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Best Ever Gluten Free Fudge Brownies

November 28, 2018 by JuliaK Leave a Comment

My favorite chocolate childhood dessert, easy pan brownies, just got a makeover. These gluten free fudge brownies are every bit as chewy and gooey as I remember. They’re so full of chocolate fudgy goodness, everyone swears they just can’t be GF.

one bowl gluten free brownies recipe

When You’re a Packrat and you Love Food…

Ok, so I have become my mother. I keep EVERYTHING! But it totally pays off. (I’m trying to convince my husband of this 😛 ) Because of my mother’s and mine packrat tendencies, I’ve been able to keep gems like this.

How to Make Gluten free Brownies

This is my mother’s old recipe box. From my earliest memory it always sat on our kitchen counter. By some miracle, it’s survived over four decades, a house fire, and a flood.

Tucked inside are my mother’s favorite handwritten recipes, recipes she cut out of magazines and glued on index cards, and even a few my Aunt Shirley shared. They’re like foodie snapshots from my childhood. Going through the index cards is like taking a foodie time machine back to my childhood.

As soon as I rediscovered the box, I went right to a certain spot. Momma had them in alphabetical of course, but I had a favorite recipe I kept tucked way in the back because it was my favorite. One Pan Brownies.

Gluten Free Pan Brownies Recipe Card

It’s the first dish I remember making from an actual recipe I could read by myself. I held it lovingly in my hands and felt super nostalgic. I wanted to make these again, so I made them over to be gluten free. 

I wasn’t sure how it would taste. Gluten free cooking can be so finicky. Could it be as easy as swapping the flour out for GF flour? 

Most recipes don’t work out so well when you swap gluten free flour for regular flour, but I tried it and, OMG, it tasted just like I remember.

One Bowl Gluten Free Brownies

I think the reason why this recipe was so easy for an 8 year old to make is because everything gets mixed up in one pot. Just melt the chocolate and butter in a saucepan and then stir in the other ingredients. Pour into a square pan, bake, and bam, you’ve got the easiest gluten free chocolate brownies you’ve ever made.

When I was a kid Momma kept Baker’s chocolate in the pantry, so that’s what I would use to make the brownies. I wanted a richer chocolate flavor, especially since GF baked goods can taste ho hum. So I switched out the Baker’s squares for Guittard semisweet baking bars. It definitely amped up the chocolate flavor and made these brownies gooey!

I swapped out regular flour for King Arthur’s all purpose gluten free flour and had great results. If you use a different brand (or use your own blend) please let me know how your brownies turned out in the comments below and I’ll add it to the post for other readers.

If avoiding xanthan gum is your goal, you’ll be happy to know that I didn’t add any and, in my opinion, this recipe doesn’t need it. The texture is just like the fudge-like brownies you remember eating when wheat wasn’t a problem.

Yield: 9 pieces

Best Ever Gluten Free Fudge Brownies

one bowl gluten free brownies recipe

My favorite chocolate childhood dessert, easy pan brownies, just got a makeover. These gluten free fudge brownies are every bit as chewy and gooey as I remember. They're so full of chocolate fudgy goodness, everyone swears they just can't be GF.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 ounces chocolate
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup King Arthur gluten free multipurpose flour
  • 1 tsp gluten free baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Sift the flour and baking powder together.
  3. Over low heat, melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan.
  4. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in the remaining ingredients, adding the eggs last so they won't cook.
  5. Pour into a greased 8 x 8 pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool then cut into squares.

Notes

  • For extra gooey fudginess, sub chocolate chips for half the nuts. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

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Category: Desserts

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: chocolate, gluten free desserts

Healthy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

November 2, 2018 by JuliaK Leave a Comment

Healthy gluten free chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. These easy gluten free cookies are soft, gooey, and made without xanthan gum. It’s truly the perfect GF chocolate chip cookie.

Healthy gluten free chocolate chip cookies recipe

Mmm….Cookies

I remember when I was little, my mother would bake cookies and treats for a week the first of December to box up and ship to my brother for Christmas.

I loved being in the kitchen and helping her. I was small, so I don’t know how much help I really was (other than to eat the cookies!) but I think that’s when my love affair with cookies began.

I’ve rarely met a cookie I didn’t like, but chocolate chip cookies are hands down my favorite. I’m kind of picky about them, though. I only like them if they’re soft and gooey. If they’re crunchy, I just won’t touch them.

How Do you Make Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies?

So when I went gluten free and low carb, I was kind of bummed I had to give up cookies.

I’d try a GF chocolate chip cookie recipe here and there, but they never did the trick for me. More often than not they were crunchy and crumbly. I wanted a chocolate chip cookie that was gluten free AND soft and gooey.

I can’t remember where now, but a few years ago I came across a blog where they were discussing leaving eggs out of cookie recipes completely and using liquid to get a gooey texture.

I had just started baking with xylitol honey, so I decided to do a little experimenting to see if I could come up with really good gluten free chocolate chip cookies from scratch.

After a few batches, I nailed it. The result was an easy gluten free chocolate chip cookie recipe that met my soft and gooey standard.

Food Intolerances? Give These a Try

Before I found out I was gluten intolerant, I never really thought much about food allergies or special diets. I didn’t know anyone who had dietary requirements either, so it just wasn’t on my radar.

Now I know how tough it is to watch other people eat good tasting treats and I’m stuck with the same old same old. And that stinks!

That’s why I like this chocolate chip cookie recipe,  it ticks all the right boxes for several diets:

  • Gluten Free
  • Dairy Free (substitute dairy free chocolate chips)
  • Vegan (substitute vegan chocolate chips)
  • Vegetarian
  • Keto/low carb

Important Tips to Getting the Perfect GF Cookie

This really is my go-to cookie recipe now, and I make them a lot. I’ve tried changing up the ingredients at times and I had to throw them out. I have a couple of tips to make sure you get the best results:

  • Do not double this recipe! This recipe only makes a dozen cookies, and they don’t last long. I’ve tried to double it, but they turn out awful and I’m not sure why.
  • This recipe only works with xylitol honey or xylitol maple syrup!  I thought I’d be smart once and buy sugar free honey from the store instead of ordering xylitol honey. The result was a plastic looking, plastic tasting cookie.
  • You must use both almond flour and coconut flour. If you only have one flour or the other, don’t assume you can substitute all coconut flour for the almond flour or vice versa. You’ll have either goop or hockey pucks if you do.
  • Xylitol can be harmful to dogs. Use caution when using around your four legged friends!
Yield: 1 Dozen

Healthy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthy gluten free chocolate chip cookies recipe

Healthy gluten free chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. These easy gluten free cookies are soft, gooey, and made without xanthan gum. It's truly the perfect GF chocolate chip cookie.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Almond Flour
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Flour
  • 1/3 cup Steviva (or your preferred sweetener)
  • 1/4 cup Melted Coconut Oil
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp Xylitol Honey
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
  • 1/3 cup Chopped Nuts, Optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Add the first eight ingredients and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips and/or nuts.
  3. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake 15-17 minutes or until slightly brown. Remove from oven and let cool. Once they've set slightly, remove to rack to finish cooling.

Notes

  • Do not double this recipe!
  • This recipe only works with xylitol honey or xylitol maple syrup. My experience with sugar free honey resulted in a plastic looking, plastic tasting cookie.

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Category: Desserts

Looking for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Xanthan Gum?

I’ve never done a lot of cooking with xanthan gum. I’m not against using it, it was just an ingredient I couldn’t find when I first started baking gluten free so I didn’t use them in my recipes.

Since then I’ve realized a lot of people can’t digest xanthan gum well, but have problems finding GF recipes without it.

This is a flourless chocolate chip cookie recipe that doesn’t need the xanthan gum to have a normal texture. I hope you’ll find these as yummy as I do! 🙂

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Soft and chewy gluten free chocolate chip cookies

 

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, gluten free cooking for two, low carb

How to Make Gluten Free Fudge in 3 Easy Steps

November 2, 2018 by JuliaK Leave a Comment

Easy gluten free fudge. Forget the guilt when you bite into this healthy Holiday dessert. Learn how to make gluten free fudge in 3 simple steps.

Easy low carb gluten free fudge candy

Coconut Oil Fudge

I always wondered as a child, especially when my mother was making me eat Brussels sprouts, why God didn’t make healthy food taste like chocolate? To my six-year-old mind it made perfect sense. If it’s supposed to be good for you, why didn’t it taste, you know, good?

Fast forward a little over 30 years later and I still don’t like Brussels sprouts, but I am still in love chocolate.

I still wonder why a lot of healthy dishes don’t taste out of this world amazing, but I have found one yummy healthy dessert that gives me all the chocolate feels.

Fudge made with coconut oil.

Coconut oil fudge is a delicious way to get healthy fat into your diet when you’re low carb or keto.

I use it as an excuse to eat chocolate. Oh, I’ve got to get more fats into my diet. Better eat me some fudge.

Darn.

Sometimes I’ll eat it for a snack, other times I have a piece or two in the morning with my tea if I’m not very hungry. I make my friends choke when they ask me what I had for breakfast that day and I casually tell them fudge. They think I’ve fell off the wagon, but I know I’m really eating healthy.

Healthy Christmas Fudge

I don’t know what it is about the holidays and sweets, but you can’t seem to have one without the other.

I used to bake batches of  cookies and other sweets for Christmas. Since I became gluten intolerant, I’ve had to revamp all of my recipes, even the Christmas standbys.

Fudge always reminds me of Grandma in Missouri. She made the best fudge I’ve ever tasted because she used black walnuts. They have a distinctive flavor that doesn’t even resemble typical English walnuts. I’m here in Florida, and it’s a nut that’s not grown down here.

To me, fudge isn’t fudge without black walnuts, and I’ve kept her tradition by adding black walnuts to my gluten free fudge, but you can replace it with your favorite nut or don’t use any nuts at all.

To sweeten my coconut oil chocolate fudge without making it gritty and grainy, I used Confectioner’s Swerve. This is a no-cook fudge recipe, and that’s why you can’t use a granulated sweetener. It won’t dissolve, and you’ll be left with a grainy crunchy goop.

Yield: 12 servings

Easy Gluten Free Fudge

Easy low carb gluten free fudge candy

Easy gluten free fudge. Forget the guilt when you bite into this healthy Holiday dessert. Learn how to make gluten free fudge in 3 simple steps.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Melted Organic Coconut Oil
  • 1 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 cup Confectioner's Swerve (or your preferred natural sweetener)
  • 1/4 tsp Stevia Glycerite
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Dash of Salt (optional)
  • 1/2 cup black walnuts (or your preferred nut, optional)

Instructions

  1. Line a small loaf pan with waxed or parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, mix oil, cocoa, sweeteners, vanilla, and salt. Combine well. Pour mixture into lined loaf pan. Refrigerate for an hour. Remove your chilled fudge and sprinkle nuts on top. This is to keep them from sinking to the bottom.
  3. Return to refrigerator. When your fudge is solid, remove from loaf pan. Using a large knife, cut into small squares. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

Notes

Do not use a granulated sweetener or sugar. This is a no-cook fudge recipe and the sugar won't dissolve. Do not store at room temperature as your fudge will melt in temperatures above 76F.

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Does Fudge Have Gluten?

Gluten is a sneaky little booger. It hides in foods you never thought could contain gluten. A standard fudge recipe typically won’t have gluten, but using uncertified ingredients can make everything go downhill fast.

So instead of giving friends the third degree about what they put into their fudge before I eat it, I find it’s easier to just make my own.

So when making this simple GF fudge recipe, be sure to use only ingredients that are labeled gluten free. But you knew that already, didn’t you. 😉

How Do you Make Fudge with Cocoa Powder? Is that Even Possible? :-/

Most traditional fudge recipes are made with cocoa powder. It’s only been the last few decades that fudge recipes have popped up that’s made from melted chocolate.

Grandma would be proud I’m making fudge with cocoa powder, just like she did when I was a kid. However, this recipe is so much simpler than hers because it’s not cooked to the soft ball stage.

So if you haven’t tried old school fudge made with cocoa powder, give this quick and easy GF recipe a try.

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Healthy Gluten Free Fudge recipe

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: chocolate, christmas desserts, low carb

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