By Savini Gauri
These easy Vegan Dark Chocolate and Coconut Blondies are the most chewy and soft ones you’ll ever make. They’re loaded with coconut and dark chocolate balanced by the zestiness of oranges.
When baking in the oven, your home will smell like heaven. Each blondie is soft and decadent with chocolate, lightly sweetened, and rich with butter flavors.
Why These Vegan Blondies Are The Best
These blondies are better than brownies if you ask me. I’m so excited for you to try them. Here’s why you’ll love this recipe:
No mixer required. All you need is a bowl and a spatula to make these yummy blondies. No fancy stand mixer or hand mixer is required.
Quick and easy recipe. You need 10 minutes of hands-on prep and the oven will take care of the rest. These delicious blondies will be ready to eat in under an hour.
Vegan recipe with simple ingredients. It's a vegan blondie recipe made using common ingredients that you probably have in your pantry already.
Soft and chewy. It has the perfect balance of textures. With a slightly crispy exterior, a soft center from the vegan butter, and slight chewiness from the shredded coconut it's the perfect amalgamation of textures.
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Ingredient Notes
Vegan Butter - Use a nut butter or any other vegan butter option you like. Make sure it is at room temperature.
Water - Hot water helps melt the butter and dissolve the sugar easily.
Oat Milk - Or any other vegan milk option at room temperature.
Light Brown Sugar - It gives a slightly warm flavor and a lightly crispy surface to the blondie. Use white sugar to make it crispier.
Vanilla Extract - Make sure you use high-quality vanilla extract for the best flavor.
Orange Zest - It adds a freshness to the blondie and cuts through the sweetness of the sugar and richness of the butter.
All-purpose Flour - It gives the best blondie consistency.
Shredded Coconut - Unsweetened shredded coconut adds chewiness to the blondie. Use desiccated coconut if you want the blondie to be less chewy.
Salt
Dark Chocolate Chips - Vegan chocolate chips add richness and indulgence to the blondies. Add more or less depending on your preference.
Easy Instructions
Mix the wet ingredients. In a bowl, mix vegan butter, sugar, water, and oat milk followed by vanilla and orange zest.
Add the dry ingredients. Now add flour, salt, and shredded coconut. Mix into a smooth batter.
Bake it. Pour the batter into a prepped 9-inch square baking tin. Bake at 180°C (356°F) for 20-25 minutes. Let it cool and serve.
Expert Tips and Tricks
Make it richer. Use peanut butter instead of regular vegan butter to make the blondie richer and denser.
Add more texture. Add some chopped walnuts, pecans, or any other nuts you like. It gives the blondie a crunchy texture.
Add fresh berries. Make the blondies bright in color and fresh in flavor by adding raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries.
Let it cool completely. It’s difficult to wait, but you’ll be able to cut it neatly once the blondie cools down.
Use a sharp knife. I recommend cutting blondie bars with a sharp, non-serrated knife. Blondies are easier to cut neatly than brownies, but make sure to wipe the knife clean between cuts for perfect edges.
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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I enjoyed testing and tasting it!
Happy baking!
Recipe FAQs
What makes these blondies chewy?
Much like a brownie, blondies are made with brown sugar which adds a chewy texture. In addition, the shredded coconut also adds extra chewiness to the blondies.
How do you store these Vegan Chocolate and Coconut Blondie?
Can I freeze these blondies?
