Bringing you right now these chewy, richly chocolatey, brownie like cookies (aka brookies!) — made vegan, gluten-free and grain-free because of a considerably uncommon ingredient: lupin flour.
These are simple and enjoyable to make, requiring only a few components, and style so good with a chilly glass of milk. Very harking back to 2-bite brownies.
Lupin Flour
Talking of components, I have been ready to share one thing with lupin flour for fairly a very long time. I do know it is extra widespread in some international locations, particularly in Europe, however I’ve by no means seen it round right here earlier than. Just lately I lastly got here throughout it whereas buying and could not resist.
After taking part in round with it some, I discover it reasonably much like different legume-based flours (like chickpea, and so forth.), within the sense that it isn’t at all times simple to make it style good in baked items… However on this recipe it really works a deal with, and enveloped in a wealthy chocolate taste you will by no means know these cookies are grain-free or fabricated from legumes or something “humorous.”
All that mentioned, if it isn’t an ingredient you’ll be able to simply discover or order on-line (I put a hyperlink to the model I used within the recipe card beneath), it’s also possible to make these with common chickpea flour. I attempted it each methods. The recipe works nice both method, although I had a slight desire for the lupin model — in some way, maybe as a result of it was floor finer, they got here out tasting a contact higher to me. However as at all times, it is your name and also you do you 🙂
Recipe Variations
I additionally tried this recipe with a number of variations I very a lot loved. Easy brookies are at all times good, however if you wish to take issues up a notch, you’ll be able to at all times do that for enjoyable:
- As an alternative of urgent the highest down with a fork to flatten the cookies, flip these right into a thumbprint cookie by making a thumb indent within the middle as you flatten the cookie. Fill the indent with some cherry jam (or one other jam of your alternative) — all I’ve to say is whoah! 😛
- Alternatively, fill the thumbprint indent with some melted chocolate. This model is so good whereas the brookies are nonetheless heat!
- You possibly can at all times add a little bit of floor vanilla powder or one other taste to your style to alter these up a contact.
Lupin Flour Brookies
Chewy and chocolatey brownie-like cookies, made vegan and grain-free because of the important thing ingredient: lupin flour.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Prepare dinner Time: 8 minutes
- Whole Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 6 cookies
- Class: Cookies
- Methodology: Baked
- Delicacies: grain-free
- Weight-reduction plan: Vegan
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a small cookie tray with parchment paper and put aside.
- Place all components in a small meals processor and course of briefly till the combination kinds a ball within the processor. Word: if the combination is simply too moist to take action add 1 teaspoon extra cocoa powder (or extra if wanted).
- Divide the dough ball into 6 elements. Roll right into a ball along with your arms. Place on the ready baking tray and flatten just a little right into a disk by urgent the ball down with a fork.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Take away from oven and prepare dinner on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Take pleasure in!**
Notes
*If cannot discover lupin flour, can substitute with chickpea flour as a substitute.
**Retailer leftover cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature. They may hold for a number of days.
Key phrases: Lupin Flour Brookies (vegan, grain-free)
