Spiced Brownies with Caramelized Pecans
50—60 MinThese simple fudge brownies with a small twist are probably one of the easiest desserts that you can make. They are super-easy to spice up, too. Add cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves to the mix to make your bake even more delicious. Topped with caramelized pecans, they really are a dream.
Ingredients 4 Portions
- 170 gSpelt flour
- 4 tbsp.Cocoa
- 60 mlCoconut oil, melted
- 150 gDark chocolate
- 240 mlPlant-based milk
- 1 tsp.Apple vinegar
- 150 gRaw cane sugar
- 150 gPecan nuts
- 1 tsp.Baking Soda
- 1 tsp.Cloves, Ground
- 1 tsp.Organic Ginger, Ground
- 1 tsp.Cinnamon, Ground
- 1 pieceBourbon Vanilla Pods, Whole
- 1 pinchSea Salt, Coarse
For the caramelized pecan nuts
- 150 gPecan nuts
- 50 gRaw cane sugar
- 1 tbsp.Coconut oil
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F). Add the flour, sea salt, baking soda, cacao, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves and ground cardamom to a large bowl. Whisk the plant-based milk in a bowl with the apple cider vinegar.
- 2
Melt the coconut oil over a low heat, chop the chocolate into small pieces and stir into the oil until it has melted.
- 3
Then add the sugar and whisk well. Mix the sugar and chocolate mixture and the milk with the dry ingredients. Halve and scrape out a vanilla pod, add to the rest of the ingredients and combine thoroughly to form a dough. Chop half of the pecan nuts and fold into the dough.
- 4
Line a small rectangular baking tin with baking parchment and pour in the dough. Bake for 30 minutes at 180°C (356°F) using the conventional oven setting.
- 5
Chop the remaining pecan nuts and heat them in a pan over a medium together with the remaining coconut oil and sugar and stir constantly for 3–4 minutes until caramelized.
- 6
Spread the caramelized nuts immediately onto baking parchment and leave to cool. Serve the brownies with the pecan nuts and enjoy.
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