Vegan Lava Cake | Molten Chocolate Cake (Gluten-free)

Have you been looking for a vegan lava cake recipe which is furthermore gluten-free, oil-free, and surprisingly easy to make? Have a look at this delicious Molten Chocolate Lava Cake recipe, I am sure you will fall in love with it!

Vegan Lava Cake

Stop everything that you’re doing right now! First, we need to talk about this vegan chocolate lava cake. And then you gotta rush into your kitchen and start making this delicious dessert. Once you are done, you can eat it (don’t tell anyone because you want to eat it all by yourself) and then you can continue doing what you have done before you found the recipe. Just kidding, haha, but you should really consider giving this recipe a try as soon as possible.

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

So what exactly is a “Molten Chocolate Lava Cake“? Well, it’s a popular flourless cake with a liquid chocolate center, aka heaven! Sounds good?! Absolutely! And tastes even better! The best part is, that this decadent Molten chocolate cake is vegan, which means it doesn’t contain eggs or dairy. Are you also excited? I know, I am! That’s why I made this recipe three times in one week (not kidding).

Ok, it was also part of the recipe testing process because you know I have to test my recipes a couple of times before I share them on my blog. Anyway, I could eat this luscious cake every single day and maybe I would also share it with my loved ones (not sure though).

Vegan Lava Cake Ingredients

The ingredients are oats, almonds, banana, a sweetener (you can use coconut sugar, cane sugar, brown sugar, Xylitol, Erythritol….), plant-based milk, cocoa powder and that’s basically it. The other few ingredients are baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract. I bet you have all these ingredients at home already. And if not, you should be able to buy them in any supermarket.

Gluten-free Recipe

At first, I made a version with a combination of rice flour and oats but after more testing, I preferred the version with oats only. I tested ground almonds and ground shredded unsweetened coconut but didn’t notice a big difference. For a nut-free version definitely, use the coconut. Ground sunflower seeds or hemp seeds would be other nut-free options.

You could experiment with buckwheat flour or sorghum flour (instead of ground oats). Both might work. Also, regular all-purpose flour (wheat flour) or spelt flour should work as well. Just make sure you add a little bit less milk at first since different flours absorb different amounts of liquid.

Liquid Chocolate Center

The liquid chocolate center is probably the best part, right. Why would someone call this a vegan lava cake when the center is not liquid? The problem is that not every brand of chocolate will result in a liquid center (don’t ask me how I know). These dairy-free chocolate chips worked for me but you might also have success with a different brand/different type of chocolate. I melted the chocolate chips with 1/2 tablespoon of coconut milk in a water bath, filled it into a silicone muffin mold and put it into the fridge until it was firm. Then I used it like regular chocolate.

This Molten lava cake is:

• Vegan
• Gluten-free
• Fudgy
• Decadent
• Luscious
• Very Chocolatey
• Great as dessert
• Healthier than most lava cakes

Should you recreate this fudgy vegan lava cake, please leave a comment below and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your recreations. Also, if you love chocolate, definitely also check out my other chocolate recipes.

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Vegan Lava Cake

This Molten Lava Cake is perfect for you if you love chocolate! So rich, fudgy, decadent, luscious, and yummy! The recipe is vegan (dairy-free, egg-free), gluten-free, oil-free, and easy to make!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Dry ingredients:

• 100 g (1 slightly heaped cup) oats (ground into flour) gluten-free if needed (see recipe notes)
• 50 g (7 tbsp) finely ground almonds (see recipe notes)
• 70 g (5 1/2 tbsp) brown sugar or coconut sugar
• 20 g (3 tbsp) cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients:

• 160 ml (2/3 cup) plant-based milk
• 80 g (one small) banana (see recipe notes)
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling:

• 40 g dairy-free chocolate of choice (see recipe notes)

Instructions

• Watch the video (scroll down a bit) to see all instruction steps.
• Preheat oven to 360°F (180°C) and grease one big ramekin (5 1/2 inches diameter) or 4 small ones (you can also use silicone muffin molds or aluminum muffin molds or mugs).
• Process all dry ingredients in a food processor or blender.
• Add the wet ingredients and mix again until combined.
• Pour the mixture into the ramekin and place the chocolate into the center.
• Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. If you use small molds the baking time will be approximately 15 minutes.
  
• Let cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the mold. Enjoy!

Video

Notes

• Simply process oats in a blender or electric coffee/spice grinder until you have flour.
• You can use ground shredded unsweetened coconut (or ground coconut flakes) instead of ground almonds (almond flour).
• 1/3 cup applesauce might be a good substitute for the banana.
• It depends on the type of chocolate whether you will have a lava-like runny center or not. I have successfully used dairy-free chocolate chips. This is how: Melt 30 grams of dairy-free chocolate chips with 1/2 tbsp coconut milk in a water bath and pour the mixture into a silicone muffin mold. Put it in the fridge for about 30 minutes or until firm. Then use it like regular chocolate.

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