I recently shared with you a super duper healthy {vegan and g-free} breakfast cookie recipe loaded with oats, almonds, seeds, and zero refined sugar. Don’t get me wrong, they make for a lovely mid-morning or afternoon snack; but let’s be real, those aren’t really cookies… in my book at least. I mean, where’s the buttah!?
Yesterday afternoon, I realized there wasn’t an ounce of chocolate in my house. There was something very wrong with that. I zoomed off to store and fixed that problem with a bag of 63% cocoa chocolate chips. In a matter of minutes, I was stirring up a storm in the kitchen, in good company with my runny nose and Echinacea Complete Care tea.
Dark Chocolate {Gluten-Free} Brownies
slightly adapted from this recipe
- 3/4 c. almond flour
- 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. instant espresso powder
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter
- 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips + more for top
- In a large bowl, mix together the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- In a smaller bowl, melt (in the microwave or on the stove) the butter and 1/2 c. chocolate chips.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and espresso powder.
- Slowly pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture (you don’t want to scramble the eggs!).
- Then add the wet ingredients to the almond flour and stir to combine.
- Pour batter into a paper-lined muffin pan, or 8×8 baking dish.
- Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips or coconut flakes.
- Bake @ 350F for 24 minutes*, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
*Estimated time for muffin pan.
Makes ~10 brownies.
I’m always surprised how light and airy things turn out when I bake with almond flour. I imagine them to be dense, but that isn’t the case. I sprinkled this batch with Trader Joe’s Roasted Coconut Chips and additional dark chocolate chips, but the possibilities are endless. How about hiding something extra sweet inside… say a dollop of raspberry jam?
If you haven’t thought of this already, they’re an ideal sidekick for a scoop of ice cream. I mean, if you’ve already used a full stick of butter, why not go all out!?
You may also enjoy: Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
I hope you’re having a fantastic weekend! :)
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Yum! Looks like a good Sunday night treat to me. :)
I googled “gluten-free brownies” because my son just told me he wanted brownies for his birthday instead of cake, and I found this amazing post with gluten-free brownies in cupcake cups. How awesome are you for posting this?! Thank you! It just so happens he is also a dark chocolate lover. It’s like you posted this just for me ;) Can’t wait to try them out!
Hope ya’ll enjoyed them! :)
We did, thanks! I think bc of my oven, I just need to bake them a bit longer, which is why I tried them out before the birthday :)