Double Chocolate Brownies
This vegetarian builds cocoa powder and dark chocolate chips into a satisfying meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175C (350F) and line a 20cm square baking tin with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy lifting.
- In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter with the sugar and water, stirring until the sugar begins to dissolve, then remove from the heat just before it boils.
- Whisk the cocoa powder into the warm butter mixture until smooth, then let it cool for a few minutes so it will not cook the eggs.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time along with the vanilla, mixing until the batter is glossy and thick.
- Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt and fold gently until just combined, then stir through the dark chocolate chips.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top and bake for 28 to 32 minutes until the top is set and a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool the brownies completely in the tin before lifting out and cutting into squares so they hold their fudgy texture.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Pan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Double Chocolate Brownies take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Double Chocolate Brownies vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Double Chocolate Brownies is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Vegan Chocolate Brownies (3864328934).jpg by Vegan Feast Catering, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.