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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I could use a brownie because I am a chocoholic, I admit it & those look divine! 🙂
Well, I can honestly say that there are some other commenters who deserve brownies WAY, way more than me. Reading about some of the other people’s struggles definitely puts things in perspective for me!
And thanks for sharing this recipe!
I had surgery this week 🙁 and I have more doc appts this week. I need not so guilty comfort food. 🙂
Aw I could really use a brownie or 20 cause I’ve been dealing with an injury for over a year and now I just did something to my other leg just as the other one was seeing some progress… BUT I’m not going to throw myself a pity party cause life will go on and I have a lot of other things to be thankful for.. I’d really like to add some YUMMY brownies to that list! 🙂
I don’t so much need a brownie as really, really, really want one. Today I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, my sister in law called sobbing because she needs help while my brother is deployed and we were temporarily evacuated from our home this a.m due to a rupture in the gas lines in front of the house. Wait, maybe I do need one after all! Seriously, a yummy brownie and a glass of wine sound like an oasis right about now :).
I seriously need a brownie! I’ve been teaching a crazy number of exercise classes all winter (i.e. 18/week :S) and have been waiting for months for Easter weekend as I’ll finally have three days off in a row!! A celabratory brownie is a must I think!:D
I would love these…I just found out I am allergic to everything under the sun. Gluten, egg and dairy (I sent you an e-mail ;)) It would be lovely to try something delicious without worrying how sick I am going to get after 🙂
I really need a brownie. As I am typing this I am on the verge of overload almost meltdown lol! my live in boyfriend dislocated his knee 1.5 weeks ago, so he is completely immobile, so on top of my busy to do list I have daily I am now in charge of taking care of him. It is not a difficult task, but things like cleaning, laundry etc have been put to the back burner – I am a NEAT FREAK, and it is slowly driving me crazy. On top of that I work night shift so I am busy all day taking care of us, cooking healthy meals, trying to get to the gym – which has also cut back a bit :S so I am tired, cranky and need a bit of chocolate brownie in my life. If not , I guess I will have to take 20 mins out of my busy hectic day and make a batch myself 🙂 hahaha
I just completed my last day of anatomy and physiology lab. Brownie please!
Because we all need a brownie EVERYDAY 🙂
I’m gluten intolerant and currently in school. I’m living in the dorms and can’t bake my own food, which sucks because I am left eating salads and black beans every night. I’m coming up on finals and I could reallllly use some gluten-free brownies to ease the stress!
I am 28 weeks pregnant and just got put on bedrest! 🙁 I NEED a brownie!!!!!
I need a brownie because… well, because they look good!
brownies are good anytime of the day!
I need a Tracey Anderson diet because I look pudgy!
I have been working hard on co-directing my church’s Easter play, which has been tons of work and tonight is the first performance…I could definitely use a brownie.
I don’t know if I’d need a brownie as a pick-me-up for listening to a whining kid all afternoon OR if I should give it to my daughter to keep her quiet. Either way it’s win-win!
I would LOVEEEE brownies…..The weather here in Ontario Canada is so crappy, it would be just the right thing to cheer me up!:)
I could really use a brownie:) I have a HUGE presentation for school and this could help the nerves;)
I need a brownie!!! Finals (I’m in vet school) begin immediately after Easter, for two weeks. I’m alone in a foreign country. I’m pretty sure the Easter bunny has no idea where I live. The study fairy only brings more notes. And I’ve been so d@rn good, I haven’t had bread or brownies or cookies since mid-december, when I started hitting the gym 5-6 days a week to combat stress. My pants are falling off, and there’s no place for me to get some that fit. I’m very stressed, and at this rate, I’m going home naked in a month. Lol.
I am in desperate need of some brownies to help this momma cope with a teething baby and strong willed toddler, I <3 them both but sometimes a little chocolate love makes me a better Mommy 🙂
I need a brownie so I can hand the whole batch over to my gluten-free, chocolate-fiend, sister. She has a month old baby who is colic :(. People have been great about sending meals…but not so gluten-free friendly. She’s being such a trooper but I KNOW the best brownies EVER would make her day, month, year!
Yum. I need an excuse to get some ice cream in this freezing weather…brownies would count, right? 🙂
I need a brownie because I gave up chocolate for Lent!! It’s pretty much all I can think about at this point!
I just pulled yet ANOTHER 15 hr day at work… that will make a total of 3 this week.. I neeeeed a brownie 🙂
Law school finals start next week. My birthday is next week. Law school finals during a birthday = no birthday fun. A brownie would be a PERFECT way to celebrate my b-day. 🙂
I’m in my last 3 weeks of my MBA, and I have 2 huge interviews, and finals! Brownies would help 🙂
Ahhhh I could SO use a brownie! The last 24 hours have been no bueno…found out I didn’t get a job I REALLY wanted after they told me how much I rocked the interview….got puked on at work….and it’s super gloomy and cool out. Blah!
I just took a final exam in my Pathology class and need some brownies badly!! After spending the past week studying, I feel like I deserve a little treat 🙂
I could use a gluten-free brownie everyday as I’m on a gluten-free diet right now. I’m also vegan for the most part, which makes gluten-free eating even more difficult (side note I’m on a meat eating challenge for 6 weeks). The last brownie I had was probably like 6 months ago when I gave up eating eggs and dairy. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I will totally be cooking these up for my next brownie fix.
I need a brownie because I just found out yesterday that I may need to start a gluten-free diet soon so I might as well find a good brownie recipe right away ;o)
I could use a brownie because I am away at college and the one thing I miss most after my friends and family is home made goodies. I can’t wait to bake myself, and these brownies would help tide me over till then. 🙂 Super fun giveaway!!
I’m exhausted, dealing with an injury for months has taken its toll so I could use a brownie!
I need a brownie because we just got 10 inches of snow here and I miss spring!
It’s Wednesday! Wednesdays are always good for a brownie:)
Those look sooo incredible!! I actually found out two days ago that I am most likely gluten sensitive or intolerant, which was the result of my first integrative medicine doctor appointment ever (I went in to get another opinion about my recently diagnosed hypothyroidism). As it turns out, there is a huge link between gluten sensitivity and hypothyroidism, so my first plan of attack is going gluten-free. My sweet tooth has already began to scream at me, so I would love love love to get some of these brownies! 🙂
Thanks for sharing this recipe! Being GF I am always looking for ways to make my faves…taste NORMAL! 🙂 I would lurve to try these either via you or via my own kitch! Thanks, Miss Gina! 🙂
My Mother in Law is visiting for 10 days….need I say more?
I need a brownie because I’m one month from my half marathon AND moving to start my PhD! And because umm, brownies are awesome.
I was outside planting grass seed for hours today. I think completing that horribe chore deserves a brownie!
I could use a brownie because today was my first day back at work after my wedding and honeymoon. While I LOVE my job I could have used just a couple more days with my husband (!!) but a brownie will make it better. 🙂
I just found out I am gluten intolerant! Although I know cutting it out will be sooo good for me…all I want to eat now is cake, brownies, cookies and bread. This would be the silver lining on my new diet 😀
I need brownies because it’s that time of the month and I need gluten free alternatives !!!
BECAUSE IT’S APRIL 20 AND ITS SNOWING IN MICHIGAN.
Who COULDN’T use a brownie today???
These sound beyond delicious. I’ve never heard of xanthan gum in brownies — my experience with it is limited to smoothies!
I could use a brownie today because I’m in the middle of a huge dilemma with what to do with my life. Ughhhh.
Because it’s been cloudy for too long where I live
Because…I haven’t enjoyed a really good brownie in a long time!
This is one of those days where I’m tired and all I want is chocolate…your brownie would be perfect 🙂 Looks delicious!
I haven’t had a brownie in I can’t even remember how long. THAT’s why I need one.
Do I need a brownie today? Boy, do I ever! I’ve been walking on eggshells waiting to hear the results of some medical tests. A brownie would totally brighten my day!