Flourless Hazelnut and Rose, Dark Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 165 g butter
- 1 cup Caster sugar
- 50 g dark chocolate
- 2 tsp coconut oil or macadamia oil or olive oil
- 1 cup hazelnut meal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 50 g dark chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup hazelnuts roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Rosewater
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp Dried Rose petals optional
- Dried Rose petals and raw cocoa powder to serve optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C (fan forced) and line a baking tin
- Put the butter, caster sugar, first lot of chocolate and coconut oil into a heat resistant bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir then reheat for another minute or until all ingredients have melted together. (alternatively you can do this on the stove in a saucepan over low a heat and gently heat until all ingredients have melted approx 10mins)
- Meanwhile in a separate bowl combine hazelnut meal, baking powder, cocoa powder and stir to combine.
- Once the wet ingredients have melted stir to combine about 1min. Then add to the dry ingredients and stir until fully incorporated.
- Add the eggs and stir until fully combined, then add the second chopped chocolate and the chopped hazelnuts and quickly incorporate.
- Pour the batter into prepared baking tin and sprinkle with the rose petals.
- Place in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool before cutting up. Just before serving sprinkle with extra cocoa powder and rose petals.
Notes
Hazelnut meal is available from major supermarkets, health food stores and of course online. Or you could make your own, buy pulsing some whole hazelnuts in a blender or food processor until fine bread crumb size, just be careful to not over process or you will end up with nut butter (if that happens, add some cocoa powder, rice malt syrup and a tiny bit of soy milk and you’ll have a home made nutella style spread)
Rose petals are available from specialty food stores and delis, middle eastern grocers and online.
Rosewater is available from major supermarkets, middle eastern grocers, delis, specialty food stores and online.