Vegan Strawberry Cream Cheese Brownies
Soft and fudgy brownie cups filled with strawberry purée and topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp flax meal
- 2 tbsp water
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 6 tbsp vegan butter, melted
- 3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips, your choice of dark, milk, or white chocolate chips!
Strawberry Purée (for the filling and the frosting)
- ¼ cup strawberries, diced, about 6 large strawberries
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup vegan cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup icing sugar
Other
- vegetable oil, for greasing the pan
- 3 strawberries, halved, for topping
Instructions
Make the strawberry purée
- Blend the strawberries in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan and mix in the sugar. Simmer on med-low until the sugar has dissolved, about 3-4 mins. Allow the mixture to cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to use.¼ cup strawberries, diced, 2 tbsp granulated sugar
Make the brownies
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and set oven racks to the middle. Grease a 2x3 muffin pan with vegetable oil.vegetable oil
- Make the flax egg by vigorously whisking together flax meal and water for 30s. Set aside to thicken.2 tbsp flax meal, 2 tbsp water
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.½ cup all purpose flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ½ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in non-dairy milk, flax egg, applesauce, and melted butter. Use a spatula to mix everything together until smooth.¼ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk, 3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce, 6 tbsp vegan butter, melted
- Add the chocolate chips and mix until they are evenly distributed in the batter.¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
- Divide the brownie batter between the greased muffin cups and bake for 30-35 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean with minimal dry crumbs (no wet batter).
- Allow the brownies to cool in the muffin tray for at least 10 mins before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.
- While the brownies are cooling, carefully carve out a hole in each brownie cup using a small spoon. Leave some space from the bottom and the edges to maintain the integrity of the brownie.
Make the strawberry cream cheese frosting
- Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add 3 tbsp of the cooled strawberry purée and continue beating until the frosting is smooth and fluffy. Refrigerate until ready to use.½ cup vegan cream cheese, softened, ¼ cup icing sugar
Assemble the brownie cups
- Fill each brownie cup with the remaining strawberry purée.
- Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a tip of your choice, and pipe a swirl of frosting on each filled brownie cup. Top each brownie with a half of strawberry. Top each brownie with a half of strawberry.3 strawberries, halved
Notes
How to store the brownies
Store the brownies in a sealed container or a cupcake box in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Tried this recipe?Leave a review and share your creation on Instagram!