10-minute Vegan Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (vegan)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, or
• 1/2 cup silken tofu
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly oil a 6x9 baking pan and set aside.
• 3 combine oil and chocolate chips in a sauce pan over low heat and gently stir until melted.
• 4 i did this step in the microwave, heating the chocolate and oil in two 30 second increments, and then another 10 seconds, stirring in between each time until melted.
• 5 in a separate bowl combine the apple sauce or silken tofu, sugar and vanilla. whip this with a whisk or use a stand mixer to get the wet ingredients really combined well.
• 6 add the melted chocolate to the apple sauce (or tofu) mixture.
• 7 next add the flour and baking soda to the chocolate, and stir gently to combine. don't over mix. over mixing can make the brownies really dense and heavy.
• 8 pour the batter into the pan, smooth the top, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes (mine were perfect at 25).
• 9 do not slice the brownies until they have cooled.