The BEST Eggless Chocolate Brownie Recipe with cocoa powder

Name: The BEST Eggless Chocolate Brownie Recipe with cocoa powder
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 100 gms Greek Yogurt; 120 gms Icing Sugar or Powdered Sugar; 120 gms Dark Chocolate (chopped); 25 gms Butter; 90 gms All Purpose Flour/Maida; 10 gms Cocoa Powder; 1/2 tsp Baking Soda; Big pinch of Salt

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Your quest for how to make the best chocolate eggless brownie recipe at home with the perfect crusty crispy top ends here. This cake-like egg free brownies made from scratch with cocoa powder is so moist, cakey and fudgy at the same time and surprisingly can also be easily cut into thick squares.

These egg less brownies are so good that even the most devout egg lovers won't realise that this brownie has no eggs; I promise!!

brownie square pieces placed on a brown parchment paper. — note the crusty crispy texture on top of the eggless brownies

Secret to Incredible Vegetarian Brownies

By far, these are the Best Eggless Brownies, ever!!

Yes that's a huge statement I understand. But my quest for perfecting the perfect brownies without eggs started in the year 2017 and ever since then I have been experimenting a lot until today when I am finally being able to share it with you all.

And hence to me these are World's BEST EGGLESS BROWNIES and not any regular brownies!!

collage of brownie trials that I have made from 2017 — failed brownie trials that I have made since 2017 till now - check on Instagram

The secret to these incredible veg brownie recipe is to use GREEK YOGURT and POWDERED SUGAR.

Dissolving sugar in the brownie batter is the key to get the perfect crusty crispy top.

And at the same time getting a thick brownie batter is also mandatory to get them to form a crust on top once baked.

So Ta-da using greek yogurt as egg substitute and icing sugar being smaller in size as compared to white sugar dissolves easily - so wo hoo!! That was a winning moment for me!! Because it is not everyday you get to make delicious brownies using just pantry staples right!!

However this recipe won't yield you the crinkle top eggless brownies with a chewy, candy and paper like texture on top of the brownies. I will soon share the recipe for the same on the blog.

This eggless greek yogurt brownies, on the other hand, yields a cakey brownies with moist and fudgy texture at the same time and of course with a crispy crusty top.

Even though its cakey it is easy to cut without crumbling into thick squares.

Ingredients needed:

100 gms Greek Yogurt: If you do not have access to greek yogurt you can always use hung curd so simply hang the yogurt in a muslin cloth for couple of hours until the whey is separated and you are left with thick curd.
120 gms Powdered Sugar - Icing sugar works best. You can also use powder granulated sugar and use.
120 gms Dark Chocolate, chopped - Always use couverture chocolate for optimum results. I am using Whittaker's 50% here (not sponsored).
25 gms Butter
90 gms All Purpose Flour / Maida
10 gms Cocoa Powder - Natural or Dutch Process any type of cocoa powder can be used.
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
Big Pinch of Salt

From Scratch Eggless Cocoa Brownies: Step by Step

Pre-Preparatory Steps:

Start preparing a 6x6 inch square pan by applying a thin layer of butter or a coat of oil spray.
Then place parchment paper so that a part of it hangs over the edge of the pan making it easier to unmould the baked brownies.
Preheat your oven to 160°C/320°F

Brownie Batter:

cling wrap the yogurt and icing sugar beaten together in a mixing bowl. — Set aside the beaten yogurt-sugar mixture

In a mixing bowl whisk together the yogurt and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Even after beating the sugar won't dissolve at times, so simply wrap it with a cling wrap and let it sit on your countertop (image 1-2).

melt chocolate and butter using double boiler method — melt the chocolates and butter using double boiler method

Meanwhile chop your chocolates and place it in a separate bowl, add butter to it.
Using a double boiler method, melt the chopped chocolate and butter until homogenous (imges 3-4)
Switch off the flame and take it out.

weigh out the dry ingredients in a small bowl — weigh the dry ingredients

Weigh the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set it aside.

check the yogurt-sugar mixture by rubbing between your fingers — rub the yogurt-sugar mixture between your fingers

Check on your yogurt and sugar mixture by rubbing it in between your clean fingers. It would have been dissolved by now.

combine the ingredients to form brownie batter and add to prepared square pan

To this add the melted chocolate mixture and butter mixture and mix well (image 5).
At this stage you can add 1 tsp of vanilla extract if you wish to or leave it out.
Take the weighed out flour mixture and pass it through a sieve placed directly on top of your wet ingredients (image 6).
Finally fold the batter to form a thick brownie batter. (You can also consider adding dark chocolate chips or walnuts to the batter if you wish).
Transfer it to the prepared pan (image 7)

Bake in the preheated oven at 160°C for 30-35 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out with some crumbs attached to it.
Let it sit in the pan itself for 5 to 10 mins then take it out on to a wire rack to cool completely atleast one to two hours before cutting it into perfect squares.

Please note: I have not experimented this eggless version using flax eggs or condensed milk as egg substitutes so won't be able to guide you on that.

And thats how you make really good brownies which I believe would be your go to best eggless chocolate brownie recipe using basic ingredients here on.. 😀

Do you need Baking Powder/Baking Soda for Brownies?

No, you don't need baking powder or baking soda for brownies in general. You will only need them if you are following any eggless brownie recipe for that matter.

As baking powder and baking soda are both leaveners, they help in the rise of the brownie batter while baking and keeping them soft once baked.

Eggs too are a leavening agent and they are generally used in most recipes, so you don't necessarily need to use baking soda or baking powder if using eggs in your recipe.

However, if you want to make egg-free brownies, then you will definitely need to use them to give the brownies a little rise but more importantly to keep them soft and palatable.

How to Store Brownies?

These homemade brownies stays good for up to 4 to 5 days at room temperature in an airtight container. In fact the brownies tastes amazing the next day.

Store them in the refrigerator for a week or freeze for 3 months.

Since the brownies has butter and chocolate in them, they would be hard straight out of the fridge, allow it to come to room temperature before serving.

Baker's Tips:

Using parchment paper to demould the baked eggless brownies — using parchment paper trick to demold the baked brownies

It is always a better idea to start by preparing your cake pan by applying a thin layer of butter or oil and then placing a parchment paper hanging out on to the edges of the pan so that it is easier to lift the brownies once baked.
Ensure that the sugar is completely dissolved in the yogurt by rubbing it between your clean fingers. You should not feel any grittiness.
The recipe would work with compound chocolate too. But using couverture chocolate would make it the ultimate eggless brownies recipe in terms of enhancing the flavour.
Sieve the dry ingredients to remove the lumps from cocoa powder and baking soda.
The consistency of brownie batter should be thick. To achieve that make sure you are using greek yogurt. If not then hang your yogurt for couple of hours to separate the whey.
Other general tips like preheating your oven before baking and having all your ingredients at room temperature applies to this as well.

four eggless brownie squares stacked one above the other

Different Variations to the Basic Brownie Recipe:

You can easily adapt this basic eggless brownie recipe to make so many new flavours.

Swirl Brownies: Depending upon flavour of choice, add dollops of the nut or cookie butter on top of the brownie batter. Then take a toothpick or a skewer and swirl it around taking care not to mix it completely. Bake as usual. You can create so many variations using this method like Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies, Nutella Brownies, Lotus Biscoff Brownies, etc.
Fresh Fruits: Fruits like strawberry and raspberry would add such a great addition. Mix a handful in the batter and then place few on top right before baking.
Nuts: Eggless Chocolate Walnut Brownies has been such a favourite. Simply add about 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts in to the batter and bake. Other varieties like hazelnuts, almonds aetc can be used too.
Jam: Just like swirl brownies, jams of any flavour can also be used.
Eggless Brownie Cheesecake: The baked brownie would act as a great base for making no bake cheesecake on top of it.
Triple Chocolate Brownies: We are already using two types of chocolates - Couverture chocolate and Cocoa Powder making it Eggless Double Chocolate Brownie recipe. Now you can also add about 1/3 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips to the batter to turn it into Eggless Triple Chocolate Brownie recipe.
Sizzling Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream: My all time favourite. Consider following the steps mentioned in our sizzling brownie recipe without sizzler plate post to learn how to make it. Best Brownies in my opinion.

So which variation are you going to try next? Let me know.

Frequently Asked Questions?

How can I make this into Fudgy Brownies instead of Cakey?

You can do that by using less flour say about 65 to 75 gms and reducing the baking soda to 1/4 tsp. Bake for around 28 to 30 mins for more fudgier type of brownies.

Can I skip Baking Soda?

You can reduce it to 1/4 tsp but skipping altogether won't give you the proper results.

Can I use eggs in place of Greek Yogurt?

The substitution won't work. However, you can try out our brownie recipe with eggs instead. Or check this 13 easily available egg substitutes for baking brownies post to check what else can you use in place of yogurt.

My brownies sink in the centre. What should I do?

You have to understand that brownies are not allowed to bake completely so there are chances of it sinking in the centre once baked. What you can do here is that once the brownies are just out of the oven take a warm cloth and place on top and gently press the sides down. This would help you get an even top.

Can I adapt this eggless brownie recipe to fit a different pan size?

Yes simply double the recipe to fit a 9x13 inch pan or 8x8 inch cake tin.

Is it safe to line the square baking pan with aluminium foil for baking brownies?

Yes it is safe to use aluminium foil in the oven. You can use the same to line the pan in place of parchment paper.

Can I use Whole Wheat Flour and Jaggery in place of Sugar to make these yummy brownies?

Sorry. I have not experimented this recipe with Jaggery. If you wish to use whole wheat flour I would say use 50:50 that is plain flour and whole wheat flour in 50:50 ratio.

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close up shot of eggless brownies showing the cracked surface on top.

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