Vegan Chocolate Chip Blondies

These tender and gooey vegan chocolate chip blondies are made with simple ingredients, need just one bowl, and take only 5 minutes to mix up! What’s not to love about this eggless version of the popular dessert!

Post originally published June 2016; updated March 2024.

Sometimes, I am craving cookies, but I don’t feel like taking the time to stand there scooping out the dough. (Such a first world problem…) Luckily, that’s when these vegan chocolate chip blondies come in! They still taste like a cookie, but bake up like a brownie so you spend less time in the kitchen.

Although you can throw a whole bunch of different mix-ins into these vegan blondies, I made this variation of blondies with coconut, freeze dried berries, and chocolate chips. This isn’t the first time I’ve used fruit in a cookie before either – you’ll also love my blueberry oatmeal cookies!

Ingredients for Vegan Blondies

• Flax “egg”: this is my favorite egg replacer for vegan baking. It helps add the structure and moisture that a traditional egg does. To make it, just stir together ground flaxseed and warm water then let it sit until a gel forms.
• Vegan Butter: to make this a vegan blondie recipe, we used a vegan butter for this recipe. You can use a neutral oil like vegetable oil in place of the butter if you prefer.
• Sugar (Brown & White): this recipe uses a combination of both white sugar and brown sugar for chewy blondies.
• Vanilla Extract: adds just a bit of vanilla flavor to this blueberry blondie recipe.
• All Purpose Flour: a go-to flour for baking. You can also use half all purpose flour and half whole wheat flour for this recipe.
• Baking Powder: adds a little bit of lift so you don’t have a dense or tough blondie.
• Chocolate Chips: use your favorite brand of vegan chocolate chips. You can also use mini chips or chocolate chunks. This also works well with a chopped up bar of dark chocolate.
• Dried Fruit: in addition to the chocolate chips, I added some freeze dried blueberries and shredded coconut to these blondies, but you can choose your own adventure here. Keep it simple with just chocolate chips or add a bunch of different mix-ins.

Variations and Substitutions

Choose Different Add-Ins: just like a cookie recipe, you can easily swap in any mix-ins that you’d like in this vegan blondie recipe. Here are a few suggestions: freeze dried fruit, dried fruit, white chocolate chips, a chopped dark chocolate bar, pretzels, vegan marshmallows, crumbled graham crackers, sprinkles, or jam.

Make Them Gluten Free: use a 1 to 1 gluten free baking flour in place of the all purpose flour in this recipe.

How to Make Vegan Chocolate Chip Blondies

Make the flax egg: start by making your flax “egg” by mixing together the water and ground flaxseed in a smalll bowl with a fork. Set aside for about 5 minutes or until it forms a gel.

Prepare the pan: meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line an 8×8 inch glass baking dish with parchment paper.

Mix ingredients together: add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a large mixing bowl. Stir well with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Stir in the chocolate chips and any other mix-ins. Spread into an even layer in the baking dish.

Bake: bake the blondies for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown and set. Allow the chocolate chip blondies to cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before cutting.

FAQs

Storage

These baked blondies with coconut can be stored on the countertop in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. You can also freeze them in a storage container for up to 6 months. Allow to thaw on the countertop overnight.

Vegan Blondies

Created by: Deborah Murphy

Course Dessert

Cuisine Vegan

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

12 servings

Whip up the batter for these vegan chocolate chip blondies in a matter of minutes for a tasty treat.

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
• ▢ 2 1/2 tablespoons warm water
• ▢ 1/2 cup vegan butter, melted
• ▢ 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1/3 cup granulated white sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
• ▢ 1/3 cup freeze dried blueberries
• ▢ 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8×8 in glass baking dish with parchment paper.
• Mix flax seed and warm water together in a large mixing bowl. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until it starts to gel.
• To a large mixing bowl, add the flax egg, melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in the berries, chips, and coconut. Transfer dough into pan and use spoon to level out the dough.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Notes

These baked blondies with coconut can be stored on the countertop in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. You can also freeze them in a storage container for up to 6 months. Allow to thaw on the countertop overnight.

Choose Different Add-Ins: try these – freeze dried fruit, dried fruit, white chocolate chips, a chopped dark chocolate bar, pretzels, vegan marshmallows, crumbled graham crackers, sprinkles, or jam.

Nutrition

Serving: 1blondie | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 338IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg

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