Vegan Blueberry Swirl Brownies

You know what always makes me happy and puts me in a good mood?  Listening to some good music and baking brownies!  There is nothing quite like the heavenly aroma of chocolaty goodness that fills your home when you bake them!  So I decided that I was going to make some last weekend and enjoy the experience like I always do. I Never usually just bake plain chocolate brownies though, I like to do add ins, and this time I decided that blueberries and chocolate sounded like a heavenly combo so I made Vegan Blueberry Swirl Brownies!

They turned out pretty darn delicious!  These are nice and fudgy the way I like my brownies!  They are super rich with dark chocolate flavor thanks to the flour to cacao powder ratio being 1:1.  I used whole wheat pastry flour for these, but you can use all purpose flour if you prefer or even gluten free all purpose flour if you wanted to make them gluten free.  For the fat I used avocado oil because it is what I had on hand, but melted coconut oil would work as well.  For the egg replacement these use flax eggs which work pretty well I find.  Flax eggs are ground flax mixed with filtered water in case you do not know what they are. I use them a lot in recipes because I always have flax seeds on hand.

The brownie batter tasted amazing even before baking!  Yes, I had to sample it!  I swirled some of Eric's Dad's home made blueberry jam into it and it was perfect!  I also sprinkled dark chocolate chips over the brownies at the last minute for extra chocolaty goodness.  Because one can never have too much chocolate in brownies! They smelled so heavenly while baking!

Once they were cool enough to cut and I was able to try them they were super delicious!  Rich and fudgy with intense dark chocolate flavor, sweet blueberries and smooth dark chocolate!  If you are in the mood for something decadent and delicious definitely give these Vegan Blueberry Swirl Brownies a try!  Especially if you want to be in an instant good mood!

Vegan Blueberry Swirl Brownies

Makes 16

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp filtered water
• 1/2 cup avocado oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or all purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup blueberry jam
• 1/2 cup chopped vegan dark chocolate

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line a 9x9 inch square pan with parchment.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flax seeds and water and set aside for a few minutes.
3. To a large bowl, add the oil and sugar, then the flax mixture and vanilla and whisk together until the sugar starts to melt into it.
4. Whisk in the salt and baking powder, then the flour and cacao powder until smooth.
5. Pour into the prepared pan, drop the jam over it by the Tbsp all over, swirl with a knife then sprinkle with the chopped chocolate.
6. Place in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes until set.
7. Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting (if you want the brownies to come out nice, otherwise let cool 15 minutes and then enjoy some warm).

Brownies keep in the refrigerator for 1 week, or frozen up to 4 months.