I love making healthy brownies! You can make amazing vegan sweet potato brownies, avocado brownies, zucchini brownies, or No-Bake Brownies. But these don’t taste exactly like traditional brownies. So if you crave an authentic brownie texture and rich chocolate flavors, you are in for a treat with this new recipe. It’s the recipe I make several times a month for my kids. They love the gooeyness, the moist texture, the crispy crust and, of course, the chocolatiness. Because there’s a lot of that. If you like chocolate, these brownies are what you want. If you want the gluten-free version of these brownies, try my vegan gluten-free brownies.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make the best vegan brownies are a few ingredients:
All-Purpose Flour – or white spelt flour. This doesn’t work with gluten-free flour. instead, Vegan Butter like EarthBalance or Nuttelex. Unsweetened Dutch Cocoa Powder – The quality of your vegan brownies depends heavily on the quality of the cocoa powder, so get the best you can! Ground Flaxseeds – To make a flax egg. Baking Powder – Gluten-free if needed. Granulated Sugar – White sugar or caster sugar. Brown Sugar or coconut sugar. Vegan Chocolate Chips – EnjoyLife has a great range of dairy-free chocolate chips. Vanilla Extract – for flavor.
Add-Ons
You can use this vegan brownie recipe to create different brownies flavors. For example swap the dark chocolate chips for:
Chopped Pecans or Walnuts Vegan White Chocolate Chips Raspberries Unsweetened Shredded Coconut 1/2 teaspoon of Peppermint Extract of chili powder
Serving Brownies
These vegan brownies are delicious desserts on their own. You don’t need any toppings to enjoy a piece of this treat. My favorite pairings to brownies are:
A scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream Whipped coconut cream or Vegan Whipped Cream A pinch of salt Fresh berries like strawberries
Allergy Swaps
Below are some allergy substitution ideas if you need them.
Gluten-Free – Try my vegan gluten-free brownies for a gluten-free recipe. Sugar-Free – I didn’t try sugar-free crystal sweeteners, but erythritol and brown erythritol should work in the same amount. Also, replace the chocolate chips with vegan-friendly stevia-sweetened chips. Oil-Free – I didn’t try an oil-free replacer in this recipe, so I don’t recommend making it with an oil-free option.
Storage Instructions
These vegan brownies can be stored well in the fridge, for up to 5 days, in a sealed cookie jar. You can freeze brownies for later, preferably freeze brownie squares so you can easily thaw one serving at a time. Thaw your brownies at room temperature 24 hours before serving. Find below my answers to your most common questions about this egg-free brownie recipe.
More Vegan Brownies
If you like plant-based brownies, I have many other brownies recipes, including oil-free brownies, healthy brownies, and more.
