Vegan Oreo Brownies

Name: Vegan Oreo Brownies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 250 g Plain flour; 350 g Caster sugar; 90 g Cocoa powder; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 250 ml Almond milk; 2 Flax eggs (see instructions); 250 ml Vegetable oil; 154 g Oreos (broken up); 65 g Dark chocolate

29/07/2017 by thebakingexplorer 47 Comments

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These moist chocolate Vegan Oreo Brownies are drizzled with some dark chocolate for good measure, the perfect treat! They are so yummy, and really fudgey, plus they taste super chocolatey and indulgent! Any Oreo fan is sure to love them, and they're so easy to make too!

If you're not a vegan then you might not know that Oreo biscuits are suitable for vegans. Yes that's right, those delicious chocolate sandwich biscuits are completely free from animal products! They are known as "accidentally" vegan, which is a group of products that were not made to be suitable for vegans, but by chance they are. This often happens because retailers use cheaper ingredients (for example oil instead of butter), so most accidentally vegan products are not exactly the healthiest of options! But hey, vegans need junk food too!

The photos in this post were updated in September 2020.

How to make Vegan Oreo Brownies

For the brownie batter put the plain flour, caster sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir together. In a large jug, whisk up the almond milk, flax eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk it all together. Then pour the batter into a lined baking tray, and sprinkle over the broken up Oreo pieces.

Bake it for 35 minutes, then leave to cool completely. Slice up the brownies and drizzle melted dark chocolate all over them.

Tips for making the Vegan Oreo Brownies:

I recommend using a serrated knife to slice the brownies as it is easier to saw through the Oreo biscuits.
If you are serving the brownies to vegans, make sure the dark chocolate that you use is suitable for vegans (I used Green & Blacks 70%) Check the label, if it says 'may' contain milk then that is ok as this warning is for people with allergies and doesn't mean the product contains milk.
You can freeze the brownies if you wrap them up well, for up to 3 months.

Are Oreos really vegan?

There has been some debate over whether Oreos are actually vegan, with the company themselves saying "Oreos have milk as cross-contact and therefore are not suitable for vegans". However, Oreos do not contain any animal derived products so they are suitable for vegans. If you have a serious dairy allergy though, you may need to avoid them. Of course, as with everything, it's up to you whether you eat them or not.

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.

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