Rich, Fudgy Vegan Brownies

pollen's Note:

Soooooo good - tastes just like a brownie should. Even the most experienced dessert eaters wouldn't guess they are vegan. Recipe from Vancouver magazine.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup brewed coffee
• 3/4 cup soymilk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted and chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup carob chips

Glaze for extra decadance

• 7 ounces dark Belgian chocolate (optional)
• 5 ounces margarine (optional)

Directions:

1. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the coffee, soy milk, and oil.
3. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix; then stir in the nuts and chocolate chips.
4. Pour batter (it will be quite liquidy) into a greased 9x9" pan and bake at 325º for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
5. (Note- for a smaller pan, the baking time could be substantially longer- a 7x10 pan took about 40 minutes).
6. For glaze- melt the chocolate and margarine and whisk, then drizzle over brownies.
7. (Note- this is a lot of glaze- an ounce of chocolate and a tablespoon of margarine makes a nice amount).

Reviews

[pneumatic_sally]

I made this in an 8X8 inch glass oven dish and it barely fit. It turned out more like chocolate cake than chocolate brownies. I am not complaining because it was excellent. Very moist and decadent. It reminded me of those premixed boxed cakes by DuncanHines or something. YUM! I highly recommend this recipe to anyone, vegan or not. Thanks for posting it.

[Meliska]

I generally hesitate to disagree when I see this many great reviews, but in this case I followed the recipe exactly and even used a good quality chocolate and coffee. This is a solid recipe for something, but I have to disagree with Vancouver Magazine and say it's not brownies! Unlike many reviewers, I don't think this makes 'cakey brownies', I just think it makes cake, and not even a particularly moist cake. I don't think the words "rich", "fudgy", or "brownie" apply. Works well for cake or cupcakes, though!

[Tay Goossens]

I love this recipe. I had made those about 3 years ago and my family loved them. I wanted to try something different because I thought regular brownies were too rich. These had both the chocolate taste and the richness that I loved. I love these so much that I make them for any sort of bake sale or event that keeps coming my way. My fiance loves them as well and said they are a bit healthier and naughty at the same time.