Sweet and Simple Double Chocolate Brownies

In my opinion brownies are probably the easiest baked good to make gluten-free. With regular brownie recipes the amount of flour that people use is pretty much around 1/2 cup or sometimes less. Mostly brownies are just eggs, butter, sugar and cocoa powder. These brownies are just as simple, and they have the added bonus of being gluten-free friendly, and yet still moist and delightful.

For the flour feel free to use any kind you prefer. I have made this recipe using almond flour, oat flour, coconut flour, chickpea flour, and hazelnut flour. I like how they turn out with almond or coconut flour the best (but that is just my preference).  I have never tried them with any kind of rice or quinoa flour (that is really just because I don't really like those ones) but I am sure they would turn out fine with those flours too. Baking should be fun and you should feel like you can tailor it to your own personal tastes and likes. Be brave and experiment! For the most part those experiments always turn out pretty tasty, even if they don't look too pretty :) .


Sweet and Simple Double Chocolate Brownies

Preheat oven to 350 F , grease an 8x8 cake pan

Ingredients:

1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup of coconut sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup almond flour (or whatever flour of your choice)
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:
In a mixing bowl pour in the melted butter. Add the cocoa powder, vanilla, and sugar to the butter, mix all together. Next, add in the eggs, make sure they are mixed in and blended completely with the batter. Then add in the salt and flour, mix thoroughly. Last, add in the chocolate chips, make sure that they are spread evenly throughout the batter. Pour batter into the greased pan, smooth out with a spatula so that it is even distributed in the pan. Place in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the middle clean. (do not over bake, this will make the brownies dry, not moist).  Let cool in the pan for 8-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!