Vegan Santa Hat Brownies

Instructions

Brownies

Preheat the oven to 180C and mix the flour, sugar, carob powder, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.

Add the water, melted coconut oil and half of the vanilla seeds (slit the vanilla pod open down its length, and scrape out the small, sticky seeds using the tip of a small, sharp knife and add them to your recipe). Mix until combined.

Pour the brownie mixture in to a square baking tin and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

When your brownies have cooled down, cut in to small squares.

Frosting

Place the icing sugar, vegan butter, vanilla extract and half of the plant-based milk in to a bowl and whisk together. Add the remaining milk and whisk until the frosting is smooth yet thick.

Pipe a circle of frosting on top of each brownie and place a de-stemmed strawberry on top. Finally, add a small amount of frosting to form a Christmas hat.