Vegan Old-Fashioned Brownies from 1934

old-fashioned brownies from we energies cookie book

Vegan Old-Fashioned Brownies from 1934

4.67 from 3 votes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 45

Servings: 16 squares

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Kelly

Cost: $0.26 per square

This old-fashioned brownies recipe dates back to 1934, but it's definitely withstood the test of time. Mixed up all in one bowl and ready to eat within an hour!

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US Imperial (Cups) - Metric (Grams)

Equipment

1 8"×8" square baking pan ((an 8" round pan also works))

Ingredients

1 cup roughly-grated chocolate
2 cup sugar (see Note 1)
½ cup melted vegan butter or margarine
1 cup Homemade Vegan Yogurt (*can sub with any plain yogurt of your choice)
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp fine salt or 1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 cups pastry flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ cup chopped nuts (*optional)

Instructions

Mix together 1 cup roughly-grated chocolate, 2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup melted vegan butter or margarine, 1 cup Homemade Vegan Yogurt, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp fine salt or 1/2 tsp kosher salt.
Gently fold 2 cups pastry flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 cup chopped nuts into the wet mixture.
Spread the brownie batter 1/2-inch thick onto a lightly greased 8×8 baking pan.
Bake for 30–35 minutes at 350 °F (175 °C). Cut into squares or wedges while still warm.

Notes

Typically, I try to go for the bare minimum amount of sugar, but for this recipe, I found that the stated amount of sugar results in the best taste. Even reducing it by only 1/3 cup made the brownies taste a little off. If you absolutely must reduce the sugar, add some extra cocoa powder, otherwise, the resulting bake will taste doughy.

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