Today I propose to make brownies according to the original recipe.
This is a very tasty cacao-based dessert with a pleasant citrus flavor. You will definitely love the delicate soft texture of the brownie and the citrus aroma.
I would also like to note that our homemade brownie does not contain refined sugar. This delicious dessert is quick and easy to prepare.
Interesting?
Then let’s get started.
The list of ingredients is small. They can always is in the kitchen.
Ingredients for brownies
- Citrus brownie base is whole grain wheat flour. For a gluten-free brownie, use oatmeal. But then you get a different taste of the dessert.
- Another important ingredient is cacao. It will give the dessert a magical taste.
- The sweetener in the recipe is coconut sugar. You use what you like.
- Water as liquid for making brownies. You can use vegetable milk instead of water. Oat milk will do. How to cook it, see here.
- You will also need eggs. They will bind the dough.
- There is oil in the recipe. I used butter and refined coconut oil. You can take both or one.
- Vanilla extract adds flavor.
- And of course, don’t forget about citrus fruits. These are lemon zest, a few drops of orange oil (optional) and fresh tangerine.
There are ingredients for the citrus brownie. We start cooking.
How to make a citrus brownie
Turn the oven on at 170 ° C / 340 ° F. Prepare the mold before kneading the dough. I have a square shape 20 x 20 cm. I will cover the bottom and walls with parchment.
The oven is heating up. The form has been prepared.
Knead the brownie dough in one container. First, melt the butter and coconut oil. Add water, eggs, vanilla extract, coconut sugar to it and mix with a whisk.
Add whole grain flour and cacao to the resulting mass. Add grated lemon zest and a few drops of orange oil (optional).
It remains to add tangerine to the dough. Peel the tangerine. Cut the slices into 1 cm pieces. Stir two-thirds of the tangerine into the dough. Garnish the brownie with the rest before baking.
Put the finished dough into a mold. Decorate the top with pieces of tangerine. We put the form in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes. We check the readiness with a toothpick. There should be some dough on it.
If brownie is dry, it will be hard.
When ready, remove the brownie with tracing paper from the mold and cool on a wire rack to room temperature.
Our citrus brownie is ready. You can start tasting the dessert.
Bon Appetit!
Be healthy and love yourself!
Citrus brownie (Refined sugar free)
Course: Chocolate, RecipesCuisine: American16
servings15
minutes20
minutes342
kcalIngredients
180g – whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon (25g) cacao powder
40g – butter
35g refined coconut oil
3 pieces (165g) – chicken egg
120g – water or vegetable milk
1/3 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 drops – orange oil (optional)
1 piece – tangerine or orange (not large)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Turn the oven on at 170°C / 340°F.
- We lay parchment on the bottom and walls of the form. Form 20 x 20 cm.
- Melt the butter and coconut oil. Add water, eggs, vanilla extract, coconut sugar to it and mix.
- Add whole grain flour and cacao to the liquid. Add grated lemon zest and a few drops of orange oil (optional)
- Peel the tangerine. Cut the slices into 1 cm pieces. Stir two-thirds of the tangerine into the dough. Garnish the brownie with the rest before baking.
- Put the dough in a mold. Decorate the top with pieces of tangerine. We put the form in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes. We check the readiness with a toothpick. There should be some dough on it.
- When ready, remove the brownie with tracing paper from the mold and cool on a wire rack to room temperature.
Notes
- Start checking the brownie for readiness at 15 minutes. The edges of the dessert will dry out more and will look lighter than the middle. This is normal. If the brownie is dry it will be hard. And this is how the texture is soft.
