Vegan Gooey Brownies - Alkaline, Healthy, Full of Protein & Delicious!!

Brownies on a cleanse? No way!

This is probably the most healthiest of brownie recipies you will find out there and they taste delicious.

I have lost count of how many times I have made these brownies. I can eat as many as I like and feel all smug as the goodies are all 100% healthy, full of protein and vegan!

I love to use local seasonal produce – it's so abundant here where Iive in Spain.

The one thing that I can't get enough of is figs. They grow all around this area and are ready for picking during the summer. The rest of the year you can buy huge bags of dried figs for a couple of euros.

Figs are among the most alkaline foods and help balance the body’s pH. Because they are so rich in fibre, figs provide excellent nutrition to the intestines. They also contain high levels of potassium and help control blood pressure.

So here's the recipe,

Ingredients:

150g dried figs (if figs aren't readily available you can use dates)
2 tbsp chia seeds
6 tbsp water
45g coconut oil, melted
85g tahini
50ml rice/nut milk
80g honey/maple/agave syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract (not essential if you don't have it)
a pinch of himalayan pink salt
½ tsp baking soda
40g coconut flour
50g cacao powder

Optional ingredients – smashed banana, chopped nuts

Put the figs into a bowl and cover with hot water, leaving to soak for 10 minutes. Do the same with the chia and leave to soak until gloopy.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C/gas mark 3 and line a shallow baking tin with parchment paper.

Drain the figs, discarding the water, into a blender along with the melted coconut oil, tahini, milk, honey/syrup and vanilla extract and blend until fairly smooth – a bit of texture from the figs is fine.

Put the salt, baking powder, coconut flour and cacao powder into a bowl.

Pour the mixture from the blender into the bowl of dried ingredients and mix. Add the soaked chia seeds.. You should have a really think delicious gooey batter now.

Pour the mixture into the tin (it should sit about 2.5cm deep) and bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on you oven!)

Remove from oven, take out of tin and leave to cool, preferably on a wire rack.

Then enjoy and try not to eat the whole lot!!!

I would love to hear how you got on with the recipe. Let me know what you think.

BIG love,

Star xx