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trending now, vegan, brownies & bars, chocolate, gluten-free, easy, oil-free, sweet · August 12, 2022

Easy Vegan Fudge Brownies

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Ultra rich Easy Vegan Fudge Brownies chock full of chocolate, made in one bowl, and healthier than most with applesauce, oat flour, and no added sugar!

Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 9, 2017
PHOTOS + RECIPE UPDATED AUGUST 12, 2022

I’ve eaten a lot of brownies in my life. Almost all of them are a fond fudgy memory, but there is something that every single one of my favorite brownies over the years have in common. And that something is chocolate. I don’t just mean chocolate flavor, all brownies have that. I mean real deal chocolate. Chips or chunks or melted and mixed in chocolate. Double, triple, (quadruple? can that exist pls) chocolate.

Cocoa powder is okay, but I want something that melts. Something extra gooey amidst all the chocolate and chewy. Because if you finish a brownie with clean fingers then you’re doing it wrong.

Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies

So if you too hold your brownies to an exceptionally high messy-fingers standard, then this is the brownie for you. And if you don’t, then I think you are selling your brownie-loving self short. And if you eat brownies with a fork…who are you even? Not that I’m judging.

Whichever kind of human you may be, let’s get you a plate and a piece and talk about why these are soon to be your favorite chocolate indulgence.

Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies
Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies
Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies

Before brownie making, there are a few things you need to know:

  • This is not a dessert/breakfast brownie. This is a dessert/dessert brownie. If healthy is what you are here for, allow me to redirect you -> HERE
  • There is a not insignificant amount of melted chocolate involved in this recipe. You’ll thank me later.
  • No added sweetener is necessary in this recipe, the applesauce + semi-sweet chocolate has it covered.
  • They’re good. Like really really good. Like good bordering on crazygood.

And yes, drizzling with melted chocolate does officially tip them into crazygood territory. Btw adding a little coconut oil to your melting chips -> perfect drizzle consistency.

Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies

As I may have mentioned a time or too, these brownies are quite rich and fudgy. If you want them more on the cakey side of fudgy, add the one half teaspoon of baking soda. If you want them more on the super duper extra side of fudgy then omit the baking soda. Personally I prefer them with the baking soda – a hint of fluffy amidst the fudge.

This recipe is made with oat flour – store-bought or blitzed in the blender, and certified gluten-free if necessary. I tested them with almond flour too, but it was a no go. Too gooey and fall apart-y. Apologies to my grain-free friends, but I’ll work on a paleo version soon.

Oh, and if the words too chocolatey are something you’ve said before, then you could replace the cacao/cocoa powder with more flour to tone it down a smidge. Or there is always the glass-of-milk-to-go-with option. But since you are here reading a fudge brownie recipe I’m guessing you’re cool with decadent and currently thinking: Bring. It. On.

Easy Vegan Frosted Fudge Brownies

Happy brownie baking and blissfully devouring to you!

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Easy Vegan Fudge Brownies

★★★★★ 4.7 from 46 reviews
  • Author: Natalie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: american
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Ultra rich Easy Vegan Fudge Brownies chock full of chocolate, made in one bowl, and healthier than most with applesauce, oat flour, and no added sugar!


Ingredients

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  • 8oz dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup (180g) unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water)
  • 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup (60g) oat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Frosting: THIS chocolate cashew cream frosting (pictured) or THIS 2 ingredient dairy-free ganache


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking dish (mine was 9″x6″) with parchment paper and/or grease the sides.
  2. Prepare flax egg and set aside to gel.
  3. Melt the chocolate chips in a mixing bowl, stir until smooth.
  4. Add applesauce (room temperature), flax egg, and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
  5. Add the oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk/stir to combine.
  6. Pour into prepared dish, smoothing the top.
  7. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350°F, the center should not feel squishy when they are done.
  8. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  9. Either enjoy warm, or cool and top with one of the frostings listed above. Enjoy!

Notes

For the old version: omit the flax egg, increase applesauce to 1 cup, decrease cocoa powder to 1/4 cup

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Comments

  1. Ezra says

    November 9, 2017 at 11:40 am

    Would these be ok with mashed banana instead? Unsweetened applesauce is surprisingly uncommon in the UK 🙁

    Reply
    • Natalie says

      November 9, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      Yep for sure! Sounds delicious, I love banana + chocolate😊

      Reply
      • Agnieszka says

        November 23, 2017 at 10:16 am

        do you add the same amount though?

        Reply
        • Natalie says

          November 23, 2017 at 10:59 am

          Yep, same amount! So 1 cup mashed banana 🙂

          Reply
          • Agnieszka says

            November 23, 2017 at 11:01 am

            Thank you!

          • Shantan says

            January 11, 2018 at 1:31 pm

            would the banana have to be over ripe?

          • Natalie says

            January 11, 2018 at 4:36 pm

            It should be ripe at least, but it doesn’t have to be overly ripe.

          • Jasmine Byers says

            February 13, 2018 at 10:18 am

            Its is OK to use gluten free flour instead of oat flour? I currently don’t have our flour

            ★★★★★

          • Natalie says

            February 13, 2018 at 6:53 pm

            Hi Jasmine! I haven’t tested this one with any GF flour blends yet, but it should be fine 🙂

      • Sarah says

        January 23, 2018 at 5:38 am

        I only have 8×8 and 9×9 pans? should I double the recipe? I really want to make them. they look very delicious and healthy. Thank you.

        Reply
        • Natalie says

          January 23, 2018 at 10:10 am

          I would recommend using the 8 x 8 pan, they will just be a little bit thinner. Doubling the recipe will be too much for that size pan, you could try 1.5x but that sounds like a lot of math😆

          Reply
          • Erika says

            February 4, 2018 at 2:54 pm

            I did them according to your recipe in 8×8 pan and they turned out, as you say, thinner than your picture but super good. Thank you.

            ★★★★★

          • Natalie says

            February 4, 2018 at 4:38 pm

            Yay! Shape doesn’t really matter once you are devouring them😊 I’m really happy you liked them, enjoy the rest Erika!

    • Carlie says

      November 10, 2017 at 12:07 am

      ? You don’t have to add sugar to apples when making apple sauce

      ★★★

      Reply
      • Tina says

        November 10, 2017 at 6:21 am

        I’m just curious as to why you gave a 3 star rating when you just had a question about adding sugar?

        Reply
      • Natalie says

        November 10, 2017 at 8:05 am

        Nope the applesauce is unsweetened, the only ingredients is apples 🙂

        Reply
    • Ligia says

      November 16, 2017 at 5:12 am

      It is very easy to make unsweetened apple sauce
      You need couple of apples,peeled,chopped,add them in a sauce pan with 1tbsp water and 2 tbsp lemon juice
      Bring to boil and then simmer for 10-15 min or until soft

      Reply
      • Natalie says

        November 16, 2017 at 10:14 am

        So simple! Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂

        Reply
    • Cassie says

      November 20, 2017 at 5:13 am

      Quick and easy applesauce – 1 whole dessert apple with 1/4 cup of filtered water and blend = 1 cup of applesauce 🙂

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Cassie says

        November 20, 2017 at 5:29 am

        whoops I mean = 1/4 cup of applesauce

        Reply
        • Natalie says

          November 20, 2017 at 10:33 am

          So easy! Thanks for sharing Cassie 🙂

          Reply
    • Dafna says

      February 16, 2018 at 12:37 pm

      I made fresh applesauce for this and it was perfect. Just peel and cut some apples, put in a pot with a bit of water, and cover. Simmer on low heat until theirs soft. I mashed with a fork then adding to every hi g else in the blender, where any bits were smoothed out anyway. Good Luck!

      Reply
      • Dafna says

        February 16, 2018 at 12:38 pm

        Sorry my phone’s autocorrect butchered some of the words!

        Reply
    • Alina Belousova says