These Easy Vegan Brownies are super simple, but so delicious. If you’ve been looking for an easy homemade brownie recipe, you’ve come to the right place. These brownies are made from scratch in one bowl using basic ingredients. And they’re ready in under an hour! They’re so delicious, that they are sure to become your new favorite dessert.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- One bowl – These brownies are made in one bowl, minimizing the mess and cleanup.
- Basic ingredients – No crazy vegan ingredients are needed for this recipe! You are likely to find everything you need already in your pantry, even if you don’t typically do any vegan baking!
- Extra delicious – Seriously, these brownies are so good. Even your carnivore friends won’t know they’re vegan.
Ingredients For Easy Vegan Brownies
- Flour – I generally use all-purpose flour for my baking, but you could easily substitute a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour to make this recipe gluten-free.
- Cocoa powder – A basic unsweetened baking cocoa powder is perfect
- Sugar – I used granulated white sugar, but you could use cane sugar or coconut sugar.
- Oil – I used canola oil, but any neutral-flavored oil will work.
- Plant milk – I prefer oat milk for this recipe as the higher protein content (compared to coconut milk and other plant milk) increases the density of these brownies slightly. You can absolutely use other plant milks, but they may make the brownies a touch fluffier – it’s totally your call on what texture you prefer!
- Banana – One mashed banana is all that is needed for this recipe. It replaces the egg, so if you are just looking for a dairy-free brownie recipe, you could use one egg instead of a banana.
- Baking essentials – Baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract make up the remainder of this recipe.
- Optional mix-ins – Mix in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit to add a twist to these brownies.
How To Make Easy Vegan Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly oil an 8 x 8″ baking pan. You could also line the pan with parchment paper if you prefer not to use oil.
Mix The Batter
First, add all of the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar) into a bowl and mix until combined.
Next, add the wet ingredients. Mix the mashed banana, oil, plant milk, and vanilla extract into the mixing bowl and stir until all ingredients are combined. There should be no streaks of flour remaining.
Now transfer the batter into the oiled or lined baking dish. This batter is quite thick, so you may need to level the batter with a silicone spatula if it does not spread to the edges of the pan on its own.
Time To Bake
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow the brownies to cool for 10 minutes before slicing. They will continue to firm up as they cool, giving them that perfect chewy texture.
That’s it! Serve and enjoy!
How To Store Easy Vegan Brownies
- Room Temp: Store these brownies in an airtight container for 5-7 days at room temperature.
- Freeze: Make these brownies ahead of time and freeze individual slices for up to 3 months!
More Tips For Making Easy Vegan Brownies
- Not Vegan? Replace the banana with one whole egg. Replace the plant milk with regular dairy milk
- Gluten-free? Replace the all-purpose flour with 1:1 gluten-free baking flour replacement, and you’re all set!
- Mix it up? Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit to add a twist to this dish!
Looking for more delicious vegan desserts? Try these Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies or Vegan Snickerdoodles!
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Easy Vegan Brownies
Equipment
- 8 x 8" baking dish
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour (sub 1:1 gluten-free baking flour if desired)
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar*
- ⅓ cup oil (sub 1/3 cup applesauce for oil-free)
- ⅓ cup non-dairy milk
- 1 large banana, mashed
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips, nuts, seeds, or chopped fruit
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and lightly oil an 8 x 8" baking dish.
- Combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the oil, mashed banana, non-dairy milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until all ingredients are evenly combined. If you are adding optional mix-ins, add them in this step.
- Spread the batter evenly into the oiled baking dish.
- Baked at 350℉ for 25-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool 10 minutes before slicing.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Not Vegan? Replace the banana with one whole egg. Replace the plant milk with regular dairy milk
- Gluten-free? Replace the all-purpose flour with 1:1 gluten-free baking flour replacement, and you're all set!
- Mix it up? Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit to add a twist to this dish!
