I am a chocolate lover and chocolate desserts are my favorite. Brownies are one of my favorite desserts and I knew I had to create a healthier and vegan version. This vegan olive oil oat flour brownies are my new favorite brownie recipe.
These brownies are so fudgy and amazing. You'd never guess that they are made with healthier and vegan ingredients. Yes these brownies still have sugar, but they have some healthy ingredients to balance it out. The almond butter and olive oil add in healthy fats and the oat flour has some fiber. Overall these brownies have way less sugar than your standard brownie as well.
Let's get into the recipe.
These healthy vegan brownies are
- easy to make
- made with healthier ingredients
- plant based, gluten free and dairy free
- full of healthy fats and fiber
- fudgy and decadent
- vegan
Ingredients for fudgy vegan brownies
- coconut sugar
- flax seeds
- maple syrup
- almond butter
- cacao powder
- plant milk
- olive oil
- oat flour
- salt
- chocolate chips
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions to make gluten free vegan brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Make your flax eggs by mixing flax seeds and water. Let sit refrigerated for 10-15 minutes to set.
- Pour dry ingredients into a bowl and mix until just combined. Pour in dry ingredients and mix until smooth and fully combined.
- Pour batter into an 8 inch square baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Bake brownies for 25-30 minutes. I baked mine for 30 minutes on the dot.
- Let brownies cool for 30 minutes in the fridge or 1 hour otherwise. This step is crucial so the brownies set.
Substitutions
- Almond butter can be subbed with another nut or seed butter. I do not recommend using tahini because it is too liquidy.
- Maple syrup can be subbed with honey
- Coconut sugar could be subbed with brown sugar
- I do not recommend subbing the oat flour
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Vegan Olive Oil Oat Flour Brownies
These Vegan Olive Oil Oat Flour Brownies are the best fudgy brownie recipes.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
Wet
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar (can sub brown sugar)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup almond butter
- 1 tbsp plant milk of choice
- 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax + 6 tbsp water)
Dry
- ⅔ cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup cacao
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Make your flax eggs by mixing flax seeds and water. Let sit refrigerated for 10-15 minutes to set.
- Pour dry ingredients into a bowl and mix until just combined. Pour in dry ingredients and mix until smooth and fully combined.
- Pour batter into an 8 inch square baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Bake brownies for 25-30 minutes. I baked mine for 30 minutes on the dot.
- Let brownies cool for 30 minutes in the fridge or 1 hour otherwise. This step is crucial so the brownies set.
Keywords: fudgy vegan brownies, vegan oat flour brownies, olive oil vegan brownies
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