RECIPE BY: Vindi’s Kitchen
The brownies’ fun cousin: the blondie! We’ve taken the classic blondie and dressed her in her summer best. with bright, citrus flavours and a rich texture, you won’t be able to stop at just one. But who’s counting?
Makes 16 bars
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup (225 g) GoGo Quinoa all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp GoGo Quinoa Andean pink salt
- 3/4 cup (150 g) light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (150 g) vegan butter (we used Earth balance)
- ¼ cup plant-based milk
- 3 tbsp your favourite nut butter
- 1 GoGo Quinoa chia egg (1 tbsp chia seeds with 3 tbsp water)
- zest of 2 mandarins
- Juice of one mandarin
- ½ cup of roughly chopped macadamia nuts
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare a 9” by 9” pan lined with a parchment paper
- Mix flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda in a separate bowl and set aside
- Beat vegan butter, nut butter and sugar until creamy. Add nut milk, chia egg, zest and mandarin juice and mix to combine
- Now add the flour mixture and mix on slow speed or by hand
- When everything is mixed, fold in the nuts, and seposit the thick mixture in to the prepared baking tray. Spread evenly and flatten using spatula
- Bake for about 25 minutes. When it is cooked, it will rise a bit and the top will be light golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes
- Once cooled, cut in to pieces and store in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days
- Refrigerate or freeze to keep fresh (1 week in the fridge, 3 months in the freezer).
