Name: Vegan brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ground flaxseed; 200g dark chocolate roughly chopped; ½ tsp coffee granules; 80g vegan margarine plus extra for greasing; 125g self-raising flour; 70g ground almonds; 50g cocoa powder; ¼ tsp baking powder; 250g golden caster sugar; 1½ tsp vanilla extract

Vegan brownies

Try these squidgy chocolate brownies without the dairy or eggs. They're perfect for vegans and people following a dairy-free diet and they taste utterly divine

55 min total 15 min prep 40 min cook Makes 12 314 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3½. Grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. Combine the flaxseed with 6 tbsp water and set aside for at least 5 mins.
2 In a saucepan, melt 120g chocolate, the coffee and margarine with 60ml water on a low heat. Allow to cool slightly.
3 Put the flour, almonds, cocoa, baking powder and ¼ tsp salt in a bowl and stir to remove any lumps.
4 Using a hand whisk, mix the sugar into the melted chocolate mixture, and beat well until smooth and glossy, ensuring all the sugar is well dissolved.
5 Stir in the flaxseed mixture, vanilla extract and remaining chocolate, then the flour mixture.
6 Spoon into the prepared tin. Bake for 35-45 mins until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean with moist crumbs.
7 Allow to cool in the tin completely, then cut into squares. Store in an airtight container and eat within three days.