Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Chocolate Brownies Vegan is a vegan, vegetarian American, Vegan dessert made with Self rising flour, whole wheat pastry flour, and cocoa powder in about 70 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 50 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings (Makes about 3/4 inch high loaf in 8 by 4 inch bread loaf pan)
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Self rising flour
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder ((1 Tablespoon more for darker))
  • 5 Tablespoons chocolate chips/cacao nibs
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons flax meal
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 mejbool dates chopped or pureed ((can be substituted by 2 Tablespoons sugar))
  • 2 Tablespoons Agave syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or instant coffee (or any mild spice)
  • 5 Tablespoons raw sugar or jaggery

Method

  1. Soak the dates without pits in warm water for half an hour.
  2. In a blender, blend dates, sugar, salt, lemon juice, agave, oils, flax, cocoa powder with 1/3 cup of water.
  3. In a bowl, add the flours and the chocolate chips. Add the date puree.
  4. Mix till just about combined. Add more water if needed to get a thick batter. Taste batter and adjust sweetness to taste(since I usually make my baked goods mildly sweet). You can adjust the cocoa powder too. The color of the brownie will be a mildy deeper shade of the batter. Add nuts if you like. I added some chopped almonds in the brunette version.
  5. Drop and smooth batter in prepared pan.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes till top is not jiggly and a toothpick inserted comes out almost clean. The darker batch was baked to just about done and looks gooey, while the brunette batch was baked a bit more(and also had a little baking powder) and looks more cakey.
  7. Cool on rack before slicing. Serve with vegan icecream or fruit compote or melted chocolate !
  8. You can chop up the dates and add to the brownie instead of the date puree. Add 2-3 Tablespoons more oil for a gooeyier brownie. Have a fantastic day!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.