofu up nicely without the need for blending it first (although do use a blender / food processor if you wish).
  • Fold in peanut butter and melted chocolate and mix until smooth.
  • Add in all the dry ingredients (apart from plain flour). Mix well. Finally fold in plain flour gently until no flour pockets remain.
  • Transfer the batter into the prepared baking tin and spread it into the sides and corners with a spatula. Decorate with dollops of peanut butter, spreading it into a swirly pattern with a skewer or a chopstick. Sprinkle with toasted peanuts (if using).
  • Bake on the middle shelf for about 18-20 minutes (depending on how fudgy you like your brownies and on your oven). Allow the brownies to cool down completely (!) before cutting with a sharp knife.