Vegan Baking

Does anybody have a recipe for vegan brownies that actually comes out like a brownie? I've tried countless different recipes and they all end up like cake. If I wanted chocolate cake I would have baked one! The only recipe I've made the comes close to the dense, chewy, moist brownies I'm looking for had flax and it reminded me to much of eating dirt. Any suggestions?

Hey nickispider,

I totally feel you on your frustration with cakey vegan brownies. Authentic brownies are really hard to replicate because of the way that the butter and eggs work in them. It's effing magic in brownies for some reason- it's real hard to get that fudgey density in vegan brownies.

I've spent several years developing Chocolate Dream Brownies and Choc-tacular Brownies, (both linked) which are extremely dense and fudgy.

How many Tablespoons of flax seeds were in your previous brownie recipe? You should be able to get away with up to 3 Tablespoons of golden flax meal in an 8 x 8 inch square baking dish before the flax starts interfering with the flavor.

Good luck, and if you find a recipe that you're into, please share!

Mattie

I'm going grocery shopping this weekend, so I am going to try making one of your recipes. If I remember correctly, it was only about 2 tablespoons of ground flax. It was okay when they were fresh, but after a day or two was when the flax flavor really came out. I look forward to try your brownies! I'll let you know how they come out

Hi nickispider,

I just spent about a month working diligently on brownies and finally developed a brownie that I'm satisfied with. Here it is:
Ultimate Chocolate Brownies

Hope you enjoy it! Now I'm going to work on a Chocolate Brownie Chunk ice cream featuring these brownies!