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    Hummusapien » Recipes » Dessert » The Best Vegan Brownies

    ★★★★★ from 40 reviews

    The Best Vegan Brownies

    Published Mar 1, 2018 · Modified Nov 29, 2021 · by Alexis Joseph · 115 Comments

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    The best ever homemade Vegan Brownies Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey, chewy brownie perfection.

    The best ever Vegan Brownie Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey brownie perfection.

    SHUT THE FRONT DOOR with these ultimate vegan brownies.

    You know that feeling you get when you find your missing earring on the floor or a stranger tells you your hair looks superb or you finally clean your shower? These brownies are like all those things happening at once by some strange cosmic coincidence of foodgasmness.

    I've been trying to make the perfect vegan brownies recipe for a hot minute now. Eggs and butter are pretty key ingredients to classic brownies, so this was no easy task.

    I knew I wanted to use some wholesome goodies like you hopefully have in the pantry already like almond butter (the drippy kind!), whole wheat pastry flour (which I use in absolutely everything from pancakes and muffins to these here brownies), coconut oil, and coconut sugar.

    A recipe for fabulousless!

    The best ever Vegan Brownie Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey brownie perfection.

    It's hard to write so many words about these brownies when they leave ya so SPEECHLESS.

    Alas, this is a food blog with oodles of words. These vegan brownies are everything you'd hope for a brownie to be: moist, ultra chocolatey, sweet but not too sweet, rich but not too rich, chewy, fudgy but not too fudgy, and just straight up unbelievably SCRUMPTIOUS.

    You've never guess these were made with healthier ingredients, I swear. And while we're not eating Brussels sprouts here, they're definitely a wee bit healthier.

    My favorite way to eat them (because let's be real, no one is gonna have just one) is warmed in the microwave for like eight seconds (just so the chocolate chips can get back to their best melty life) and topped with vanilla ice cream. My life is complete after that first bite.

    The best ever Vegan Brownie Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey brownie perfection.

    Let's delve more into the dirty details!

    What kind of flour should I use for vegan brownies?

    I've been on a real kick with whole wheat pastry flour because it's so nice and light and less "wheaty" tasting; but for my gluten-free friends, I'd recommend using a 1:1 all purpose GF baking flour.

    I haven't tried these with almond or cassava or tigernut or cassava or green banana or coconut or cashew flour SO if you do, leave a comment because I know I'll 100% get asked if that can be used instead. I wish I was a recipe wizard with all the answers!! But I'm just an expert brownie eater.

    What's the secret to bringing out the chocolate flavor?

    I use these instant espresso granules and I don't recommend skipping this ingredient because it really enhances the chocolate flavor. I bought mine at Whole Foods.

    The best ever Vegan Brownie Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey brownie perfection.

    These are meat-and-potatoes-boyfriend-who-doesnt-even-love-brownies approved, which is important considering the fact that I've really never met a brownie I didn't like (except when they clearly aren't chocolatey enough; and that only happened once).

    Soooo what I'm sayin' is that I'm easy to please in the brownie arena. But Mr. I Don't Love Brownies isn't. He's a tough cookie. And he loved them. He said "wow" like three and a half times mid-bite.

    The best ever Vegan Brownie Recipe! Rich, ultra chocolatey brownie perfection.

    I feel like I won the recipe lottery with these gems. Please make them and please share them with the people you love most.

    If you have any leftovers, that is.

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    The Best Vegan Brownies Recipe

    ★★★★★ 4.8 from 40 reviews
    • Author: Alexis Joseph | Hummusapien
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 25 mins
    • Total Time: 35 mins
    • Yield: 16 1x
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American
    • Diet: Vegan
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    The ultimate recipe for Vegan Brownies! Rich, ultra chocolatey perfection to satisfy those classic brownie cravings.


    Ingredients

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    • 2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 6 tbsp water
    • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
    • ½ cup creamy almond butter
    • ¾ cup coconut sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
    • 1 tsp instant espresso or instant coffee granules
    • ¼ tsp sea salt
    • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • Kosher salt, for topping

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8x8 inch square baking dish with foil or parchment paper.
    2. Stir together flax and water in a small bowl. Set aside to thicken for 10 minutes.
    3. Place coconut oil in a small bowl and melt in microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to cool.
    4. In a large mixing bowl, add almond butter, coconut sugar, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil. Whisk until smooth. Add flax mixture and whisk again until combined.
    5. Add cocoa powder and slowly whisk until shiny, scraping down the sides as needed. Gently spoon flour into measuring cup without packing and level off with a knife. Add flour, espresso powder, and salt to mixing bowl. Use a rubber spatula to fold in flour, stopping once the flour is incorporated. It will seem thicker than normal brownie batter (see third picture). Gently fold in chocolate chips.
    6. Spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth with spatula. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. Allow brownies to cool before slicing. Sprinkle with salt before serving if desired. Store brownies in an air-container on the counter.

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    About Alexis Joseph

    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food. Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Kelly says

      February 03, 2021 at 9:25 pm

      Amazing! I used brown sugar instead of coconut and it worked great.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        February 04, 2021 at 6:46 pm

        Wonderful, thanks Kelly!!

        Reply
    2. Yazmin T. Avinante says

      May 05, 2020 at 7:41 am

      I have made these twice and love the taste and texture, but mine had air bubbles in them...almost like they fried a little when they baked. But I do love the simplicity of the ingredients and the healthy version of it. Plus, love that i didnt have to sacrifice an egg that i can save for Breakfast or almond flour that i have run out of during this stay-at-home quarantine because of the covid-19. The only thing i changed, because i didnt have it, was use spelt flour. I did notice a very weird change of the liquid mixture once i added the flax egg, it turned sort of like a bread dough consistency, and although the recipe says "whisk" the dry ingredients in after that, i saw that impossible and kinda confusing cause it had to be folded or mixed with a spatula and could not be "whisked". So i was like did i do this wrong or what happened? Anywho, i was able to fold the mixture till combined, and man was it an arm workout. Lol!!! It still turned out yummy! Just dont really like the weird air bubbles in it, and was kinda oily. Maybe the spelt flour? Or did i over mix? What do u think? Any suggestions? Regardless, thank you for the yummy and healthy recipe. Still came out yummy! Please let me know tho!

      ★★★★

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      • Alexis Joseph says

        May 05, 2020 at 7:24 pm

        Thanks for your thoughts, Yazmin. Whisking helps incorporate the cocoa powder and then you can switch to a rubber spatula to stir in the flour. Was your almond butter drippy or hard? Mine was the drippy kind. I have not heard of the air bubble issue but over mixing is never good since it over-develops the gluten. I'd say mix until you don't see any more flour and you should be all set!

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    3. Meredith says

      April 20, 2020 at 6:34 pm

      SO good! Just made these and used what I had on hand-PB and canola oil instead of almond butter and coconut oil. Still turned out delish!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        April 21, 2020 at 6:28 pm

        How fabulous! Now I want to make them with peanut butter!!

        Reply
    4. Erin says

      February 26, 2020 at 1:32 pm

      Holy moly, these are fantastic. Rich and chewy. Highly recommend.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    5. Kathy says

      November 16, 2018 at 4:38 am

      Alexis, Thanks for sharing! Instant espresso is not a good idea, I'd like to use fresh coffee. And if you make the brownie for kids, Using decaf coffee is always good for them.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Kathy says

      November 16, 2018 at 4:38 am

      Alexis, Thanks for sharing! Instant espresso is not a good idea, I'd like to use fresh coffee. And if you make the brownie for kids, Using decaf coffee is always good for them.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. Angie says

      October 24, 2018 at 6:41 pm

      What should I use if I don’t have pastry flour?

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        October 24, 2018 at 6:58 pm

        All purpose works!

        Reply
    8. Angie says

      October 24, 2018 at 6:41 pm

      What should I use if I don’t have pastry flour?

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        October 24, 2018 at 6:58 pm

        All purpose works!

        Reply
    9. Ghazal says

      October 17, 2018 at 3:15 pm

      These look amazing!! Will they work with almond or coconut flour??

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        October 17, 2018 at 5:15 pm

        Thanks! Def not coconut flour. Almond flour may work but I haven't tried it so I can't vouch for the results, sorry! If you need GF, I'd suggest a GF all purpose flour to be safe 🙂

        Reply
    10. Ghazal says

      October 17, 2018 at 3:15 pm

      These look amazing!! Will they work with almond or coconut flour??

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        October 17, 2018 at 5:15 pm

        Thanks! Def not coconut flour. Almond flour may work but I haven't tried it so I can't vouch for the results, sorry! If you need GF, I'd suggest a GF all purpose flour to be safe 🙂

        Reply
    11. Denise says

      August 18, 2018 at 10:26 am

      I've made these three times already... with varying amounts of almond butter -- can't go wrong with almond butter and cocoa powder -- more the better! It's always turns out good... Tried with oat flour, just added a shot of espresso. Making these with banana flour next!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 18, 2018 at 11:23 pm

        Oh wow so glad they work with oat flour! Thanks for letting me know! You can never go wrong with coffee and chocolate 🙂

        Reply
    12. Denise says

      August 18, 2018 at 10:26 am

      I've made these three times already... with varying amounts of almond butter -- can't go wrong with almond butter and cocoa powder -- more the better! It's always turns out good... Tried with oat flour, just added a shot of espresso. Making these with banana flour next!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 18, 2018 at 11:23 pm

        Oh wow so glad they work with oat flour! Thanks for letting me know! You can never go wrong with coffee and chocolate 🙂

        Reply
    13. Neha says

      August 11, 2018 at 4:41 pm

      I tried them the first time with almond flour and they were out of this world. The best gooey brownies I have had. About to make a second batch; using peanut butter today since I ran out of almond butter.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 12, 2018 at 5:47 pm

        Awesome!! Would love to hear how they turn out with PB 🙂

        Reply
    14. Neha says

      August 11, 2018 at 4:41 pm

      I tried them the first time with almond flour and they were out of this world. The best gooey brownies I have had. About to make a second batch; using peanut butter today since I ran out of almond butter.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 12, 2018 at 5:47 pm

        Awesome!! Would love to hear how they turn out with PB 🙂

        Reply
    15. Nina says

      June 16, 2018 at 10:16 am

      These are so similar to Beaming Baker's "Best Vegan Brownies," and taste similar too, drippy creamy almond butter and coconut sugar and flax egg and whole wheat and vanilla make it indeed decadent --- no wonder they're the "BEST!" SO good!!! Love it with her almond butter frosting, too! LOVE vegan brownies and thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        June 17, 2018 at 3:33 pm

        They’re actually a lot less fudgy than those thanks to more flour, less oil, etc. Enjoy!

        Reply
    16. Nina says

      June 16, 2018 at 10:16 am

      These are so similar to Beaming Baker's "Best Vegan Brownies," and taste similar too, drippy creamy almond butter and coconut sugar and flax egg and whole wheat and vanilla make it indeed decadent --- no wonder they're the "BEST!" SO good!!! Love it with her almond butter frosting, too! LOVE vegan brownies and thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        June 17, 2018 at 3:33 pm

        They’re actually a lot less fudgy than those thanks to more flour, less oil, etc. Enjoy!

        Reply
    17. Med says

      May 31, 2018 at 12:13 am

      I followed the recipe exactly...but they just taste like flaxseed...
      nice consistency though

      ★★★

      Reply
    18. Med says

      May 31, 2018 at 12:13 am

      I followed the recipe exactly...but they just taste like flaxseed...
      nice consistency though

      ★★★

      Reply
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