These almond flour brownies are just as delicious as traditional gooey brownies but are made entirely with almond flour and can easily be made paleo and dairy-free. They’re also super easy to make!

I’m sorry if anyone was waiting for me to post this recipe. I said weeks ago that I’d post it and have to admit that I just totally forgot. Things have been chaotic!

One of my most popular recipes over the years has been these gluten-free brownies. I have three different gluten-free flour options listed on there (plus whole wheat flour for gluten-tolerating people) but readers wanted more. So I came up with these coconut flour brownies.

But that still wasn’t enough. So here’s another! And it’s the last one. 5 flour options are enough! 😂

I think I’ve now got everyone covered, at least from the flour perspective – you can choose from plain gluten-free flour, whole grain gluten-free flours (buckwheat + teff), a grain-free + nut-free flour (coconut flour) and now a grain-free nut flour version.

If you’re wondering which version to make, you can choose whichever one you have the flour for. They all taste the same and have the same texture.

If you’ve got them all, the coconut flour version is the cheapest. The original recipe, with teff, buckwheat or a GF 1:1 baking flour, is in the middle, and these almond flour brownies are the most expensive to make.

They call for 1 3/4 cups (175 grams) of almond flour so these brownies don’t cost a fortune. They’re definitely cheaper than some other healthy brownie recipes that call for a cup of almond butter, half a cup of maple syrup, and so on.

I have nothing against those brownies and am working on such a version myself. :)

While I think I have everyone covered from the flour perspective, I’m really sorry to say that I’ve never been able to make these brownies vegan. It’s really, really hard to replace eggs in brownies.

I’ve tried egg replacers in the original version, the coconut flour version, and the almond flour one. They’re all disasters.

Flax eggs, chia eggs and powdered egg replacers haven’t worked. The brownies were super oily.

I’m working on a vegan brownie recipe, though! I promise. It’s actually the aforementioned almond butter + maple brownies.

I think that’s it from me. I’ve answered questions about every single ingredient down below!

If you want another paleo almond flour recipe, try my almond flour chocolate chip cookies that I posted recently.

Questions about these almond flour brownies?

• Can I use something instead of almond flour?

  Almond flour is only really interchangeable with other nut flours so cashew or hazelnut meal might work, but the texture likely wouldn’t be exactly the same as the fat content of those flours are different.
  
  I’ve never used almond meal in these but think it’d work fine.

• Can I use homemade almond flour?

  I don’t recommend it. It’s impossible to make it as fine as store-bought almond flour. If it’s not finely ground, the brownies are likely to be greasy.

• Do I have to use Dutch-process cocoa powder?

  No, but they won’t be as chocolaty and might be more cakey. Or they could totally fail (but I don’t think they would). The type of cocoa powder actually plays a big role in some recipes!

• Can I use something instead of coconut oil or butter?

  Those are the only two I’ve tried. People have said that they’ve used olive oil with success in the original version but I haven’t tried it.

• Do they taste like coconut?

  Not if you use refined coconut oil. They taste 100% like regular, super gooey traditional brownies.



• Can I use something instead of coconut sugar / granulated sugar?

  Subbing in a liquid sweetener won’t work. There’s no liquid to reduce to make up for the added liquid, so it’d make the brownies cakey or possibly a liqudy mess. Other granulated sweeteners like maple sugar would probably work.
  
  I have tried making these and the original gluten-free brownies recipe with keto sweeteners and the oil totally separated. And they were inedible. So I don’t recommend experimenting! I hope to someday post a keto brownie recipe.

• Can I reduce the sugar?

  There’s been a lot of talk about this on the original recipe. People saying that they reduce the sugar to basically nothing and they’re still gooey. But that’s not possible. Or we must have differing opinions of what gooey means. The less sugar you add, the more cakey and less gooey they are. They might also not hold together as well because sugar is a binder.
  
  You could probably knock off 1/4 cup of sugar but don’t be surprised if they don’t have the perfect texture you see in the photos.



• What can I use instead of the egg?

  I’ve tried egg replacements so many times and failed. Please just find an already vegan brownie recipe! I’m also working on a vegan brownie recipe. I’d love to make everyone happy. :D

• Do I have to use the chocolate chips?

  Nope! They’re sweet enough without. I just like them in my brownies. You could also top them off with my favorite paleo chocolate fudge frosting.

• Can I double this brownie recipe?

  Yes! Use a 9″x13″. I didn’t write down the baking time but don’t think it was that different than the 8″x8″.

If you try these almond flour brownies, I’d love to hear how they come out!

Almond Flour Brownies (paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free)

• Prep Time: 20 min
• Cook Time: min
• Ready in: 20 min
• Yield: 16 brownies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups (133 grams) finely ground balanced almond flour
• 3/4 cup (86 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (196 grams) refined coconut oil, melted (you can use unrefined if you don't mind the coconut taste) or butter for a non-paleo version if you can have dairy
• 1 1/2 cups (300 grams) coconut sugar - it's best to weigh this! (granulated sugar for a non-paleo version)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 large (50 grams each, out of shell) eggs, room temperature
• 3/4 cup (128 grams) chopped semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips (make sure to use paleo chocolate, if needed)
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips on top

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line an 8"×8" (20cmx20cm) pan with parchment paper.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, stir (don't use a hand mixer like in the video! The videographer made a mistake with that.) together the melted butter or coconut oil, sugar, and vanilla extract. Once combined, add the eggs one at a time, and stir just until combined (don't use a hand mixer like in the video!).
4. Add the dry mixture to the wet and stir just until almost no streaks of flour remain. Do not overmix! Fold in 3/4 cup (128 grams) chocolate chunks.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the 1 cup mini chocolate chips on top.
6. Bake for 23 minutes. The brownies will puff up a little bit and may crack a little bit around the edges and the top will appear dry and crisp (not at all wet). When you remove it from the oven and tilt the pan, it may appear to move a little but shouldn't look super jiggly. A toothpick inserted into the center will come out wet. A toothpick inserted into the sides will come out with some moist crumbs on it, but not totally raw batter. The brownies will continue to bake as they sit in the pan and will firm up as they cool.

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