Name: Gluten Free Almond Flour Brownies
Prep time: PT-466662H19M22S
Cook time: PT-466662H19M22S
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: brownies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup coconut sugar; 4 tablespoons agave nectar (honey or maple syrup also works!); 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup blanched almond flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder (Cacao v. Cocoa Powder: What’s the Difference?); 1/2 teaspoon salt; flaked sea salt for sprinkling

stack of fudgey gluten free brownies on white counter with white background — Almond Flour Brownies are intensely gooey, fudgey, and chocolatey! They are super simple, made with melted chocolate and coconut sugar!

Almond flour brownies are my go-to recipe when I’m craving some chocolate. I love brownies. I’m also really specific about what makes a good brownie. It needs to be rich and chocolatey and fudgey and kinda gooey.

I tested this recipe a few times. Sometimes the gooiness was good but the chewiness was off. Sometimes the chewiness and gooiness were on point but the thickness was off.

Finally, I got it right.

If you love baking, you have to check out my 50+ Gluten Free Dessert Recipes and try some of my other favorite brownies like these Gluten Free Peanut Butter Brownies or these Rich & Fudgey Oat Flour Brownies. Or, if you want to double down on your chocolate love, check out my Ultimate List of Chocolate Desserts: 30+ Ideas!!

If you love using almond flour in your recipes check out my Ultimate List of Almond Flour Recipes and my tutorial for How to Make Almond Flour!

fudgey gluten free brownies cut and pulled apart on white background

These brownies are:

easy to make
fudgey
rich
decadent
chocolatey
rich
chewy
made in one bowl
make with simple ingredients

Ingredients for almond flour brownies:

chocolate chips. I used semi-sweet, but use dark, or milk, whatever your favorite chocolate chip is!
coconut sugar. I haven’t tested this with any other granular sugar, so if you experiment at all, let me know how it goes!
eggs
agave nectar. Honey or maple syrup would probably be a fine sub!
vanilla
blanched almond flour. I wouldn’t sub any other flour here except maybe cashew flour. at flour may be a good option but I’d reduce the amount to about 3/4 cup.
cocoa powder
salt

A hand is holding a fudgey almond flour brownie with a bite taken out of it. The brownie is sprinkled with flakey salt. More brownies are on the white counter, blurred in the background.

How to make fudgey almond flour brownies:

Melt the chocolate. The melty chocolate is the base of the brownies and will provide a lot of the chocolatey flavor so make sure it’s a chocolate chip you really like! If your favorite is dark chocolate, milk chocolate, semi-sweet, etc. go for that! I made a quick tutorial for How to Melt Chocolate Chips if you want to see how I do it!
Whisk together the melted chocolate, coconut sugar, agave nectar, eggs, and vanilla. This will make for a deliciously silky smooth dreamy chocolate mixture.
Whisk in the dry ingredients – blanched almond flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
Bada bing. Bada Bam. Your brownie batter is done.
Line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper and pour in the batter.
Use a rubber spatula to smooth the batter into the edges and sides of the pan.
Bake!
Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes. The first time I made these, I was an eager beaver and wayyy too excited to dive in. I mean, yes they were warm gooey amazingness. BUT! If you want brownies that hold together and are perfectly gooey. Have patience, young grasshopper.
Hot tip: my mom always said that using a plastic knife to cut brownies makes for smooth lines that don’t have crumbles or pull away as you cut them (if that makes sense?). I found this to be true and definitely recommend the plastic knife trick.
Sprinkle with flaked sea salt if you’re feeling fancy!

Close up stack of fudgey almond flour brownies the top one with a bite taken out of it. The brownies are sprinkled with flakey salt.

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