Chocolate Chunk Brownies (Grain-Free/Dairy-Free)

THE BEST brownies. I promise you. These chocolate chunk brownies are decadently fudgy, filled to the brim with chocolate flavor, and boast that enviable SHINY top that every brownie should always have.

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Adding in chocolate chunks make for an even richer brownie, then sprinkle flaky sea salt on top, and you’ll never go back to another brownie! Let this be the recipe that makes you a believer that eating with a restriction doesn’t have to be restrictive. I want to shout it to everyone that you can still eat deliciously even with food sensitivities or dietary restrictions! Look at the shiny, crinkle top!! Look at those rustic, melty chocolate chunks! Look at the fudgy middle! Perfection.

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🧾 The Ingredients:

Here is the list of ingredients you will need for chocolate chunk brownies.

• Almond Flour: A grain-free flour that gives the right amount of structure to these brownies, while maintaining their moisture.
• Tapioca Flour: A grain-free flour that aids in providing a fluffy texture to the brownies and helps absorb the liquid ingredients.
• Chocolate: The star ingredient! You should be using a nice quality baking chocolate here for the best flavor result. My personal favorite is Bakers semi-sweet chocolate.
• Cocoa Powder: I add in a bit of cocoa powder for extra chocolate flavor and to aid in absorbing some of the liquid of the recipe.
• Dairy-Free Butter: Any dairy-free butter should work, but I used Earth Balance for these and it worked perfectly.
• Coconut Oil: The trick to extra fudgy brownies that maintain their moisture and decadent quality is to add butter AND oil. I love using coconut oil for my brownies.
• Eggs: Give the brownies rise and richness.
• Baking Powder: A bit of rising agent to help them rise.
• Salt: A dash of salt goes a long way in rounding out the flavor of your sweets.
• Xanthan Gum: This is a binding agent that helps your brownies maintain their texture so they aren’t crumbly.

Step By Step Preparation Instructions:

• Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325. First, coarsely chop up your chocolate. Add 4 oz of it, along with the butter and oil to a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 25 second intervals, mixing well in between, until completely smooth.
• Step 2: This is the key step to getting that beautiful shiny top to your brownies! Add the eggs and sugar to a mixer. Using a whisk attachment, whisk until the mixture has become a pale yellow and is fluffy. When it’s perfect, the mixture should ribbon off the whisk.
• Step 3: Add the chocolate to the sugar/egg mixture and stir until combined. Next, add the vanilla and dry ingredients and stir until combined. Lastly, add in most of the remaining chocolate chunks and stir until they are incorporated, reserving some to sprinkle on top for that rustic, bakery look. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chunks on top.
• Step 4: Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Bake for 25 min uncovered, until the shiny top has formed. Then, cover with foil and bake for another 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool, then enjoy!

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If you only make one recipe from my blog, let these be it! Ok, or my gooey oatmeal fat bars…But if you’re going for super simple and nostalgic, you cannot go wrong with these. I’m honestly so grateful for this creative baking outlet and am filled with joy when a grain-free, dairy-free, dessert turns out as mind blowing as these brownies, because it means abundance. If you have dietary restrictions, PLEASE give these brownies a try and let me know what you think!