Amaretto Heart Brownies (Vegan)
A light Amaretto buttercream covers a dense, fudgy brownie infused with the delicious taste of Amaretto liqueur. They are incredibly tasty, simple to make, and dairy-free.
Ingredients
Amaretto Brownies
- 80 grams dark chocolate
- 56 grams / 4 tbsp plant based butter with salt
- 1 cup / 192 grams cane sugar
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup / 120 grams all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp Amaretto Liqueur
Amaretto Buttercream
- 1 cup / 120 grams powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp plant based butter with salt
- 1 tbsp plant based heavy cream
- ½ tbsp Amaretto Liqueur
Instructions
Amaretto Brownies
- To a small bowl, add the ground flax seed, water and amaretto; stir to combine and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8x8 square pan with parchment paper.
- To a small pot, add the chocolate and butter. Place the pot over medium heat until the chocolate and butter have melted. Stir the mixture to combine and set the pot aside.
- To a medium bowl, add the sugar and flax seed mixture. With a hand mixer on medium-high speed, blend the sugar and flax mixture for 2 minutes. Add the chocolate/butter mixture and vanilla extract and continue blending on medium-high speed for another 30 seconds. Add the flour and baking soda and blend on medium speed just until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes. Allow the brownies to rest in the pan for 15 minutes and then precut the hearts with your cutter. Once the brownies cool to room temperature, cut the hearts out completely. ***I used a 3 in x 2½ in heart shaped cutter and was able to cut out 6 hearts.***I found it helpful to press down the edges of the brownie as soon as I removed it from the oven. This gave me an even surface to work with and it made cutting out the hearts easier.
Amaretto Buttercream
- To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter. Cream the butter on medium-high speed with a balloon whisk attachment for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and continue whipping on medium-high for another minute. Add the Amaretto Liqueur and heavy cream and continue whipping on medium-high for another 3 minutes.
- Fill a piping bag, fitted with the tip of your choice, with the buttercream. Pipe equal amounts of frosting over each of the 6 heart shaped brownies.Once frosted, the brownies are ready to serve.Store the brownies at room temperature in an air tight container.