These Eggless Brownies are rich and chocolatey with the perfect crackle top! You won’t believe how amazing these brownies taste with no eggs or dairy!
I’m no stranger to a great vegan brownie. Made with chocolate chips, walnuts, raspberries, or peanut butter, chocolate brownies made without eggs or milk never have trouble coming out of the oven tasting amazing.
Enter these vegan Eggless Brownies, my new favorite brownie! Made with whipped aquafaba, melted chocolate, and cocoa powder, this eggless and flaxseed-less dessert turns out moist and rich. Even without eggs or a traditional binding agent, aquafaba works its magic and transforms the chocolatey brownie batter into a vegan dream.
I won’t be surprised if this becomes your new go-to brownie recipe because they’re:
- Thick, chewy, and fudgy.
- Easy to make and flexible.
- Ready to eat in about an hour.
- A must-have for any vegan chocolate lover!
Aren’t all vegan brownies eggless?
Technically, yes! All of my brownie recipes are made using flour, flaxseed, chocolate, and a handful of other vegan ingredients. There’s just one separating this recipe from the rest: aquafaba!
Whereas flax eggs (made with water and flaxseed) are my usual egg replacer in baking, aquafaba (the water from a can of chickpeas) is a great binder and can be more accessible than flaxseed. When whipped like meringue, the aquafaba keep your brownies held together without messing with their rich chocolatey flavor. No little pieces of flaxseed to be found!
How to make brownies without eggs
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
Whip the aquafaba and cream of tartar together until stiff peaks form. Slowly beat in the sugar until incorporated and the mixture is fluffy. Afterward, beat in the vanilla.
Melt the chocolate chips and vegan butter together in a microwave. Pour it into the aquafaba mixture and gently fold it all together using a spatula.
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Pour them into the bowl of the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips before baking.
Bake the brownies until the top is shiny. Leave them to cool completely, then dig in!
Baking with aquafaba
Aquafaba needs to be whipped well in order to be used in vegan baking (just like egg whites for meringue). The liquid aquafaba is beaten together with cream of tartar and sugar so it can stabilize and stiff peaks form. Not only does this prevent your brownies from tasting like beans, but it helps the them turn out soft and moist.
Variations
- Gluten free – Use a 1:1 gluten free flour blend instead of all purpose flour. It works pretty well. Or go make my Gluten Free Brownies.
- Coconut oil – Use melted coconut oil instead of vegan butter.
- Without cream of tartar – You can leave it out of the recipe but the stiff peaks will take longer to form.
- Add ins – Instead or in addition to the chocolate chips, fold in walnuts, raisins, shredded coconut, peanuts, peanut butter chips, or sprinkles.
- Coffee – For a deeper chocolatey flavor, pour 1 ounce of brewed espresso or coffee into the brownie mix.
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Eggless Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas)
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup vegan butter (1 stick or 8 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup additional vegan chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Line a 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat aquafaba with cream of tartar for 5 minutes until stiff peaks form. I use my stand mixer with whisk attachment, but you can use an electric hand mixer. Slowly add in the sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, until it's all incorporated. It should be very fluffy at this point with stiff peaks. Beat in the vanilla and set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and vegan butter. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals, whisking well at each interval, until melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate/butter mixture into the aquafaba mixture and stir gently with a spatula. The aquafaba mixture will shrink at this point but that is fine.
- To a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together until combined and no clumps remain. If your cocoa is really clumpy, use a sifter.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined using a spatula. Fold in the additional chocolate chips, if using. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan, even it out with a spatula or your hands and bake for 35-37 minutes until the top is shiny.
- Let cool for at least 30 minutes as the brownies will firm up as they cool. Enjoy!
Notes
- May add in some chopped walnuts, if desired (1/2-3/4 cup).
- You can substitute coconut oil for the vegan butter if needed, but vegan butter tastes better here.
- You can try using a gluten free all purpose flour, but it will change the outcome slightly.
- I prefer dutch processed cocoa for these brownies, aka dark cocoa.
- Inspired by Rainbow Plant Life’s Vegan Brownies.
Thank you for this brownie recipe! Best I have tried. Ever!
I haven’t Made these yet but they look so yummy in the pictures.
I’m not vegan but we can substitute.
Why Aquafaba? (I don’t know how to spell it 🤔)
It’s a great egg substitute, and it’s what makes these brownies so incredible!
WOW! I made these brownies for my mother-in-law who is vegan and she loved them! I saved some for myself and, although I was super skeptical, they tasted AMAZING! My two teenages enjoyed them as well. If I hadn’t made them, I wouldn’t believe they were vegan. They were very moist, and packed full of flavor. They were a tad on the sweet side, but I believe brownies are supposed to be. Will definitely be making them again! Thank you for a great recipe!
I have not made this yet but I want to. If I want a more healthy brownie can I and less sugar and have it still work?
You could probably use a bit less sugar, but I haven’t tested it myself. Hope you enjoy the brownies!
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These are spectacular!! By far the best vegan brownies I’ve ever made. They are just like my mother’s dairy version.
Kudos!!
These brownies were hands-down the best I’ve ever had. So light and chewy! The perfect sweetness! I am sharing this recipe far and wide, and I will be making these again.
I’m thrilled you loved them, Leo! Thank you so much for your wonderful review!
I only have chocolate bars not chips how many grams of would the cup of chocolate chips be in the recipe? thanks
You can chop the bars into small chunks until you have 180 g or 1 cup’s worth 🙂
These brownies are insane!!! By far the best vegan brownies I’ve ever had. The edges and top are crispy while the middle remains chewy, fudgy, and decadent. I served mine with some Oatly vanilla ice cream and it was heaven! I will definitely be making these again!
Your treats are always a grand-slam! I usually opt for your Best Ever Vegan Brownies recipe, but I had some aquafaba so I thought I’d check and see what I can make besides meringues. Yum, yum, yum! I think this will be the new go-to! I used 1 1/4 C sugar (1/4 less than called for). Thanks…again!
Alright, Lisa! You are welcome! I’m glad you tried something new and loved it! Thanks for your fantastic feedback and review!
I don’t need my brownies to be vegan, just egg free because of an allergy. Can I use regular butter?
I have never tried it this way, however, regular butter should work fine here. Enjoy!
This looks so amazing! Do you think I could sub carob for the cocoa 1:1 ?
Yes, absolutely! You may only want to use 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar because carob is naturally sweet.
I made these for a non-vegan crowd and they were a huge hit, people kept going for seconds and thirds, so thank you for that.
I did have an issue though and would love some feedback. I used a non stick aluminum dark grey 8×8 pan (like the kind from Walmart), and my edges were significantly thicker, higher and much crunchier than I would like. The inner part was kind of sunken and flat in comparison. I’d prefer not to have to buy a lighter pan, so is there anything else I can try to avoid this or is it by design?
I’m so glad to hear the brownies were a hit! Sounds like brownies sunk in the middle. Brownies are already prone to sinking because the ingredients are so rich, but it can be worse when there is too much air whipped into the batter (AKA the batter was overmixed). You can avoid this by gently folding the dry ingredients in at the end with a spatula. Hope this helps!
Hello, I’m not sure if you have already mentioned these but here are some tricks that I have found improved my aquafaba experience;
1. wipe down you bowl/mixer attachments with some type of vinegar to get rid of excess oils that can deflate you mixture
2. cook you aquafaba down if needed to get rid of excess water
-Eve
Hi Eve. Thank you for sharing your tips!
These were truly amazing!! Like boxed brownies in the best possible way. I reduced the sugar to 1 1/4 cup sugar and it was plenty sweet for us.
Thank you for your great feedback! I’m so glad you loved the brownies!
There are no words…. Except make these ******* brownies.
LOL! Thank you Mariam! I’m so glad you love the brownies! I appreciate you sharing your review and feedback!
Tried this recipe today. Looked good! The aqua faba made a meringue like top. Similar to a brownie but crunchier. The texture of the brownie wasn’t quite right, too light and breaks apart. I thought brownies should be a little dense with fudgyness. Way too sweet! So much sugar. Definitely consider reducing the sugar if you want to taste chocolate and not just sugar. Will try again but make some tweaks for my own tastes.