Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies
Looking for a gluten-free brownie recipe? These mouth-watering Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies are a fudgy-type brownie, made with almonds.
A little warning about this post. It’s not only “sweet” with a delicious Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies recipe, it’s also a sweet love story from 2 years ago.
Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies
Because life is usually very sweet, I thought I’d post one of our all-time favorite Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies recipe, that we enjoy in our home.
In fact, they are so good, I usually keep a batch in the freezer. You can freeze these up to 3 months!
Why in the freezer? When we’re trying to hold back on our sweets and have a little discipline in our lives?
Several times in the past month, we’ve hosted dinners here where I’ve asked a guest to bring dessert.
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
There’s always someone in the group now who seems to be gluten-free, and these brownies are just that!
(That’s Alder, our Whoodle, with his nose in everything!)
How to freeze brownies
Made with almond flour (I buy Blue Diamond Almond Flour at Costco), I keep brownie squares individually wrapped, so they’re easy to pull from the freezer and quickly microwave. Almond flour is easy to find in most stores now, and sometimes we buy it at Trader Joe’s, too.
No need to worry about gluten-free when I’m already prepared, right?
But … even if you’re not gluten-free, the flavor is so divine!
How to freeze brownies: To freeze brownies or bar cookies, cool brownies or bar cookies completely, but do not cut into individual servings. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then wrap again with foil. Freeze up to 3 months. To thaw, unwrap and let them stand at room temperature for 3-4 hours before cutting into squares or bars.
And, have I told you just how much I just love a brownie that melts in your mouth?
Happy Friday, and have a great weekend!
More almond flour recipes:
Shredded Zucchini Almond Flour Pancakes
Salty Sweet Butterscotch Brownies
Flourless Brownies with Chocolate & Pecans
Almond Flour Yogurt Waffles [All Day I Dream About Food]
Get the Recipe:
Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids
- 1 cup butter, 2 sticks
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 ½ cups almond flour, I buy at Trader Joe’s
- 1 cup chopped almonds, toasted is best
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 325ºF. Melt the chocolate and butter gently over a low heat in a heavy-based saucepan.
- Take the pan off the heat, mix in the vanilla, almond extract and sugar, and let it cool a little.
- Beat the eggs into the pan along with the almond flour and chopped almonds. Prepare a 9 inch square baking pan with cooking spray or parchment paper.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
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My favorite brownies. Ever!
These are everthing a brownie should be, squidgy, chocolaty, delicious, and for a coeliac – perfect 😀 It did take longer to cook than the recipe – but not an issue!
I just made these! They dont look like your picture at all, but they are fantastic!
I subbed pecans and Erythritol (1 1/3 cup)
Fir walnuts and sugar, they are now keto friendly and like i said Fantastic!! Thanks so much!
I also added 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, not sure if it did anything or not..lol
Can i substitute the butter with something healthier like coconut oil?
I have never tried that. Come back and tell me if it worked :)
Do you think this would taste good without almond extract? I don’t have any!
Yes, you can make it without the almond extract! :)
Do you think it’d work to use coconut oil instead of butter? We are dairy free here now.
Rachelle, I have not tried this recipe with coconut oil, so I hesitate to say it works! If you try it, come back and let me know :)
Doesn’t say when to put in the almond extract. I assume with the vanilla?
Yes, thank you! I added that in.
These were a huge hit and I am so glad to be able to freeze them too. Thank you for sharing.
Props to you for the 25 years, congratulations! These brownies look really good too, I’ll have to try them out :)
Julia // The Sunday Mode
Could this be made sans chopped almonds?
I have not tried it, Michele. Let me know if you tried the almonds!
I’ve only noticed almond meal at Trader Joe’s but do they have almond flour too?
Costco has almond flour at some locations also.
In your ingredients you list almond flour but in your directions you say almond meal. Which is it? I’ve heard that they produce different results.
I used almond flour. If you use almond meal (or you make your own), the brownies will be gooey, but good!
Is there Nutrition information on this? Carbs?
Does anyone have the carb count on this?
I made these with Swerve and they turned out great.
Did you use one cup of granulated swerve? I have that on hand and was thinking of using
Do you think these would work with Splenda or Stevia instead of sugar?.. my daughter is a type 1 diabetic and think these would be a great treat for her!
No, I think you really need to use sugar. Let me know if you try it though, and if it turned out!
Try to use coconut palm sugar. Its lower glycemic, tastes like brown sugar, and works perfectly well in every baked good I’ve tried it in!
Try using Xylitol. I love it. It’s a lot like sugar. 1:1 and is approved for diabetics. I’m not a fan of stevia. Good luck!
I love using almond flour in baked goods, these looks awesome!
I’m a huge fan of using almond flour–these look so good!
I know, it’s so easy to cook with and so good. Thanks Naomi!
I always love reading your posts. So happy for you and your family. And these look so incredibly good!
Thanks Matt!!
Love the idea of an easy gluten free recipe! Looks delicious. Hope you two had a wonderful weekend. Big hugs, friend! xo
Thanks, friend. Miss you Kelley!
Thank you for gluten free recipes!
Beautiful words (and picture!) regarding your marriage. Loved this post.
Thank you for your kind words, Barbara! xo
I adore baked goods made with almond flour. Adds such wonderful texture and flavor to desserts. These brownies look awesome! And they’re easy to freeze? Well, that just sounds wonderful (and dangerous) :-)
Nice and easy to freeze! Thanks Brian!