Vegan orange brownies
Vegan brownies with overwhelming flavors of orange and chocolate.
- Author: Anastasia
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 C all-purpose flour
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1 C cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 chocolate chips or chunks
- zest of 1 orange, grated
- 1/3 C vegan shortening, melted
- 1 1/3 C water
- 3 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 small overriped banana, mashed or blended (1/3 to 1/2 C)
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350˚F.
- Blend small overripe banana and mix it with melted vegan shortening, water, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract.
- In a separate larger bowl mix all the dry ingredients except chocolate chips and orange zest.
- Pour liquid ingredients into dry. Stir well.
- Then fold in chocolate chips and orange zest and mix to spread it evenly.
- Grease a baking dish and sprinkle it with some flour. Transfer brownie batter in it.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Notes
If you bake brownies for 30 minutes they will be still fudgy in a middle but more cake-y on the sides. So test them after 20-25 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 80g
- Calories: 234
- Sugar: 16.3g
- Sodium: 103mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 6.9g
- Carbohydrates: 38.1g
- Fiber: 3.5g
- Protein: 3.9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: brownies, chocolate, orange, sweet, vegan, vegetarian