After dinner last night, Jared and I both had a huge craving for something sweet. We don’t keep many sweets around, but the baking cabinet is usually stocked with basic ingredients. I wanted to make something easy that involved chocolate. It also had to be eggless since we didn’t have any eggs. Recipezaar to the rescue! Contributor Chiclet’s vegan brownie recipe was exactly what I needed. This recipe took less than 45 minutes to prepare and bake. The brownies came out gooey and spongy. They have a hint of cinnamon and aren’t overly sweet.
Vegan Brownies
Makes 12 brownies
Ingredients
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup pecans (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine applesauce, sugar and vanilla.
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix to combine. Fold in most of the pecans, if using.
5. Coat a 9×9 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread brownie batter evenly into pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips and crushed pecans on top
6. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Let cool before slicing.
My thoughts:
1. The original recipe called for walnuts. I was out of walnuts so I used pecans instead.
2. Since I didn’t have vegan chocolate chips, my take on the recipe wasn’t truly vegan. Also, I left the chocolate chips out of the batter. Instead, I sprinkled them on top of the brownies, along with some crushed nuts, to give them some visual interest.
Recipe Source: Chiclet at Recipezaar
