Easy and Healthy Vegan Brownies (oil-free and egg-free)
Easy and healthy vegan brownies made with whole-grain flour. It is rich in flavor, soft, chewy and with the right sweetness.
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- spatula
- measuring cups and spoon
- baking tray
Ingredients Needed
- ¾ cups whole-grain flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 cup natural brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp coffee granules (options: powdered/instant)
- ¼ cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 flax egg
- 2 tbsp dairy-free soy milk (unsweetened)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F or 180C.
- Prepare your baking pan. Either grease your baking pan or put a parchment paper having extended on either two sides to easily lift the brownies after baking. For this, I use a 5x7 in glassware.
- Prepare a mixture of flax egg ( 1 tbsp flaxseed + 3 tbsp water mix and rest for 5 minutes) Set aside
- In a large bowl. Mix dry ingredients whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, coffee granules.
- In a medium bowl, pour sugar add vanilla, flax egg, dairy-free milk, and applesauce. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the liquid mixture with the dry mixture slowly until everything is well combined. Try no to over mix the batter.
- You may add chocolate chips. (optional) You can let the batter set first for about 10 minutes. I did this while preheating the oven.
- I sprinkled almonds on top before baking. (optional)
- You can sprinkle chocolate chips (optional)
- Transfer to your baking pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean or it does not hold to the toothpick.
- Rest for about 20 minutes before transferring into a cooling rack. In this case, I do not need to transfer mine.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Nutrition:
This can yield about 12 servings with 103 calories per serving. Fat 0.6g | Saturated fat 0.3g | Cholesterol 0mg | Sodium 104mg | Carbohydrates 25.3g | Fiber 1.4g | Sugar 17.3g | Protein 1.6g | Calcium 9mg | Iron 1 mg | Potassium 111mg
Notes:
- If you do not have whole-grain flour, use whole wheat flour with the same measurement while if using all-purpose flour use 1 cup instead of ¾ cups.
- For the sugar, white sugar can also be used in this recipe.
- Adding coffee granules is optional.
- If you do not have applesauce you can still use oil or vegan butter and the measurement is still the same.
- If you have a nut allergy simply opt for chocolate chips instead or none. You may also add chocolate frosting if you prefer.
