Vegan Brownies
Everyone needs a bad-ass vegan brownie recipe in their repertoire. This is it. My vegan brownies are fool-proof and can easily be customised. Get the recipe below.
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Back to basics
You’re here because you want to know how to make the best vegan brownies on the internet. The good news is this is the recipe you’re after.
Contrary to popular belief, vegan baking really doesn’t have to be complicated. With just a few simple swaps you can create tasty treats that are almost identical to their non-vegan counter parts.
Check out my full guide to vegan baking here.
In the UK you don’t need to worry about sugar or flour including animal products, and a good quality cocoa powder will be dairy free too. There are vegan substitutes for most dairy products now too. If a recipe calls for butter, no problem, just use a non-dairy butter or margarine! Stores are also starting to stock commercial egg replacer like Follow Your Heart VeganEgg
How to make vegan brownies
This recipe is so simple that vegan substitutes are not necessary. In fact, this is a plant based brownie recipe that uses basic ingredients you won’t need to make a trip to the store for. To make these brownies you’ll need just 6 ingredients: bananas, oil, sugar, non-dairy milk, flour and cocoa powder. No fancy ingredients here!
Would you believe that these simple store cupboard staples make delicious brownies?!
If you want to customise or pimp these brownies it’s really easy. You can add 75 grams of chopped nuts, dark chocolate chips, or dried fruit to the batter before baking. Or why not try a mixture of all three?!
Once you’ve collected your ingredients you’ll also need a set of scales, a large bowl, a fork, and a brownie tin. If you’re not all that keen on washing up then I can highly recommend buying Disposable Brownie Trays
The recipe
Basic Vegan Brownies
Equipment
- Large bowl
- 9 x 9 inch tin
Ingredients
- 2 bananas ripe
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil or other unflavoured oil
- 175 grams light brown sugar
- 4 tbsp oat milk or other non dairy milk
- 100 grams self raising flour sifted
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder sifted
- 75 grams chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried chopped fruit optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F / gas 4 and line a 23 X 23 cm (9 inch by 9 inch) cake tin / brownie pan with grease proof paper.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl using a fork.
- Next add in the sugar, oil, milk and mix well.
- Sift the flour and cocoa powder into the bowl and mix well.
- (Optional: if you're adding nuts, chocolate chips or fruit, add them to the batter now ensuring they are evenly distributed).
- Pour the batter into your lined tin and make sure it is level.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes or until the brownies are springy to the touch.
- Let the brownies cool before cutting into 9 equal pieces.
More vegan bakes and cakes
Each of the sweet treats listed below is made entirely from plant based ingredients which means you can enjoy them whether you are vegan, lactose intolerant or have an egg allergy.
Vegan Recipe Archive
For the full range of vegan recipes on the blog, check out the vegan recipes archive.