66 Reviews of Scrum-Diddly-Umptious Vegan Brownies

From: Wyaltheou

On Feb 19, 2006

As a diabetic vegetarian, I've been looking for a healthy brownie recipe that tasted great and didn't send my blood sugar all over the map. This one definitely fits the bill. I think it's better without the nuts, though. NOTE: If you use raw sugar (like turbinado or sucunat) when baking, be sure to slightly increase the liquids in this recipe...in this case, the applesauce. (I even increased the vanilla slightly by about 1 tsp.) Overall, increase liquid ingredients by about 1/8 cup. This is because raw sugar absorbs more moisture than regular granulated, so if you don't compensate, your brownies will come out dry and crumbly. I adjusted for that and they came out great - mostly gooey but with enough cakey consistency to have nice, yummy brownie squares. I would definitely make these again!

From: Annie H

On Jan 6, 2006

As far as "healthy" brownie recipes go, this is fantastic! It's also pretty dang good in the unhealthy brownie arena. These turned out very moist and a good balance between fudgey and cakey, with great mouth feel that didn't turn to paste (as some cakey recipes do) and wasn't doo dense. The chocolate chips were a great touch both visually and texturally. The pic by chiclet made me try them, especially since my mother is vegan and loves chocolate. I couldn't take a pic of my batch b/c my kids got into them while I wasn't looking and there isn't anything picture-worthy left. Thanks for a great, relatively healthy dessert my kids love!

From: mangomom

On May 19, 2009

What I really love about these brownies (along with their chocolaty goodness) is how fast and easy they are. Because they tend to fall apart when cut, I add a flax egg to the mix. Just mix 1 to 1 1/2 T ground flax with 3 T either hot water or coffee and stir until gooey--about the consistency of an egg. Thanks for a great recipe.

From: tehparrot

On Jun 17, 2006

There's no other way to say how these brownies taste other than they're perfect. They're not bad for you, and they taste great. What more could someone ask for?

From: VegGirl

On Jul 29, 2006

Wow! You would never know its Vegan (and I'm a chocoholic)!

From: LUv 2 BaKE

On Aug 6, 2006

TRY THESE BROWNIES!!! You will NOT be disappointed. These are so moist and fudgy. The large amount of applesauce makes this beautiful texture. My dad called them decadent which is not a usual word he uses. I did use regular chocolate chips as I did not need these to be vegan but I am sure they would be great with carob chips even. I didn't add the walnuts. YUMM!! Thanks soo much chiclet!!!!!

From: I. Ambrosia

On Jun 14, 2006

The first time I tried this recipe the brownies were gooey but delicious (I used a little less of every ingredient). The second time I used more flour and more applesauce and they were very cake-like. Then I tried to do it exactly like the recipe and they were perfect. The taste is unbelievable.

From: XxXxkittykat

On May 5, 2006

i loved these brownies! i've tried many recipies for vegan brownies, but they never came out quite right. these were PERFECT! though, i used carob powder in place of the coco powder. thank you so much. i loved the fact that they were chocolate-y, yet nice and moist at the same time. i plan on using your recipie for years to come. thanks again - ~*~Kat~*~

From: Vye367

On Nov 25, 2006

Yep, no doubt these are delicious. I actually baked half in muffin tins and made half as cookies (after adding a little coffee to thin the batter), then put Kisses and Andes mints in the center. They looked like mud puddles — but tasted like heaven. Oh, and I also put in 1/2 cup cocoa powder instead of 1/3.

From: VvAndromedavV

On Feb 28, 2008

I was a little skeptical, but I must say that "scrum-diddly-umptious" is a very accurate way of describing these brownies. They are EXCELLENT! I am vegan; my sister isn't but she is severely sensitive to lactose so I can't give her anything that contains milk products. I wanted to make her some brownies for her birthday and this recipe fit the bill. Wyaltheou, thank you for posting about compensating for the raw sugar by adding a bit more wet ingredients! I made sure to do this and the brownies were very moist. Okay, here’s a confession: I actually inadvertently added too many chocolate chips; I just dumped the ENTIRE BAG of chocolate chips into the batter instead of adding 1/2 C. I wondered why it took 35 minutes to fully bake! It was because I accidentally tripled the amount of chocolate chips. Here’s another confession: I daresay that said mistake was a DELICIOUS mistake. In the future, when I make these brownies again — and that’s WHEN, not IF — I’ll just dump a whole bag into the batter once again. These brownies were perfect, and there’s no reason to mess with perfection. Even if you’re not a vegan, these brownies are definitely worth a try. They are so moist and so delicious. They’re sweet, but not overly sweet. I can honestly say that these are some of the best brownies I have ever had. I am so pleased that my first attempt at vegan brownies was a success! From what I’ve read here and there on the internet, there’s some pretty nasty vegan brownie recipes out there. I guarantee you that this is not one of them.