Gluten-Free Almond Flour Brownies

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare baking pan

   

   Preheat the oven to 350 ºF and set a rack in the center of the oven. Line an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.

2. 2

   Melt butter and chocolate

   10 min
   

   Melt ½ cup unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter is almost melted, add 8 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate and melt entirely. Whisk until combined. Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes.

4. 3

   Add sugar

   1 min
   

   In a medium bowl, combine the melted butter and chocolate mixture and ¾ cup granulated sugar and whisk to combine.

5. 4

   Add eggs

   2 min
   

   Add 3 eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.

6. 5

   Add vanilla extract

   1 min
   

   Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

7. 6

   Add almond flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt

   1 min
   

   Fold in 1 cup almond flour, 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa, ½ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt until just combined. Don’t overmix.

8. 7

   Fold in chocolate chips

   1 min
   

   Fold in ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.

9. 8

   Transfer batter to loaf pan

   1 min
   

   Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. Top with extra chocolate chips if you wish.

10. 9

    Bake

    28 min
    

    Bake the brownies for 28 minutes or until the top looks set and a skewer inserted in the center comes out with a bit of chocolate batter. Remove from the oven and let the brownies cool in the pan on a wire rack.

11. 10

    Serve

    

    Cut the brownies into squares, serve, and enjoy.