The Best Gluten-Free Brownies
Fudgy and delicious, these are the best gluten-free brownies! They’re actually the best brownies ever, gluten-free or not! I’m so excited to share the recipe with you and hope you love them as much as I do! This is an older post that got a little photo refresh.. and we got to eat a ton of brownies.
The Best Gluten-Free Brownies
Gluten-Free Brownie Recipe
PrintBest Gluten-Free Brownies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup brown rice flour mix (see below) OR 1/6 tapioca flour + 1/6 potato starch + 1/3 brown rice flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (or vegan butter)
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs (can also use flax eggs)
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325. Position rack in lower-middle of oven.
- Line a 8 in square baking pan with foil and grease with cooking spray.
- Combine flour, salt, baking powder and xanthan gum in a small bowl and set aside.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler (or melt in the microwave for about 45 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds).
- Whisk in sugar, vanilla and eggs, one at a time. Continue to whisk until mixture is smooth and glossy.
- Add flour mixture and whisk until incorporated.
- Stir in nuts (if you wish to add them).
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with wet crumbs.
- Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes.
- Remove brownies from pan by lifting up foil and cool completely on rack.
- Cut into squares or triangles.
The quality of the chocolate makes the difference, so I picked these adorable Tcho baking critters. They’re almost too cute to melt!
Check out this cute little hedgehog:
After melting the chocolate in the microwave (for about 45 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds), I whisked in the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla until thoroughly combined and shiny.
Then I added the flour mix. I like to keep a gluten-free flour mix on hand (recipe below), but you could also wing it on the spot. I filled a 1/3 measuring cup halfway with potato starch and halfway with tapioca flour, then filled another 1/3 measuring cup with with brown rice flour.
Whisked it all together
Then poured the batter into a greased baking dish.
There’s a trick you can try that will save you cleanup and help you cut your brownies better: Line the baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. When they’re done and have cooled for a bit, you pull the whole thing out – aluminum foil and all – let it cool, then cut it up.
Either way, you’ll have delicious, fudgy gluten-free brownies.
These gluten-free brownies are especially delicious with a scoop of coconut milk ice cream on top. Your family might just go so nuts over these that there will be very little left to enjoy the next day.
Gluten-Free Brown Rice Flour Mix
PrintGluten-Free Brown Rice Flour Mix
Ingredients
- 2 C Brown rice flour
- 2/3 C Potato Starch (not flour)
- 1/3 C Tapioca Flour (also known as starch)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container to use as needed.
Looking for a flourless brownie? Here’s a sweet potato brownie recipe to try!
If you’d like to satisfy your brownie craving in a less treat-like fashion, try these brownie batter protein bites.
xoxo
Gina
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These brownies look amazing!! So decadent for sure. I would love to win a batch of these brownies because I haven’t had a brownie in around a year and this would be a perfect way to pop the brownie cherry 😀
My life is filled with calculus and physics. I need chocolate.
Those look delicious!! I could use a brownie because I just got back to work from vacation & I’m SWAMPED! haha Brownies/chocolate make everything seem easier! 🙂
I could use a brownie because I miss my boyfriend! He’s at the air force academy and I’m in Austin, Texas. Luckily, only 4 more weeks till I get to visit him in Colorado! Oh, and I spent the weekend working on a 15 page paper for Physical Climatology. Gross. Although, realistically, I guess I’m doing just fine if this is all I have to worry about at the moment 😉
I’m studying for my finals and I could definitely use a brownie to make finals not seem so horrible. :p I also recently started reading your blog and LOVE it! Youre definitely inspiring me to stay active during these stressful weeks when it cam be hard to leave the books! 🙂
i could use a brownie because there is so much to do before the school year is out and I had Another break-down today!
i think i deserve a brownie because my husband is across the country for the next three months doing something kind of like the pilot, but with boats rather than planes! chocolate could never replace him, but can make the time between skype dates a little sweeter 🙂
I could use a brownie today because I feel as though my quarter life crisis is weighing heavily on me…. 🙂
let’s see, why do i NEED one of those Ab-Fab Brownies…I moved to NYC three weeks ago and in those three weeks have gotten a black eye, had my backpack w/wallet and DL stolen and got locked out of my apartment and needed to pay a locksmith to get back in. But overall it’s been pleasant, I just figure I could use a brownie on hand to lessen the pain of whatever comes next <3
I’d LOVE to try some GF brownies! I’m in the middle of marathon training (5 weeks to go!) and a little chocolate motivation is just what I need 🙂
Ahhhh brownies!!! It is the end of the school year and my students are testing my patience. I NEED a brownie with a hot cup of tea!!
I leave for med school in a week AND i gave up chocolate for lent. A brownie would be perfect as my Easter Sunday morning breakfast.
Your face is priceless in that pic!
Reason why I need a brownie today: I’ve had to give three presentations this week and I feel like my test today went horribly wrong. However, I also should be given one because I’m just plain awesome and had an amazing workout just now! 🙂
I could use this brownie today and every day because it looks so gooooood! It’s also almost the end of my work day but I am getting ready to work on some papers and will be up late so i could use something sweet to hold me up 🙂
omygosh, i’v been sick the last couple of days and i’m pretty certain GF brownies would totally make me feel better 🙂
Girl, I NEED a brownie. Not because I’m eating my feelings, but because I. just. need. one. Work is a stress fest, and my husband and I are living with my parents + siblings while we find a house. Trying to be a good daughter and good wife while all in the same house is challenging to say the least.
Oh, and next week is my birthday. I’ll put a candle on them (if I win) and send you a picture. =)
Because it’s almost Easter and I gave up all desserts for Lent!
I’d love a brownie today (well in a few days) so celebrate the end of Passover. Nothing would celebrate it better!
I could use some brownies because I have a killer headache today, probably because watching all this news about the tornados that went through Fayetteville is stressing me out!
*tornadoes
i could use a brownie because i just walked all over the city to appointments all afternoon! home now and craving chocolate 🙂
I could use a brownie because I have no chocolate goodies in my casa. :'( Come to think of it, I have hardly any food in my casa…
I could use some brownies why:PMS, PMS, PMS and bills and I love chocolate.
Finals week is looming and I have two presentations next week. One is an 8 minute group presentation, the other one is a 10 minute solo presentation, which is also 35% of my grade. I’m running in 50 directions trying to study and get ready for these presentations. I neeeeed several brownies.
I have a 10 month old and will be starting a dayhome next month to avoid going back to work. I need a steady stream of brownies!
Oh the stress of closing up the school year- the exams, the ceremonies…it’s tough stuff. I gave up chocolate for lent and am also GF so this would rock my socks 🙂
I just ended a 2.5 year relationship with the man I thought I was going to marry. I think brownies might help a little bit 🙂
I went vegan at the beginning of this month and have been DYING for a good brownie. I am in desperate need.:)
I could use some brownies because I’m one of only a handful of good teenagers that do not and did not smoke on 420 nor do I smoke ever. So I think I deserve some haha 🙂 plus they look delicious!
I was in charge of our office move and I’ve worked non-stop for days. I am so tired. If I’m going to stress eat, it should at least be healthy, don’t you think?
I could definitely use a brownie today.. I broke my favourite coffee mug today, it shattered into a million pieces. I was cutting a mango and sliced my finger open with the knife. I think a brownie would make things a lot sweeter for me!
I’m 23 weeks pregnant and those brownies just look like the most delicious thing I could eat right now. That’s why I could use a brownie. 😀
Yummy. I could use a brownie because it’s my birthday and all of my plans fell through, so I’ve been stuck at work all day with nothing to look forward to (had a whole day planned). And to top it off my Mom has pneumonia. :(. I’m one of those people who has to make sure everything is special and perfect for everyone’s special days (be it birthday or any other occasion). Perfect cake, perfect presents not only from me but make sure everyone else knows what the special occasion person likes, blah blah blah, & then I get so so so excited for MY day, but I’m really not sure why b/c I’ve never once had a good birthday. Ah well, could be worse, but ya know..
I could use a brownie because my house has been on the market for a month and ~nada~ has happened yet… it’s going to be a long summer!
I could use a brownie because I’m an accountant, tax season just ended, and I’m home from work sick.
I could use a brownie because today I’m exhausted. Check engine light came on the van, $800 later it’s fixed; special needs daughter is having a rough day and not even tylenol is making it better for me; teenager has her first boyfriend (God help me); I have enough Chemistry homework for ten people; and to top it off my run today really sucked. Brownie therapy would be great!
In exactly 98 days my oldest son will be leaving for Navy bootcamp 🙁 I really need a brownie.
YUMMMMMM! Well, I think I could use a brownie (or a whole pan of brownies! haha) because my 2 year old AND my 6 month old are both teething and we had some ridiculous storms last night leaving me with only about 2 hours of sleep! Other than being a little slap happy, we are pretty exhausted and well, I medicate with chocolate! (don’t judge me!!! 😉 )
I could use a brownie today because I have a test tomorrow and haven’t started studying. Eeeeek! MAJOR stress city! I am a vegan tho and gluten free….which is why I love you, Gina! I love your recipes! Keep em coming, girlie! 🙂
I ran 10 miles for the first time in 5 months since my injury! I think I scored a brownie for that 😛
It’s the last week of my college classes before next weeks exams start. So happy this semester will be over soon, and I have been craving a good brownie alllll week long!
I could use a brownie today because I’m hungry. 🙂
…and because a bug in Firefox 4 is preventing me from getting my work done. 🙁
I don’t think there is every a day where I CAN’T use a brownie 🙂 I have to have a sweet treat once a day.
Because all 45 under-6 years-old kids in the two daycare centres I work at were all in raging bad moods today and I’m required to smile through it rather than punch them all out.
This girl deserves some brownies, since I always bake whatever the hubby wants. Which I truly LOVE doing, but sometimes it is necessary to have brownies made for you! Thanks for the great recipe post!
I NEED a brownie today because I’m eight months pregnant and should feed my little man something delicious =)…And you can get a stye for not doing so 😉
heavens to betsy, I’m in! 🙂
who needs an excuse for chocolatey brownies? 🙂
i’m definitely jonesin for some though, and i have my last days of national & state exams next week!
I deserve a brownie because I’ve been reading your blog for two months now and this is my first ever post. AND I think a brownie will really cheer me up right now.
Thanks Gina!
Those look delicious! I could use a brownie today because it’s supposed to be Spring and right now it’s snowing and freezing rain outside :\ You’re so lucky you live in Arizona…I could definitely do without Winter lol
I’m working three jobs these days and could use the sugar rush and the treat!