These Homemade Eggless Chocolate Brownies are here to make vegetarian brownie lovers happy and to make those dessert parties more inclusive! They are super easy to pull together, are cakey and fudgy!
I have a confession to make. I have never got a brownie recipe right. Till now. So if you don't trust me with this one I understand. But before you go away, just take a look at these fudgy, cakey, chocolatey homemade eggless brownies and tell me you can walk away from this deliciousness. I thought so. Since I have never been able to get brownies right, it's all the more reason for you to know that the one that I actually post here will be fool proof!
The other day, Karan who is my boisterous, close friend asked me some technical questions about brownies. Something about making the cakey ones fudgy or vice versa. It's real embarrassing for a food blogger to admit that they don't know how to bake the simplest baked item in this world. I almost hid my face, but thankfully we were whatsapping. What can I do if those brownies are one disaster after another, and I had no hope with this batch too.
How to make Eggless Chocolate Brownies
Icing on the cake, I was trying to master an eggless version. Ugh. I'm not too proud of myself guys, but it's that time of the year. My Indian friends here would understand. So while all things animal produce are not to be touched, I decided I couldn't make that stop me. And here we are. Some research, some testing and I think I'm happy. Because these were extra chocolatey, cakey and slightly fudgy too. That's the combination I can't stop stuffing my face with. Umm midway through that sentence I had to get up and break off a bite. Or two.
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- Chocolate Stuffed Mini Pancake Bites
- Baileys Chocolate Ice Cream
- Healthy Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Watch Eggless Chocolate Brownies Recipe Video
Homemade Eggless Chocolate Brownies
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (93.75 g) All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅓ cup (28.67 g) Cocoa Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup (175 g) Chocolate chopped
- ½ cup (113.5 g) Butter
- ¾ cup (183.75 g) Greek Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¾ Cup (150 g) Sugar
- ¼ cup Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F
- Line an 8X8 inch baking dish with parchment paper or aluminium foil, and brush all sides with butter.
- Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa powder in a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl, place chocolate and butter and microwave in 30 second intervals till the butter melt. Mix well and add yogurt, vanilla extract and sugar. Whisk well for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and mix till combined. The mixture will be on the thicker side. Fold in the walnuts, or you can sprinkle them on top.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 40 minutes. Start checking if the brownies are cooked by inserting a fork or toothpick in the center at the 35 minute mark.
- Once baked, cool the brownies in the pan completely before inverting them onto a metal rack. Cut into slices and serve.
Video
Notes
- Do not use curd in place of greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is thicker than homemade curd and will give a different consistency. If using homemade curd, double strain it using a muslin cloth.
- This recipe requires 40 minutes at 180C in my oven. This time may vary depending on your oven and its capacity. Start checking if the brownies are cooked by inserting a fork or toothpick in the centre at the 35 minute mark. If the toothpick comes out clean, or with very few crumbs on it, it is baked.
- You can add walnuts, almonds, pecans, peeled peanuts, etc., as a topping or combined with the batter. You can also add chocolate chunks, caramel candies, or even Oreo chunks.
Kavita says
Hello.. I have tried ur recipe n it’s amazing.. Bt I find it less fudgy .. so can it reduce the baking powder n by how much ?? Thanks
Richa says
Hey Kavita, the baking powder amount won't make them fudgier. You can increase the amount of fat slightly for fudgier results.
Riddhi Rathod says
Hi .tried half d qty..my brownies disintegrated.. wat could have gone wrong? ☹️
Richa says
Hey Riddhi, did you change anything else in the recipe? And did you measure the ingredients correctly? Did you let the brownies cool completely?
Forum says
The brownies cake out great. At first I scared of mixing the yogurt and chocolate but it didn’t turn out bad. There is a slight tang from the yogurt. Thanks for the recipe!
Swati says
I tried your recipe but the beownies turned out bitter nd salty...is it 2 tsp baking powder or 1/2teaspoon
Richa says
Hey Swati, it is 2 tsp baking powder in the recipe. Was your baking powder a little old? That can be one reason for the bitter after taste.
Madhura says
Hey i was just wondering if its 2 tsp baking powder or less, cause won't it make the brownies cakier
Richa says
It won't, Trust me these brownies will come out well
radha pv says
Hi is there any replacement for curd?
Richa says
No, there isn't since this is an eggless recipe
Shraddha Mahajan says
Hi,
I tried this recipe today and I must say these are the best brownies I had in my life. Not even store bought are this delicious and crumbly.
And I must say that I'm an amateur baker and most of the times, my baking fails.
But your recipe was perfect and I could nail it. Thanks so much for sharing this with us and giving me confidence that I can bake like a pro. I'm gonna bake it again. Everyone loved it and most importantly, I loved it.
Richa Gupta says
Aww, you're most welcome, Shraddha! We're super pleased the brownies were a success!
Aruja says
Goradia
Farheen says
Can I add same amount of powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar?
Richa says
Yea that should be okay
Shah says
I have tried the recipe two times , every time I have made I get brownies in crumbled form whenever I cut into pieces ..
Richa says
Hi there, do you let them cool down before cutting them?
Shah says
Thanku for the revert, yes I tried again today and allowed it to cool too ,, still crumbled brownie.. I want to perfect it coz taste of brownies are very nice
Kriti says
Made the brownie today. It came it really soft and delicious.
I made half the quantity, bake for 30mins.
Thank you for the recipe!😍
Richa says
Thanks so much Kriti! Really happy you liked the recipe
Anchita says
I made the brownie , came out nice iv put less sugar from what is mentioned , and it was great , u can try !
Richa says
So happy you liked the recipe Anchita. Thanks for leaving a comment!
Vaishnavi Shah says
Thanks Richa for this recipe. I can confidently say that my search for the perfect brownie recipe has ended :). I tried this with wheat flour instead of maida and with powdered jaggery instead of sugar.
Brownies came out sooooo good - perfect texture and taste.
Everyone loved it. I made it twice in past one week 🙂
Richa Gupta says
That's a nice healthier version, so happy they came out well! Thanks Vaishnavi and happy cooking 🙂
Thando says
Can I use whipping cream instead of yoghurt?
Richa says
No, that won't work
Mina says
Hi, Please help. How much is 1 cup chopped chocolate in gms? Waiting to bake this recipe! Thank you.
Richa Gupta says
Hey Mina, that's 175 grams of chopped chocolate. Happy baking!
Meghana Raghuram says
What an amazing recipe
It was a big hit thank you so much 😊
Richa says
Thank you so much Meghana! Glad you liked it
Nidhi Agrawal- Seksaria says
Hi.
I am making this brownie but I had to stop..
the recipe say 3/4 sugar.. tbsp? Tsp? Cup? Pls mention the details.
Also is mixing and whisking by hand okay or a whisking machine is better?
Richa Gupta says
Sorry about that, Nidhi. That's 3/4th cup or 150 grams of sugar. Thanks!