Natasha Corrett’s Gooey Vegan Chocolate Brownies

Serves: 12

"These dreamy chocolate brownies are so gooey and indulgent!"

2 tbsp chia seeds

6 tbsp water

100g dates

70g cashew butter

45g coconut oil (melted over a medium heat)

45ml of Rice Dream® Original

1 tbsp vanilla extract

80g organic agave syrup, coconut palm sugar, rice syrup or honey

20g ground almonds

50g raw cacao powder

30g coconut flour

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

55g roughly chopped walnuts (optional)

Soak the dates in a bowl of hot water for 20 minutes and then strain and discard the water.
In a separate bowl soak the chia seeds in the 6 tbsp of water.
In a blender put the melted coconut oil, cashew butter, Rice Dream®, agave (or other syrup), vanilla essence and soaked dates and blend until smooth (a few small lump of dates is ok and will add a nice texture to the brownie).
In a bowl weigh out the salt, baking powder, coconut flour and cacao powder.
Pour the mixture out of the blender and combine with the flour, salt and baking powder and cacao and add the soaked chia seeds (they should have soaked up most of the water).
Mix in the chopped nuts (optional).
The mixture is thick so don’t expect it to be runny. Put into a lined brownie tray about 1 inch thick and put into a pre-heated oven at 175C/350F/Gas 4 for 20 minutes.
Take out the oven and leave to cool and enjoy the gooeyness of these heavenly chocolatey treats.

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