Raspberry Brownies (Vegan!)

As I said in my last post, I don't have a lot of time to cook at school (especially without my own kitchen,) but I will update here from time to time when I do!

I was involved in a movie-themed cook-off, and my cook-off partner wanted something with raspberries and chocolate. Thus, these brownies were born. I have to give credit to my friend Dan Wolfe for helping me out with the majority of this recipe and providing me with the kitchen!

You MUST be a fan of raspberries to enjoy these brownies! People who were raspberry fans really enjoyed these, but others couldn't really appreciate them. They are very raspberry-intense!

Also, I didn't have my camera on me, so sorry for the phone-quality photos.

Ingredients:

***Use these measurements to make about 20 servings of this dish***

• 1½ cups of whole wheat flour
• 1 cup of cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 cup of non-dairy milk (vanilla-flavored adds depth to the recipe!)
• 2 cups of fresh raspberries (mashed) OR 2 cups of raspberry preserves (we did 1 cup of each)
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 1 cup of chocolate chips
• 1 cup of whole fresh raspberries
• a pinch of powdered sugar to your pleasing

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a brownie pan with nonstick spray or vegan shortening.
3. In a large bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In a different bowl, mix the mashed berries / raspberry preserves, milk, sugar, and vanilla.
5. Add the flour mixture to the berry mixture until just barely combined.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips and fresh berries.
7. Once all parts of the mixture are thoroughly mixed, pour into pan and even out.
8. Bake for 20 minutes, or until fork inserted into the center of the dish comes out dry and clean.
9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve right away, or refrigerate. 

The dry mixture.

The mashed raspberries and raspberry preserves being combined.

The whole raspberries and chocolate-chips being folded into the combined mixture.

Our sample for the judges! It was a movie-themed cook-off, and we thought "The Shining" was a good fit to the aesthetic of our dish.

The finished brownie pan!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Did you try this recipe out?

Please let me know in the comments!