Googie’s Kitchen presents Delicious Vegan Quinoa Chocolate Brownie

As you may know, recently I have been experimenting with quinoa flour. I thought I’d make this Chocolate Brownie to show you how versatile the flour can be. It’s a delicious alternative to plain flour that’s great in savoury and sweet dishes. Please see below for the video and recipe.

We eat quinoa a lot with curries and stews. I’ve always known I could make cakes with it but I was never sure how. Then I start to experiment and I found it’s a great alternative to plain flour. So pleased I decided to experiment with a brownie recipe first. These brownies are light and airy with a deliciously sweet chocolate taste to them. It’s definitely one I will be making again.

Makes 12

Equipment

• Bowl x 2
• Large mixing bowl
• Colander
• Nutribullet or blender
• Teaspoon
• Square baking tin
• Wooden spoon
• Grease proof paper

Ingredients

• Medjool dates x 10 – 12
• Hot Water x enough to cover the dates
• Quinoa x 200g
• Gluten free oats x 100g
• Raw cacao powder x 60g
• Ground cinnamon x 1 tsp
• Baking powder x 2 tsp
• Bicarbonate of soda x 1 tsp
• Salt x 1 pinch
• Coconut sugar x 150g
• Milk x (your choice) 200mls plus extra if necassery
• Bananas mashed x 2

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C or gas mark 4.
• Next pre-line a square baking tin with grease proof paper.
• Remove the stones from the dates and put into a bowl.
• Boil the kettle and pour over enough water to cover them.
• Leave to stand for 5 minutes.
• Now grind the quinoa and oats in the blender or Nutribullet.
• Then add the quinoa, oats, raw cacao powder, cinnamon, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt to the large mixing bowl.
• Mix all these ingredients together.
• After 5 minutes, drain the dates through a colander.
• Peel and roughly break up the bananas.
• Add these to the nutribullet/blender.
• Now add the dates and milk too.
• Blend these ingredients together.
• Pour these ingredients into the large mixing bowl and mix everything together.
• The mixture might be a little dry so add extra milk if necessary.
• Once all the dry ingredients are covered in the wet ingredients, set aside.
• Put the brownie mixture into the pre-lined baking tin and flatten with the wood spoon.
• Put into the oven for 25 – 30 minutes.
• To check it’s cooked put a skewer in and if it comes out clean the brownie is done.
• Once it’s cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool for a good 30 minutes.
• When it’s cool enough to touch, remove from the baking tray and leave until completely cooled.
• Cut into squares, serve with coconut cream and maple syrup or eat on it’s own and enjoy.

Quinoa Chocolate Brownie is a great way to enjoy a healthy grain while making it into a sweet treat. My husband and son are not so keen on quinoa with a dinner but when I made these brownies they were impressed. My husband thought it was a good way to eat quinoa and he really enjoyed these brownies. However you decide to eat these brownies, as always, enjoy! xxx

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