Chocolate lovers rejoice! Today I'm sharing with you my brand new recipe for Easy Fudgy Vegan Brownies. These aren't no sad cakey brownies (does anyone actually like cakey brownies)? These are super rich, super lush, super chocolatey, and incredibly FUDGY. This vegan brownies recipe is easy to make, and it also freezes very well. So I love to whip up a batch, toss em in the freezer, and then I have a brownie to grab whenever chocolatey cravings strike!
I wanted to post this recipe for two main reasons:
Reason 1: brownies. Need I say more?
Reason 2: in my first cookbook Fuss-Free Vegan, there is only one recipe that seems to deliver inconsistent results, and that is, you guessed it, my brownie recipe. For about 50% of people the recipe turns out gorgeously, but for the remaining 50% it unfortunately seems to result in a puddle. (A chocolatey delicious puddle, but still not the results we were going for).
So I wanted to rectify this by posting a new and improved recipe that I hope will knock your socks off! These easy vegan fudgy brownies work every time.
Just 10 simple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry, and just 10 minutes of prep time (plus 35 minutes cooking time). Chewy on the outside, gooey on the inside. Yes please!
How to make Easy Fudgy Vegan Brownies:
In a small bowl, mix together the water and ground chia, set aside. If using flax it will take about 10 minutes to thicken. If using chia it will thicken almost instantly.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the vegan butter and ¼ cup chocolate chips. Melt the vegan butter and chocolate in the microwave stopping to stir every 20 seconds. Once it is almost melted (there will still be a few chips or small pieces left), remove it from the microwave and stir to finish melting. (This ensures you don't burn the chocolate). Remove from the microwave and whisk well to combine.
Add the flaxe or chia mixture, sugar, and vanilla extract to the melted chocolate and butter and mix well. Lastly add the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, salt, and the remaining ¼ chocolate chips and mix well to make a thick batter.
Evenly spread into the prepared baking pan, and bak 30 - 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few wet crumbs (but no wet batter). You may have to test a few areas incase you hit a chocolate chip. Allow to cool completely in the pan before removing and slicing.
Welcome to brownie bliss! Easy fudgy vegan brownies are delicious served with a glass of cashew milk, a nice cup of coffee, or even a glass of red wine for a real treat.
Bon appetegan!
Sam Turnbull.
Easy Fudgy Vegan Brownies
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons warm water
- 3 tablespoons ground flax or ground chia seeds
- 6 tablespoons vegan butter
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips,, divided
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F (180C). Line an 8" x 8" square pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides which will make it easier to remove the brownies.
- In a small bowl, mix together the water and flax or chia, set aside. If using flax it will take about 10 minutes to thicken. If using chia it will thicken almost instantly.
- In a large microwave safe bowl, add the vegan butter and ¼ cup chocolate chips. Melt the vegan butter and chocolate in the microwave stopping to stir every 20 seconds. Once it is almost melted (there will still be a few chips or small pieces left), remove it from the microwave and stir to finish melting. (This ensures you don't burn the chocolate). Remove from the microwave and whisk well to combine.
- Add the flax or chia mixture, sugar, and vanilla extract to the melted chocolate and butter and mix well. Lastly add the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, salt, and the remaining ¼ chocolate chips and mix well to make a thick batter.
- Evenly spread into the prepared baking pan, and bak 30 - 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few wet crumbs (but no wet batter). You may have to test a few areas incase you hit a chocolate chip. Allow to cool completely in the pan before removing and slicing.
Notes
Nutrition
Leslie says
Wondering if you can share which vegan butter you use? I’ve made these a few times and sometimes they bubble in the oven & don’t come out consistent.. and it might be my butter- I’m using the avocado oil country crock vegan butter. Is there a better option?
Jess @ IDTLC Support says
Earth Balance or similar works great in this recipe.
Leslie says
Thank you so much! I’ll try it with earth balance! 🙂
Judy Kahn says
The recipe looks great but I am a no-fat (thus no butter) vegan. Any ideas for a substitute? I've used applesauce before but not sure it would work in this recipe. Thanks!
Cindy says
Can I use coconut oil instead of butter?
Jess @ IDTLC Support says
Yes, coconut oil should work in place of butter.
Heather says
I now have two favorite brownie recipes! Yay!
Liz says
This is the best vegan brownie recipe I've found so far! I've made brownies using dates, sweet potatoes, black beans, etc., but this is so much better and so easy. I did use coconut sugar instead of white sugar, but I don't know if that made any difference. Thank you, Sam. We love your recipes!
Sam Turnbull says
Aww wonderful!!! SO happy you love them so much 🙂
Jason says
Love these brownies and several non vegan friends I’ve given them to also love them! One struggle I often had when making them was “spreading” the batter into the pan as it was thick and sticky. It’s a bit more wasteful than I usually like to be but I found it you get a second square of parchment paper you can do your best to spread the batter and then use the second sheet of parchment to place on top of the brownies and push down lightly with your hands to spread out the batter. I found it has made more uniform brownies vs my first few tried.
Sam Turnbull says
So happy you enjoyed them!
Michele says
Looks great, but I’m wondering whether you’ve tried using oil instead of melting vegan butter? Sounds like the recipe fails are from the great difference between brands & styles of vegan butter…