These fudgy coconut flour brownies are gluten free and so perfectly fudgy with a hint of chewiness on the edges. They’re made with simple ingredients and boast that oh so perfect classic brownie top! An easy gluten free treat that’s ready to eat in about 45 minutes!
These coconut flour brownies are the most simple, but satisfying treat if you need to make something gluten free for yourself or another. They taste just like a regular brownie with that perfect crinkly top and fudgy centres. When I’ve made them, nobody even knew they were gluten free. Also, I find many gluten free ‘desserts’ tend to be healthier desserts. These are not that, they are meant to be fudgy indulgent treats because everybody deserves to have treats, diet restrictions or not!
I don’t typically bake gluten free but I have some family members that have gluten sensitivities so I always like to have a delicious simple treat in my arsenal. Plus, these are so good, sometimes I just make these instead of a regular brownie, like my fudgy chocolate brownies, as I like baking with coconut flour. You won’t really get a coconut taste from these but I would say there’s a little extra in the flavour profile.
If you’re interested in other gluten free desserts, check out my monster cookies or almond flour chocolate chip cookies. Or, if you don’t want to turn on your oven, my peanut butter crunch bars are a great no bake gluten free option!
The Traditional Crinkly Brownie Top
Through research and many trials of different brownie recipe testing, including these coconut flour brownies, I have discovered the easiest way to get a shiny crackly top. The shiny, crackly top had always alluded me every time I made brownies and I was getting really frustrated. So, I decided to research different people’s ideas on how to always get that traditional brownie top and try different ways for myself. The two keys I have found is ensuring your eggs and sugar are well combined, which is why I always whisk mine together vigorously. The second is adding the warmed butter, and chocolate if the recipe calls for it, to the egg mixture. Based off my knowledge and research, this helps basically create a meringue like top by allowing the sugar to fully melt and blend into the eggs. And VOILA! A beautiful, traditional brownie top every time!
How Many Brownies Does This Make?
This recipe makes 9 large, 12 medium or 16 small brownies depending on how you cut them. I like cutting them in 16’s or 12’s as these are decadent and rich!
Gluten Free Disclaimer
If making anything gluten free for someone with an allergy, ensure you thoroughly wash any equipment, jars or utensils. Any contact with flour may trigger an allergy. I like to say any baking I do in my own home is gluten friendly as I am using flour often and cannot guarantee there’s been no cross contamination. This is generally fine for my family as they have a sensitivity, not an allergy.
Baking Tips
- I recommend using a metal pan when baking brownies. Glass and ceramic take much longer to heat up which leads to the edges overbaking while the centre will be underbaked. This can also lead to your brownies sinking in the middle.
- Make sure you measure the coconut flour correctly, which is easiest to do by weight. Too much coconut flour causes big cracks in the tops of the brownies and they’re not the traditional brownie cracks you want. If you don’t own a scale, measure it like you would all purpose flour. Fluff the flour, scoop it into your measuring spoon and then level it off with a knife.
- Don’t overmix your brownie batter! Overmixing leads to a denser, less fudgy brownie as you’ll start developing the gluten. Using a spatula, fold the dry and wet mixtures together until just combined.
- No matter what recipe you use for the brownies, for fudgy brownies, they’re generally done when a toothpick inserted 2/3 of the way in from the edge of the pan comes out with moist crumbs. This will ensure good fudgy brownies. Overbaked brownies will turn cakey.
- I create my recipes based off weights so I recommend measuring by weights if you own a scale. It’s actually so much easier and makes for much less cleanup. I wish I had baked by weight from the beginning, I could never go back now.
More Gluten Free Recipes
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Fudgy Coconut Flour Brownies
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz semi sweet or dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup(113g) unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp (18g) coconut flour
- 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup (80g) semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line or spray an 8×8 baking pan. Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, add your dark chocolate and butter. Heat in the microwave in 30 second increments until fully melted. Stir in the the vanilla and salt and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, add your eggs and sugar and whisk on high speed for 3 minutes until pale and shiny.
- Add in the chocolate mixture and whisk for additional 10 seconds until combined.
- Add the coconut flour and cocoa powder and fold together until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into your prepared pan.
- Bake for 33-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. Don't overbake the brownies or they will become cakey.
- Allow to cool to room temperature before serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days and enjoy!
