Almond Joy Brownies (Vegan)
These Almond Joy brownies have all of the amazing flavors of an Almond Joy candy bar but in brownie form. They are easy to prepare, dairy- and egg-free, and so delicious.
Ingredients
- 120 grams dark chocolate - I used Lindt Excellence 70% bar
- 84 grams / 6 tbsp plant based butter with salt
- 300 grams / 1½ cups cane sugar
- 1½ tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 180 grams / 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp ground flax seed
- 9 tbsp water
- 10 bars Unreal dark chocolate coconut bars - cut each bar into 8 smaller pieces
- ¾ cup slices almonds
- ¾ cup sweetened coconut
- optional - extra chocolate to drizzle over the brownies before serving
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350F and prepare an 8x8 square pan by lining it with parchment paper.
- To a small cup or bowl, add the ground flax seed and water. Whisk to combine and set aside to thicken (5 to 10 minutes).
- To a small pot, add the chocolate and butter. Place the pot over medium heat until the chocolate and butter have melted; stir to combine and set the pot aside.
- To a medium bowl, add the sugar and the flax mixture. With a hand mixer, on medium-high speed, blend the sugar and flax mixture together for 2 minutes. Add the chocolate/butter mixture and vanilla extract and blend on medium-high for another minute.
- To the wet ingredients, add the flour and baking soda. Blend on medium with the hand mixer just until almost all of the flour is absorbed. Add the chopped up Unreal coconut bars; fold them in until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the sliced almonds and sweetened coconut over the top. Bake the brownies for 40 minutes or until it no longer jiggles and a toothpick inserted comes out with just a little batter on it. ***I found the need to cover my brownies with aluminum foil starting at 20 minutes to keep the coconut from browning too much.
- Once out of the oven, allow the brownies to completely cool in the pan. Once cool they can be cut and served. I served mine with a drizzle of chocolate. Store the brownies at room temperature in an air tight container.