Spiced Rosemary Sea Salt Brownies {Vegan}
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: Serves 8
 
Brownies are an American classic, butt this Spiced Rosemary Sea Salt Brownies are unique, combining rosemary, cayenne pepper and sea salt!
Ingredients
  • 5 Tbsps virgin coconut oil
  • 5 Tbsps applesauce
  • ½ cup coconut sugar
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder (dutch processed or raw)
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 pinches of cayenne pepper (1 pinch of this is your first time trying spicy brownies!)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 flax "eggs"
  • ½ cup spelt flour
  • Sea Salt flakes to top (fleur de sel is perfect for this recipe)
  • ⅛ cup melted dark chocolate
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 325F. Grease an 8inch brownie pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Dust 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder on the pan making sure to coat all sides.
  2. Combine the coconut oil, applesauce, coconut sugar, maple syrup, cocoa powder, rosemary, cayenne, and salt in a bowl and fit it on top of a pot with simmering water (water shouldn’t touch the bowl). Let the steam warm the bowl (double boiler style) and stir until the coconut oil melts and the mix is smooth, make sure the sugar dissolves well. About 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and set aside.
  3. While the cocoa mix is still warm (not hot! just warm to the touch), transfer to a larger bowl and add flax eggs and whisk until the batter is smooth and shiny. Once ready, add the flour in one go and stir until combined.
  4. Place batter in prepared baking pan and bake for about 20-25 min, or until a toothpick comes out with moist batter. NOTE: you shouldn’t cook them ALL the way through or they’ll be super dry, a touch underdone is best. Let them cool, remove from pan, and cut in squares.
  5. Drizzle squares with melted chocolate, and sprinkle with sea salt.
Recipe by Gold&Thyme at https://www.goldandthyme.com/spiced-rosemary-sea-salt-brownies-vegan/