An easy recipe for flourless brownies. These fudgy, chewy flourless brownies are so easy to make and use ingredients that you likely already have at home. These flourless brownies are super sweet and fudgy – like biting into a piece of soft fudge.

Easy Recipe for Flourless Brownies

If you’re looking for a twist on more traditional gluten-free brownies, consider trying this flourless brownie recipe. These delicious fudgy brownies are the ultimate chocolate treat and are naturally gluten-free!  

You can see just how easy these flourless brownies are to make in the detailed recipe step photos.

Ingredients In Flourless Brownies

• Unsalted Butter: to give moisture to the brownies and that delicious buttery taste you love in baked goodies. 
• Semi-Sweet Baker’s Chocolate: to give these flourless brownies their delicious chocolate flavor.  We use semi-sweet chocolate instead of milk chocolate as milk chocolate would be too sweet for the main flavor in these flourless brownies. 
• Granulated Sugar: to give these flourless brownies their sweet taste.  
• Light Brown Sugar: not only adds sweetness to the flourless brownies but also helps to keep these flourless brownies nice and chewy.
• Eggs: this is the binding ingredient to help hold the batter together. 
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: gives the flourless brownies extra chocolate flavor. 
• Pure Vanilla Extract: for added flavor in the flourless brownies. 
• Salt: to enhance the flavor and bring out the best in all the ingredients. 

How To Make Flourless Brownies

• Preheat your oven to 350°F. 

• Line an 8” x 8” baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray. Leave the parchment paper slightly higher than the edges of the pan so the brownies can be easily lifted out when cool. 

• In a large bowl, melt butter and semi-sweet Baker’s chocolate in the microwave. Start with 1 minute on high power then remove the bowl from the microwave and stir well. If the chocolate is not yet melted, continue to heat at 30-second intervals (stirring after every 30 seconds) until the chocolate is melted. This mixture should be melted but not really hot.  (photo 1)

• Stir the granulated sugar and brown sugar into the melted mixture until smooth. (photo 2)

• Stir the eggs (1 at a time) into the batter until each egg is fully mixed into the brownie batter. (photo 3)

• Stir the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt into the brownie batter until smooth. (photo 4) 

• Pour the brownie batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. (photo 5)

• Bake at 350°F for 21-23 minutes. Gently shake the baking pan to check for doneness. The middle of the brownies should no longer be jiggling when the brownies are fully cooked. Do not overbake the brownies or they will become dry instead of being chewy and fudgy. (photo 6)

• Let the brownies cool completely before removing them from the pan and slicing. 

• Flourless brownies can be stored (in a sealed food-safe container) at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week. 

Tips For Making The Best Flourless Brownies

• Do not substitute oil for butter in this recipe. The taste of oil will be too strong. 
• The eggs should be at room temperature before adding them to the batter. Too cold of eggs will not blend properly into the batter. The addition of a cold ingredient into melted chocolate could cause the chocolate to seize up and harden. 
• Be sure to sift the cocoa powder before adding it to the batter. If there are lumps of cocoa powder in the batter, it will not mix into the batter well and you’ll be left with powdery chunks of cocoa powder in your cooked brownies. 
• Do not overbake the brownies or they will be dry with crispy edges instead of soft and chewy in the middle. 
• Let the flourless brownies cool completely before removing them from the pan and cutting them into slices. If you try to cut warm brownies, they will fall apart. 
• These brownies are super sweet and rich and almost like biting into a piece of fudge. Although the recipe says it yields 9 squares, I’d recommend cutting the pieces smaller as they are quite rich. 

How Long Does It Take To Make Flourless Brownies?

It takes about 5 minutes to mix together this flourless brownie batter and then 21 minutes of cooking time. You’ll want to let the brownies cool completely for at least an hour before removing brownies from the pan and slicing. 

My Brownies Look Raw. Did I Do Something Wrong?

These flourless brownies are a lot denser than your typical brownies made with flour. They will be super soft, moist, and almost like biting into a piece of fudge. As long as you shake the pan slightly and the brownies aren’t jiggling, they are done baking. Another way to tell if they are done is the outside edges start to look just slightly crispy. Once you let them cool, they’ll start to firm up a little more. 

How Long Are Flourless Brownies Good For?

Flourless brownies can be stored (in a sealed food-safe container) at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week. 

Can I Freeze Them?

Yes, flourless brownies can be frozen for up to 2 months. Allow brownies to cool completely before placing in a sealed food-safe container for the freezer. Place a piece of wax paper between slices so they don’t stick together once frozen. Bring flourless brownies back to room temperature before serving. 

Can I Add Chocolate Chips?

Yes, if you’d like to add chocolate chips to the flourless brownie batter you can stir the chocolate chips in as the very last step before pouring the batter into the prepared baking dish. If you’d like to stir in chocolate chips, I’d recommend ¾ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.  

Ingredients Substitutions For Flourless Brownies

• You can substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips for the semi-sweet Baker’s chocolate but note that chocolate chips don’t melt as smoothly as the Baker’s chocolate does. 
• Do not substitute the brown sugar for more granulated sugar. Both sugars are needed for the perfect amount of sweetness and chewiness in these brownies. Leaving out the brown sugar would result in less chewy brownies.  

Easy Flourless Brownies

These fudgy flourless brownies are sure to satisfy those chocolate cravings. All these ingredients are basic and easy to find – they may already be in your home so you can get started on baking now!

More Flourless Recipes To Try!

• Flourless Banana Bread
• Flourless Chocolate Cake
• Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
• Gluten-Free Monster Cookies
• Oatmeal Bars

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