Vegan Turtle Brownies | Aromatic Vanilla Cake

I really like baking brownies!  They all the time make my residence odor superb and one cannot presumably be in a nasty temper whereas making brownies, they simply have a method of creating you happier! Plus I all the time have the elements readily available for traditional brownies for when the temper strikes.  Final weekend I made a decision it had been too lengthy since I’ve made any and so I baked some up.  I needed one thing scrumptious, not that they don’t seem to be all the time scrumptious, however possibly one thing slightly additional.  So I made some Vegan Turtle Brownies!  As a result of you possibly can by no means go improper with the combo of caramel, toasted pecans and darkish chocolate in any case!

That is the bottom brownie recipe I got here up with at my final job working in a pure meals retailer they usually had been all the time a success!  It’s easy and simple to make and all the time comes out so scrumptious, fudgy and satisfying!  I take advantage of brown sugar in these to present them a touch of a caramelly taste within the batter, and coconut oil for the fats, as a result of it’s what I occur to have readily available more often than not.  If you happen to do not just like the style of coconut oil nevertheless you might all the time use melted vegan butter.  For the flour I used complete wheat pastry flour however you might use common AP flour as a substitute if you happen to want or perhaps a gluten free all objective baking flour (like Bob’s Crimson Mill all objective baking flour which I’ve used with good outcomes).

I made my very own vegan caramel for these, the recipe follows the brownie recipe.  It makes additional, so you possibly can hold it within the fridge and use it over ice cream or one thing.  As a result of I all the time prefer to make slightly additional caramel after I make it for that cause.  I stirred loads of toasted pecans and darkish chocolate chips into these to make them the basic turtle taste.

These smelled superb whereas baking!  The aroma of heavenly chocolate filling my condominium!  I couldn’t wait to attempt them, however sadly I needed to look forward to  them to chill down. Once I did attempt them they had been tremendous scrumptious!  Fudgy, and candy full of decadent darkish chocolate, crunchy pecans and gooey vanilla caramel!  If you’re within the temper for one thing chocolaty and heavenly, positively give these Vegan Turtle Brownies a attempt!

Vegan Turtle Brownies

Makes 16

Elements:

• 1/4 cup floor flax seeds
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp filtered water
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup complete wheat pastry flour or all objective flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup vegan caramel*
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1/2 cup vegan darkish chocolate chips or chunks

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F levels and line a 9×9 inch sq. pan with parchment.
2. In a bowl, whisk collectively the flax seeds and water and put aside for a couple of minutes.
3. To a big bowl, add the oil and sugar, then the flax combination and vanilla and whisk collectively till the sugar begins to soften into it.
4. Whisk within the salt and baking powder, then the flour and cacao powder till easy.
5. Pour into the ready pan, smoothing it to the edges, then drop the caramel over it by the Tbsp and swirl with a knife. Sprinkle with pecans and chocolate chips.
6. Place within the oven and bake for about half-hour till set.
7. Take away from the oven and let cool earlier than reducing (if you need the brownies to return out good, in any other case let cool quarter-hour after which get pleasure from some heat).

Brownies hold within the fridge for 1 week, or frozen as much as 4 months.

*Vegan Caramel:

• 1 stick vegan butter (1/2 cup I used Nation Crock)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut cream
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, mix the butter, sugar, maple syrup, coconut cream, and sea salt and warmth over medium warmth till it’s easy, and involves a boil.
2. Cook dinner over medium warmth stirring usually till the caramel is heated to 235F levels (use a sweet thermometer).
3. As soon as it’s 235 levels, take away from warmth, stir within the vanilla and pour right into a jar.
4. Let cool earlier than utilizing.  Retains for 1 week within the fridge.