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Fudgy Almond Flour Brownies

Stacks of homemade almond flour brownies on a cutting board.
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Ingredients

  • Cooking spray (such as avocado oil spray)
  • 2/3 cup (135 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (110 grams) unsalted butter, melted
  • ¼ cup avocado oil (or other neutral oil)
  • 3/4 cup (75 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder (see note)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon (3 grams) coarse kosher salt (see note)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1-½ cups (150 grams) almond flour 
  • ¾ cup (90 grams) powdered sugar
  • ½ cup (85 grams) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray or butter a 9-inch square baking dish and line it with a piece of parchment paper long enough to hang over the sides.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, melted butter, and oil until combined.
  3. Add in the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder and whisk to combine.
  4. Add in the eggs and whisk until smooth.
  5. Sift in the almond flour and powdered sugar and stir together to combine. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until the brownies are evenly puffed with a matte appearance on the surface, 22 to 24 minutes.
  8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Let the brownies cool completely to room temperature.
  9. Use the parchment sling to remove the brownies and cut into 16 pieces. Serve.

Notes

This recipe was tested using Diamond Crystal coarse kosher salt. If you use Morton's kosher salt or fine salt, decrease by half for volume, or use the same amount by weight.

I have tested this with all Dutch-processed cocoa and also with half black cocoa. Black cocoa is a type of cocoa powder that has been heavily "dutched", which is a process that alkalizes it to neutralize its natural acidity. This resulting cocoa is very dark in color, almost black, and has a more intense and almost smoky bitter flavor. It is used in cookies, like Oreos, to get a deep, rich chocolate flavor and color. If you can get it, go ahead and try it in this recipe, it won’t disappoint.

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