These Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Caramel Brownies are super fudgey and gooey, and the peanut butter caramel that is swirled into them is to die for! They are an absolute dream when it comes to brownies as far as I'm concerned because they are so moist and have an amazing texture. This tasty traybake is sure to satisy your sweet tooth!
For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.
How to make Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Caramel Brownies
To make the caramel, put the coconut cream and light brown soft sugar in a pan on a low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then turn the heat up and let simmer for 5 minutes whilst constantly stirring. Take off the heat and add the maple syrup, peanut butter, vanilla extract and salt. Pour it into a bowl and put it in the fridge to cool.
For the brownie batter, stir the plain flour, golden caster sugar, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together in a mixing bowl. I another bowl, mix together the almond milk, flax eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Combine the two mixtures and whisk together.
Pour the batter into a lined baking tray, then added blobs of the peanut butter caramel all over and swirl it around with a butter knife. Bake it for 35-45 minutes.
What are flax eggs?
Flax eggs are an egg substitute used in vegan and egg free baking. They are made from ground flaxseeds (also known as linseeds) and water. You can either ground the flaxseeds yourself using a pestle and mortar, or a blender, or you can buy ready ground flaxseeds. Ready ground ones are becoming more readily available now as lots of people add them to porridge and smoothies due to their health benefits. When water and ground flaxseeds are mixed together, after a little while, they become gelatinous. This creates a similar texture to an egg and it becomes a binding agent in your bakes, as well as adding necessary moisture.
How should the brownies be stored and can they be frozen?
They should be stored in an airtight container, or covered on a plate, for 3 days. You can also freeze the brownies. Once they are fully cool, wrap them well and freeze for up to 3 months.
Can the brownies be made gluten free?
Yes! For gluten free you can replace the plain flour with a gluten free plain flour blend. You may also like to add ¼ tsp Xanthan Gum for better texture. Please check the labels of everything you use in case of cross contamination.
More tips for making the Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Caramel Brownies:
- You can use another nut butter if you prefer, like almond butter for example.
- You can also omit the caramel entirely and just make some yummy chocolate brownies.
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Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Caramel Brownies
Ingredients
For the peanut butter caramel
- 160 ml Coconut cream
- 70 g Light brown soft sugar
- 4 tbsp Maple syrup
- 6 tbsp Peanut butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Salt
For the brownies
- 250 g Plain flour
- 200 g Golden caster sugar
- 150 g Coconut sugar
- 90 g Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 250 ml Almond milk
- 2 Flax eggs
- 250 ml Vegetable oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the flax eggs: 2 tbsp linseeds, either ready ground or ground up in a food processor or spice grinder, soaked in 4 tbsp water for at least 10 minutes in the fridge
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, and grease and line a 12" x 9" traybake tin
- To make the caramel, warm the coconut cream with the light brown soft sugar in a pan on a medium heat. Let it bubble for 5 minutes whilst constantly stirring, then take off the heat and pour in a bowl
- Mix together the maple syrup, peanut butter, vanilla extract and salt, add it to the caramel and mix it in, then put it in the fridge to cool
- For the brownie batter, mix together the plain flour, golden caster sugar, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl
- In another bowl whisk together the almond milk, flax eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract, then add it to the dry ingredients and mix together
- Pour the batter into the tin, then add blobs of the peanut butter caramel all over and swirl it around with a butter knife
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a cocktail stick inserted in the centre comes out moist with a few dry crumbs on it, but not wet
- Allow to cool fully, then cut into squares and serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container for 3 days
Notes
- Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales*. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
- For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons* and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.
Nutrition
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Recipe adapted from the Telegraph.
Stuart Vettese
These sound so decadently good Kat - I could do some serious damage with them!
Kat BakingExplorer
Thanks Stuart!
Kate Glutenfreealchemist
Wow! You'd never know these were vegan. They look so decadent and gooey...... Can you make them GF and send them down my way please?
Kat BakingExplorer
No one guessed they were! Haha of course... if I don't eat them first!!
Kimmythevegan
Oh these brownies sound like the bomb! I don't know what it is about people getting put off by vegan things. It's as if they forget most things they eat are vegan (like carrots... strawberries... water haha).
I think the coconut cream would make these just so good!
Kat BakingExplorer
Haha I know what you mean! So much food is vegetarian and vegan and people say they don't like 'vegan food' when they eat it all the time!
Choclette Blogger
I still get turned off a little bit by the word vegan. It's mad as I've always eaten loads of vegan dishes and now bake lots of them too. These sound totally gorgeous. Anything with peanut butter or caramel gets my vote and these have both. Thanks for sharing with We Should Cocoa.
James
These look excellent! I have vegan friends I would like to test them out on 🙂 Can you freeze them? We are a small household and I think the full batch would be a bit much for us to get through.
thebakingexplorer
Hi James, thank you! Yes you can freeze them, let me know how the brownies turn out!