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Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies

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Hey Friends! How’s it goin?

Last week I mentioned that I borrowed a camera from a friend but hadn’t had a chance to use it. Well that oversight was rectified during the blog staycation this weekend. I literally spent hours baking/cooking and then taking pictures of food this weekend. So much so, that I forgot to actually eat the food a couple times 😳

What I Ate Photographed Wednesday

So today’s spin on WIAW is gonna be all about the pictures I took. And of course, with all those things I baked, I have a new recipe for ya:

Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies Recipe | @ExSloth

Before we get into the deliciousness that are these two bite brownies, let’s chat about cameras and food photos.

The camera I borrowed was a Cannon Nex-5. I’ll admit that I don’t know much about the features and capabilities as I’m still working my way through the manual, but I do know the pictures are a million times better than what I get with my phone camera.

My first foray into the big leagues was with a Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens and a bowl of cherries. I took more than 60 pictures of this bowl of cherries. The first fifty were blurry. Good times.

Bowl of Cherries

Cherries Cropped

Next I moved on to what I thought would be an amazing recipe. It was a flop taste and texture wise, but man was it pretty to photograph.

Coconut Cherry Chocolate Bites

75 pictures and forty minutes later I realised that it was 2pm and I hadn’t had anything to eat since breakfast at 8. Whoops.

I decided to do some experimenting with nutritional yeast and make some ‘cheesy’ pasta. It actually wasn’t half bad but I need to work with it some more before I get the hang it.

Cheesy Pasta

Funny story: I stood over my food taking pictures and feeling super impressed with my ‘mad skills’ when I realised I forgot to put the memory card back in. Yea, I’m that kid. #Giselle

Flourless, Vegan, Two Bite Brownies

After all my hard work, I was craving something sweet. Since my recipe of the day had been a major fail, I headed back to the kitchen for some inspiration and that’s when the Flourless, Vegan, Two Bite Brownies were born.

Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies Recipe | @ExSloth

When I was a kid, there was a bakery in town that sold THE best brownies. Seriously, they were ridiculously good. Then, when I was about 17, the bakery was sold and franchised and the brownie recipe did not make the move. It was horrible. I may have cried.

So, when I made the original version of these two bite brownies last winter and realised what they tasted like, I actually called my mother to tell her. That’s how important those brownies were to my family.

Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies Recipe | @ExSloth

I’ve been making the original recipe at least once a month since then, and I’ve always wanted to try making them vegan. I’m obsessed with flax eggs for some reason. Don’t ask.

Anyway, I never went the vegan route with these because the original recipe uses 2 cups of peanut butter. No way was I going to risk that much pb in a brownie experiment. #sorrynotsorry

But, this weekend I only had 1/2 cup of peanut butter left and figured it was a sign. I took the risk and thankfully, it paid off 🙂

Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies
 
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These two bite brownies are so moist and chocolatey, you won't believe they're vegan, flourless and healthy!
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water)*
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ⅛ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ⅛ cup peanut butter chips
  • ⅛ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, combine ground flax and water and set aside for 5 minutes
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together first 5 ingredients, on at a time, in the order listed.
  4. Fold in peanut butter and chocolate chips
  5. Fill each cup of a greased, mini-muffin tin with equal amounts of batter
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownie comes out clean
  7. Let sit for 5 minutes in the pan before removing and cool completely on a wire rack
Notes
*If not vegan, replace with one egg white

One last thing. Isn’t this just the creepiest picture you’ve ever seen? That brownie on top was literally staring me! I ate it first. :mrgreen:

Flourless, Vegan Two Bite Brownies | @ExSloth

Want more brownie recipes? Try this one:

Gluten-free, flourless, vegan gingerbread brownies via @ExSloth | ExSloth

Vegan Gingerbread Brownies

What about you?

What camera do you use to take food pictures? Or pictures in general? Any recommendations? Do you have a childhood treat/meal that disappeared when you got older? How do you feel about flax eggs?

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  7. This all looks great! It’s amazing what you can learn from just playing. I have a really nice and expensive camera but I hate carrying it everywhere. I just use my phone. Now that I have my office though, I am working on a photography area! Sharing the brownies on social media tomorrow for sure. My readers will love these!
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  10. okay, THESE look phenomenal! Seriously, I couldn’t agree MORE with you on the whole “not wasting two cups of peanut butter” thing. For me, it’s because I cannot digest fats very well, so I would never be able to make a batter with that and be able to eat a lot of it, which I would want to obviously 🙂 Your pics are FAB, I usually just use my iPhone, 😛
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