Vegan Brownies for Two (small batch) | Vegan Brownies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are vegan brownies made of? ›

Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl until combined. Pour in water (or coffee), vegetable oil, and vanilla; mix until well-blended. Spread batter evenly in the prepared dish.

Is brownie mix vegan? Despite most boxed brownie mixes calling for eggs, butter or milk, many boxed brownie mixes are accidentally vegan. That means, if you don't add any of the additional ingredients, the mixes themselves do not contain any animal byproducts.

Chewy brownies must be slightly under-baked. One of the top mistakes to avoid when making brownies is waiting until there's no more crumbs on the toothpick to pull the pan from the oven. By that point they're close to over-baked, and you will lose out on that chewiness you want.

What are good vegan butter substitutes? In baking, you can use vegan butter, applesauce, dairy-free yogurt, coconut oil, coconut butter, olive oil, nut butter, mashed banana and mashed avocado. In cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable stock, or avocado oil to replace butter.

1 egg = 1/4 cup (62 g) applesauce

Using unsweetened applesauce is my favorite vegan egg replacement for vegan pancakes, breads, and if I don't have yogurt, then cakes as well! I actually prefer applesauce to yogurt in brownie recipes as well. Applesauce is a wonderful way to lock in moisture in cakes and cookies.

You can whisk 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of water and 2 teaspoons of baking powder together to replace each egg in baked goods like cookies, brownies or quick breads. This substitution won't impact a recipes' flavor profile the way egg substitutions like mashed banana or flaxseed might.

Lindt Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate

Lindt Excellence is pretty excellent chocolate (I always used to steal squares of it from the fridge when my mum wasn't looking) and it's pretty naturally vegan, too. The ingredients of these bars include cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, and vanilla.

Egg Substitutions That Worked

¼ cup yogurt: I used 2 percent plain Greek yogurt. I was wowed. By far my favorite! ¼ cup applesauce: The texture of the brownies wasn't compromised.

They give brownies a lighter, drier, and more cake-like texture. If you prefer this over the chewy variety, then go ahead and crack in that additional egg. On the other hand, too many eggs will yield brownies that are hard, heavy, and tough.

If you want a fudgy chocolate brownie, use melted butter. For cakey brownies, beating softened butter and sugar together to create air pockets will make your brownies lighter and cakier.

Is it better to use melted butter in brownies? ›

The reason we melt butter in brownie recipes instead of beating room temperature butter with sugar is because that helps give a rich, chewy, fudgy texture. Beating butter incorporates air and gives a more light, airy, cakey texture, which we don't want in a brownie. Well, you might want that, but I don't!

Forgoing milk and butter, but never sacrificing flavor, these vegan sweets are plant-based by design. Some rely on plant-based dairy products, like our favorite vegan butters and nondairy milks. Others showcase powerhouse ingredients—dates for caramelly sweetness, avocado or silken tofu for creaminess.

Vegan baking and cakes are free from any animal products.

Vegan baking means you're not using any animal products in your recipes. So while traditionally most vegan cakes, for example, would have eggs, milk and sometimes butter, a vegan cake won't have any of those ingredients.