Home › Recipes › Lebkuchen brownies with walnuts and honeyLebkuchen brownies with walnuts and honey Lebkuchen brownies made with spelt flour, cocoa, honey and walnuts, with gingerbread spice and orange zest. Family-friendly desserts for Advent, 223 kcal per piece.
At a glance Serves 12 Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 22 min Total time: 37 min Calories: 223 kcal per serving Protein: 5 g Fat: 15 g Carbs: 20 g Ingredients 120g butter 150g honey 3 eggs 100g spelt flour 50g cocoa powder 1 unwaxed orange 80g walnuts 2 tsp gingerbread spice 1 pinch of salt Method You’ll need: oven · saucepan · chopping board · knife · grater · wooden spoon
Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat, take it off the heat and stir in the honey and cocoa. Beat the eggs and stir them into the lukewarm cocoa mixture. Grate in the orange zest. Mix the spelt flour, gingerbread spice and salt and fold it in. Roughly chop the walnuts and stir in two thirds of them. Spread the batter in a 20 by 20 cm tin lined with baking paper and scatter the remaining walnuts over the top. Bake the brownies in a preheated oven at 175 °C (155 °C fan) for 20 to 22 minutes. A wooden skewer should still come out with moist crumbs. Leave them to cool in the tin and cut into 12 pieces. Good to know Half brownie, half Lebkuchen: moist inside, with cinnamon, cloves and a hint of orange. The batter is mixed in 15 minutes and doesn't need a mixer.
Swaps Spelt flour → buckwheat flour (gluten-free). Butter → coconut oil. Walnuts → hazelnuts. Honey → maple syrup.
Cooking tips Better to take the brownies out of the oven a minute early – they keep setting as they cool. A wet knife gives you clean edges.
Storage Keeps for 5 days well sealed, or 2 months in the freezer.
Allergens Contains gluten (spelt), egg, milk (butter) and walnuts; suitable for children.
Frequently asked questions Can you freeze Lebkuchen brownies? Keeps for 5 days well sealed, or 2 months in the freezer.
