Cherry & Almond Chocolate Brownies - Vegan Recipe Club

Ingredients

• Dry ingredients
• 100g/¾ cup self-raising flour
• 70g/¾ cup ground almonds
• 175g/7/8 cup golden caster sugar
• 3 (level) tbsp cocoa or cacao powder
• 125g/1 cup pecans, roughly chopped (optional)
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ (level) tsp baking powder
• 95g/1 cup glacé cherries, roughly chopped
• Wet ingredients
• 200g/7oz vegan dark chocolate, broken into squares
• 4 tbsp coconut oil
• 245ml/1 cup soya milk or other plant milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or paste
• ½ tsp almond essence (optional)