Dairy Free Tahini Brownies with Tahini Ganache
These Dairy Free brownies with Tahini Ganache are for every tahini and sesame lover, as well as every brownie addict out there. They’re dairy free and the brownie is made with tahini, which makes them extra rich and gooey, with a thick and creamy ganache made out of tahini and dark chocolate. The combination is unexpected and pretty amazing!
What is Tahini?
Tahini is a paste made out of toasted and grounded sesame seeds; it is used in Mediterranean cuisine, and used in many other traditional cuisines as an ingredient as well as a condiment.
It’s similar to any other nut butter, very creamy, and with a high fat content, therefore, it makes the perfect substitute of butter in these brownies. It’s linked to many health benefits, which may include heart health, reducing inflammation, bad cholesterol or high blood pressure.
Ingredients you’ll need
Brownies:
- Cocoa powder: helps activate your baking soda and gives the chocolate flavor
- Baking soda: will help your brownies rise
- Tahini: this is the main ingredient in these brownies; In addition to giving them flavor, it will also help them stay soft and rich
- Coffee: enhances the chocolate flavor
- White sugar: helps giving sweetness to your brownies
- Brown sugar: coupled with white sugar, it will help with sweetness; in addition, it will help the brownies stay soft and moist
- Eggs: give structure and tenderness too
- Flour: helps building structure
- Vanilla extract: helps giving flavor and aroma
- Salt: enhances the flavor in addition to balancing sweetness
- Chocolate Chips: helps adding extra chocolate flavor to your brownies
Ganache:
- Melted Chocolate: gives the chocolate flavor to your ganache
- Tahini: helps your ganache stay soft and give flavor
- Powdered sugar: helps by thickening your ganache and giving sweetness; make sure it’s sifted to avoid lumps in your ganache
- Vanilla extract: enhances the flavor and gives aroma
- Salt: enhances flavor and balances sweetness
Tips on baking the perfect brownies
First, start by mixing your baking soda and cocoa powder; next, add half of your tahini and your coffee and mix. Add flour, vanilla extract and salt, then fold in your chocolate chips.
Second, pour your brownie mix in your prepared pan and bake for 35-38 minutes. If you want gooey brownies, a toothpick inserted in the middle should come out slightly wet, with moist crumbs attached. You need to let your brownies cool completely before adding your tahini ganache, or it could melt completely with the heat on top of your brownies.
To make your ganache start by melting your chocolate (for some tips on how to melt chocolate click here), then add your tahini and mix. Incorporate powdered sugar, vanilla and salt and mix.
Pour over your cooled brownies and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Dairy free Tahini brownies with tahini Ganache
Ingredients
Brownies
- 3/4 Cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 Cup tahini
- 1/2 Cup boiling water + 1 teaspoon instant coffee diluted
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 1/3 Cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup dairy free semi-sweet chocolate chips
Ganache
- 3.5 ounces 100 g 60% dairy free dark chocolate, melted
- 1/2 Cup tahini
- 1/2 Cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Line the bottom and sides of a 13x9x2 in baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
- Stir cocoa and baking soda; add half of the tahini and coffee and stir until thickened
- Add sugars, eggs and remaining tahini and mix
- Add flour, vanilla extract and salt and mix. Fold in chocolate chips and pour in prepared baking pan
- Bake for 35-38 min, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly wet, with moist crumbs attached. Let cool completely
- For your ganache, mix melted chocolate and tahini; add powdered sugar, vanilla and salt and stir until well combined. Pour over your cooled brownies and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cut into squares and enjoy!
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