Gluten-Free Brownies
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Gluten-Free Brownies allow our Celiac and gluten-sensitive friends to enjoy the delicious, fudgy dessert classic without any distress. This gluten-free brownie recipe gives you a rich chocolate flavor without the use of expensive and grainy gluten-free flour. Instead, it uses cornstarch, sugar, dutch-processed cocoa powder, eggs, butter, and melted gluten-free chocolate for a soft and chewy texture. Add your favorite nuts and fool everyone with the taste!
Fudgy Gluten-Free Brownies
These brownies are my first attempt at gluten-free baking (other than things like meringues and such that are naturally gluten-free) and I’m happy to say, they were amazing! Thanks to these I would be happy to try more gluten-free recipes in the future.
These were so good that I honestly didn’t even miss the flour—all I could think of was how fudgy, chocolaty, and rich they were with those perfectly chewy edges and the crumbly shell-like top layer. Even if you aren’t on a gluten-free diet, I would highly recommend these brownies!
Ice Cream Topping
The first day I ate them on their own and the next day I mixed them into some creamy cookie dough ice cream – it was seriously the best upgrade on store-bought ice cream (and I may have had a hard time resisting continually going back for more brownie pieces to add in, just maybe :).
Best Gluten-Free Desserts
Because these don’t contain any gluten ingredients they do have a slightly different texture than a regular brownie, but in a very good way. I’ve tried almond flour brownies, dairy-free brownies, and many other gluten-free flour blends but this recipe relies on the unsweetened cocoa powder with chocolate melt and vanilla extract to balance the flavor. The result is amazing.
They reminded me of a velvety truffle, the kind that melts away in your mouth – these are made mostly of chocolate chips after all. I also love the light added crunch of the pecans and the nutty kick of flavor they give compliments the brownies perfectly. Feel free to try almonds, walnuts, or any other nut stirred into your brownie batter.
Please try these decadent gf brownies soon—they don’t disappoint.
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Gluten-Free Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter , diced into 1 Tbsp pieces, plus more for baking dish
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl whisk together cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt, set aside.
- Add chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl, top with butter and heat mixture in microwave on HIGH power in 20 second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth.
- Stir in sugar, then mix vanilla and eggs one at a time, mixing until combined after each addition.
- Add dry mixture and stir until well blended and smooth, then mix in pecans.
- Pour batter into a well buttered 8 by 8-inch baking dish (you can also line the baking dish with parchment if desired, then pour batter over parchment) and spread into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 35 - 38 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely then cut into squares (I found mine cut cleaner after freezing for about 45 minutes - after cooling, if you can waiting any longer).
- Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart