Can you make box brownies or brownie mix without eggs? Let’s find out!
There are certain times when you are binge-watching your favorite series on Netflix, and suddenly your sweet tooth craves for something to fulfill your appetite.
These are the moments when brownie mix boxes come for the rescue. However, one question that clings to our minds is the need for eggs in the brownies.
Well, Eggs play a crucial role in making brownies the way they are: Soft and moist. Eggs enhance the texture of the brownies and add to their flavor, making the brownies more appetizing. Eggs are rich in proteins which is why it gives a nice texture to your baked brownies.
Can you make box brownies without eggs?
Ever wondered why your brownies look messy and crumbled when you forget to add eggs to them? Well, now you know it.
Apart from giving your brownies a subtle texture, eggs’ emulsifying properties help coat the brownie’s batter, preventing moisture loss.
When eggs are beaten into the brownie batter, they tend to trap the air pockets causing brownies to rise and prevent your brownies from becoming flat and hard.
However, certain people are allergic to eggs or can not consume them due to the high health risks. Eggs are high in cholesterol and saturated fats, clog your arteries and lead you towards cardio-vascular diseases.
So, one question that many people ask while making brownies is: Can you make brownies or box brownies without eggs?
Well, look no further because the answer, in a nutshell, is an absolute yes!
The world of brownies does not shut its doors on people who do not wish to add eggs to it. Instead, there are many alternatives that one can use to make brownies as flavorsome, moist, and soft as one can while using eggs.
Many products are being sold in the market and in the superstores near you labeled as eggs replacers. However, there are many products that you can easily find in your kitchen cabinets as suitable alternatives to eggs while preparing brownies.
These can include buttermilk, yogurt, vinegar, and soda.
Can you make box brownie mix without eggs?
Ever realized while preparing your brownie batter that all the ingredients you put into the mixing bowl remain detached and unconnected to one another until you mix the magic ingredient? The eggs.
Eggs in the brownie mix act as the glue that connects all the unconnected dots due to their moistening and gelling properties.
The brownie mix would remain dry without eggs, and no pretty thing [the brownies] would come out of the baking oven. However, do you think that only eggs can become the protagonist in the brownie mix story?
Well, the answer is No!
The good news is that Yes! Brownie mix can be made without eggs.
There are endless substitutes that provide the same congealing, moistening, and softening properties like eggs do.
You often plan to make brownies, and while mixing the brownie batter in the mixing bowl, you realize that you have forgotten to add eggs to it. We open our refrigerators, and shockingly the egg tray is empty. Well, we have got you covered in all these cases as there is nothing to worry about.
The brownie mix can easily be prepared without eggs. Apple sauce and bananas tend to have the same moistening properties as eggs while preparing the brownie mix.
Seems like the fruits have taken over the poultry products. Moreover, suppose bananas and apple sauce seem like a difficult pick for the egg substitutes.
In that case, one can also add cream cheese to the brownie mix to create the same effect as eggs. All these would help you make your brownies as fluffy and soft as you would have made them with the help of eggs.
How to make brownies without eggs
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Melted butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Yogurt
- 1/3 cup Buttermilk
- 1/3 cup Milk
- 1 tsp · 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 tsp Corn flour
- 1/2 cup Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Take a large mixing bowl so that all the ingredients can easily be mixed under one roof. Pour the melted butter and sugar and start to beat with the help of a beater with medium-low speed.
- Add on the vanilla essence, yogurt and buttermilk and mix with the mixing spoon so that the ingredients can easily be mixed up.
- Take a separate cup, add flour, salt, corn flour, and cocoa powder, and mix it with a mixing spoon. Mix until all the dry products are entirely mixed.
- Slowly and gradually add the flour, salt, corn flour, and cocoa powder mixture to the mixing bowl and gradually beat the batter with the beater. Beat until the dry ingredients are thoroughly mixed into the wet ones, and a thick paste-like batter is formed.
- Mix the chocolate chips into the batter slowly before putting the batter into the pan. Do not beat with a beater to avoid chocolate chips breaking and dissolving into the batter.
- After the mixing is done, spray the non-stick pan with oil or place a butter paper and pour the batter into it to avoid stickiness.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit [180 degree Celsius] for 15-20 minutes.
- Put the pan into the baking oven once it is heated.
- After 30 minutes, pick a toothpick and insert it and check if it comes out clean. The clean toothpick would represent that the brownies have been perfectly baked.
- Yields 20 eggless brownies.
- Your flavorsome brownies are ready to eat!
Notes
5 egg substitutes for brownie mix
Although there are endless eggs substitutes that have the same emulsifying, binding, and moistening properties as eggs, here are the super 5 replacements that you can add instead of eggs while making your next batch of box brownies, and guess what? People won’t even recognize that you have used an egg substitute in those brownies because its appearance and taste would never be compromised.
1) Flaxseeds
Flax seeds have super binding and emulsifying properties that act as an excellent replacement for eggs.
Soak 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds into the water for 5-10 minutes to make a thick textured replacement and add into the brownie batter instead of eggs. This way, you can ripe the endless benefits of flaxseeds as well as stay away from eggs.
2) Apple sauce
Apple sauce has unique sugar and fiber structure that acts as excellent binding agents and brings lots of moisture to the brownies, making them soft, supple, and tasty. Just add 1/4 cup of Apple sauce, which equals 1 egg.
3) Mashed bananas
Mashed bananas add a desirable chewy and moist texture to the brownies like eggs do when you put them into the brownie mix batter, making it one of the best eggs substitutes while making brownie mix. 1/4 mashed banana equals 1 egg.
4) Vegan yogurt
Vegan yogurt has a neutral taste and helps make brownies moist and soft, replacing eggs. Hence 1/4 cup of yogurt replaced 1 egg.
5) Vinegar + baking soda
These two together can do wonders in making your brownies fluffy. Just add 1tsp baking soda with 1tbsp of vinegar to make a replacement for 1 egg.
Final words
Life does not stop for anyone, and nor do brownies. The days of checking the fridge for eggs are over. Whatever time of the day it is, now it has become so convenient to make brownies without eggs. Enjoy your eggless brownies without having to worry about the risks involved in consuming too many eggs. People who are health conscious and want to eat a safe diet can also enjoy brownies.
It seems like brownies will now become the new black of the world. Hence, it is proven how easy it is to overcome hurdles that come our way while satisfying our sweet tooth. A nice cup of freshly brewed coffee can now easily partner with freshly home-baked brownies. Enjoy!
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