Vegan Brownie Cupcakes Recipe | #ratingval# from #reviews# reviews | |
Prep time: 15 Mins
Cook time: 23 Mins + Cooling Mins
Yields: 12 Cupcakes
A very simple recipe to bake healthy vegan brownies. But let me assure that it tastes like the regular brownies which are loaded with fat.
- 1 And 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar Or Sweetener (I Used Regular Sugar)
- 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce (I Used Nature's Promise Organic Applesauce)
- 2 Tablespoons Water
- 2 Teaspoons Flax Seed Powder
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract (I Used Trader Joes Pure Vanilla Flavor Alcohol Free)
- 1 And 1/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Cup Cocoa (I Used Hershey's)
- 1 Cup Vegan Chocolate Chips (But I Used The Regular Nestle Ones)
- 1 Cup Optional Chopped Walnuts (I Omitted)
- 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes.
- Coat an 8x8 inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. If you choose to bake brownie cupcakes, line a 12 muffin tin with muffin liners or coat with nonstick cooking spray itself.
- In a medium size bowl, stir together sugar, applesauce and 2 tablespoons water.
- Either mix flax seed meal with 1/2 cup water in a small cup or blend it in a blender.
- Add the flax seed mixture and vanilla to the applesauce mixture and combine well.
- In another small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips and walnuts (if using).
- Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture.
- Stir just to combine, do not overmix.
- Pour into prepare pan. If using a muffin tin, fill each mould 3/4ths full. The given measurement is perfect for 12 muffins, so divide the batter accordingly, which is around 3-4 tablespoons of batter in each cup.
- The time given in the original recipe for baking in a brownie pan is 40 minutes for chewy brownies and 45-47 minutes for cake like brownies. But since I used a muffin tin to bake brownies, mine was done exactly at 23 minutes.
- Once the cupcakes are out of the oven, leave it in the tin for 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack for the brownie cupcakes to cool completely.
- As for the taste, it was AWESOME. You can never guess that these are healthy brownies. They were so moist. I was not able to get the feedback from the children, but one of the teachers told me that it tasted very good and the children really enjoyed it.
- While buying applesauce, check thoroughly the ingredients list. Some brands have very large amount of high fructose corn syrup, which increases the sugar content to 25gms per serving. I think unsweetened applesauce is available only in organic brands. The Nature's Promise brand is made only with organic apples and water. It does not have any additional sweeteners, so 1/2 cup serving has only 9gms sugar which is actually from the apples.
- I used muffin liners to line the tin, which made the clean up also very easy. Another advantage of using muffin tins is, they cool in no time.
- These brownie cupcakes taste better the next day of baking.