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Vegan Malteser Brownies
These Vegan Malteser Brownies are rich, fudgy, and indulgently chocolatey with a light malt crunch. Made with aquafaba instead of eggs and dairy-free chocolate and butter, they deliver bakery-style b…
How to make it
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Method (brownie)
Method (brownie)
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Preheat the oven to 180℃ fan,
Preheat the oven to 180℃ fan, and line a 8 x 8 inch square / loose base tin with grease proof paper. Allow the paper to hang over the edges of the tin, this makes it easier for removing the bars when ready. Sift the cocoa powder, malt powder and flour together in a medium bowl. Fill a small saucepan 1/4 full with water and place on the hob over medium heat.
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Add the dairy-free chocolate and butter
Add the dairy-free chocolate and butter into a heat proof bowl. Place the bowl over the pan, creating a bain-marie. Allow the chocolate and butter to melt together, stirring with a heat proof spatula.
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Remove from the heat and allow
Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes while you make prepare the aquafaba.
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Add the aquafaba and sugar into
Add the aquafaba and sugar into a medium sized mixing bowl and whip up on high speed for around 5 minutes until thick and glossy. I use a stand mixer with balloon whisk attachment. A electric hand whisk will work great too. Whip on high speed, the aquafaba mixture should be thick enough that when it drips into the bowl, the mixture should ribbon off the mixer.
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Pour the chocolate and butter mixture
Pour the chocolate and butter mixture over the aquafaba, and carefully fold together with a spatula. Make sure to be very gentle with this step as you want to keep as much air in the mixture as possible. Once combined, sift in the flour, malt powder and cocoa mixture. Again, fold this in with a spatula until a rich and thick brownie batter forms.
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Fold in the roughly chopped maltesers
Alternatively, you could press them into the brownie batter once it’s in the tin before baking, but make sure they’re covered with brownie batter to prevent burning. Refer to video for example.
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Pour the brownie batter into the
Pour the brownie batter into the lined tin and level off with an off-set spatula. Place the tin into the middle of the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. If you want a more fudgyy brownie, you may want to underbake by 5 minutes! Once baked, remove the tin from the oven and allow to cool fully on a wire rack. TIP: Keep the brownie in the tin while it’s cooling. This will help it keeps it’s shape and will also lock in some of the moisture, which will help with the chewy texture. Keep the brownie in the tin as we will be adding on the chocolate ganache in the tin. Method (chocolate ganache)
