These vegan Yogurt Brownies are much healthier than other recipes! I've added cherries, but feel free to add chocolate chips, other fruits or peanut butter! It's the perfect basic vegan brownie recipe for variations! You can even use coconut yogurt for a soy-free option.
I've made so many brownies lately! And I've finally come up with a vegan brownie recipe that I'm proud of.
My not-so-secret-ingredient-because-it's-in-the-title is yogurt. I've used plant-based yogurt made from soy and almonds (it's a mix). If you don't have that at hand, you can use soy yogurt or even coconut yogurt to make it soy-free!
It's actually a really good basic vegan brownie recipe for all your brownie adventures. I've added cherries (I still had lots of frozen cherries from last summer in the freezer) but you can experiment with different fruits (raspberries are another classic), add swirls on top (peanut butter? tahini?) or nuts (walnuts? pistachios?). The possibilities are endless.
I've baked these brownies in a bread loaf pan because I never know what to do with so many brownies! If you want to use a regular-sized brownie pan, double the recipe! Enter '16 servings' in the recipe card below and it will double all the ingredients for you. Pretty cool, right? ;)
Vegan Yogurt Brownies with Cherries
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup vegan yogurt (I used sweetened soy-almond yogurt)
- ½ cup plant-based milk (e.g. rice milk)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 cup cherries (fresh & pitted, canned or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
- For the brownie, mix the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Add the yogurt, rice milk, and coconut oil and whisk until combined. Fold in the cherries.
- Transfer the brownie batter into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the brownies in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the top is crackly.
- Let them cool off, then cut them into 8 pieces and serve!
Claudia Kimberger says
Oh wie lecker - genau das brauch ich jetzt. Wird ausprobiert. LG Claudia
Bianca says
Sehr fein! :)
Sarah says
Did you use coconut or canola oil? Because the ingredients list says coconut but the directions says canola
Bianca says
Woops, sorry for the confusion. I used coconut oil!
Leigh Crews says
Are these cake like or chewy? They look delicious!
Serena says
Hi Bianca!
I want to make these brownies with frozen blueberries and raspberries so I have a question: did you let the cherries thaw before folding them in the batter or not?
Bianca says
yes, I'd definitely let them thaw before.