Chocolate Vegan Babka

Name: Chocolate Vegan Babka
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 3 1/2 - 4 cups flour ((we prefer bread, can use all-purpose or whole wheat - see post for details)); 1 package instant yeast; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups dairy free milk ((we like oat - can use any non-strongly flavored dairy free milk)); 1/4 cup maple syrup ((see post about other sugar source options)); 1/3 cup vegan butter, (softened); 1/3 cup vegan cane sugar; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips, (optional); 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup vegan cane sugar

December 31, 2019 by LarishaBernard 36 Comments

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This chocolate vegan babka needs just 9 ingredients and is super easy to make despite it’s intricate details. Serve for dessert or breakfast!

If you have never heard of Babka before, the hold on to your seat, because you’re in for one of the most delicious recipes. This chocolate vegan babka tastes just as delicious without milk and eggs.

Babka is a braided sweet bread that is of Jewish decent. It became widely popular in the United States in the 2010s with the success of Breads Bakery in NYC and Instagram.

Babka means grandmother and refers to grandmothers who made this recipe from leftover challah after Shabbat, from our research. They would twist the bread with seeds and nuts.

Traditionally, it was filled with cinnamon. However, when Jewish people arrived in New York city, chocolate was added.

People have been known to add in apples or cheesecake, or make even savory versions. There are also similar versions to other cultures.

Essentially, it is a made very similar to how you would make cinnamon rolls, but instead of slicing circular pieces and placing them in a cake pan, you slice the roll length wise and do a double braided twist and then place in a loaf pan.

The end result of chocolate vegan babka is this stunning masterpiece of woven chocolate, like marbling, through the bread. Eat it in slices or you can even make french toast with it!

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What ingredients do you need to make chocolate vegan babka?

You only need nine ingredients for this super easy vegan babka dough.

The ingredients that you need are:

Flour
Instant yeast
Salt
Dairy Free Milk (we like Oat)
Maple Syrup
Vegan Butter
Brown Sugar
Vegan cane sugar
Cocoa Powder
Vegan Chocolate Chips, optional

That’s it! Can you believe that’s all you need?

HOW DO YOU MAKE CHOCOLATE VEGAN BABKA?

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast, and salt. Then, add in the dairy free milk and maple syrup.

Using a spatula, fold until mostly combined. Sprinkle a little more flour if you need to not be sticky and form a ball.

Once your ball is formed, you will want to grease the same bowl you mixed in and place the dough ball back into the bowl.

Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let sit for 60-90 minutes in a warm, draft free place.

In a small bowl combine the sugars and cocoa powder together.

Once doubled in size, lightly flour a surface and roll dough out until approximately 12×15 rectangle.

Brush the butter across the entire surface and evenly sprinkle the cocoa sugar mixture across the dough. If adding, sprinkle chocolate chips across.

Starting on one side, roll the dough into a log. Cut the log length wise carefully so you have two long pieces.

Starting at one end, pinch the ends together and then braid the two pieces together and pinch together again at the end.

Carefully place in a well greased loaf pan.

Preheat oven for 350 degrees

Place in oven for 35-40 minutes or until done.

While baking, add sugar and water to a small pot and bring to a boil. Stir and let boil until all sugar is dissolved. Set aside.

When the bread is done, brush the simple sugar syrup onto the bread. Let cool and serve.

Can you make this a Top 8 Allergen Free Babka Bread?

We do not currently have a gluten free dough recipe to recommend, although we are working to create one.

For the remaining ingredients, yes you can. We recommend oat milk which is allergen friendly.

And ensure that you are use a soy free, dairy free butter. We use Earth Balance Soy free that comes in a red tub.

If adding optional chocolate chips, use one like Enjoy Life that is Top 8 Free.

Nothing else included in the recipe contains a Top 8 allergen.

Can I prep vegan babka ahead of time?

This bread can be made and stored in an air tight container for 5-7 days.

Also — when making the dough, once you put cover the bowl to rise, Instead of leaving in a warm place, you can place the bowl in the fridge up to 2 days before you plan to use it.

Just make the recipe as written, cover and place in fridge until ready to use.

Can this dough be used to make other recipes?

For this chocolate vegan babka, we are using our vegan everything dough recipe. The possibilities are really endless for this dough. Some recipes that we have created are:

Vegan Raspberry Cinnamon Rolls (pictured above)
Vegan Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread (some places call this Monkey Bread)
Easy Vegan Soft Pretzel Bites

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