Get the Recipe: Espresso Brownies
Deeply fudgy and rich, these Espresso Brownies blend nutty browned butter with intense dark chocolate. Every bite is soft, gooey, and packed with melty chips, finished with a bold coffee kick. Perfectly sweet, decadent, and gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 9 tbsp butter, browned or melted
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar, or maple sugar
- 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup gluten free flour, see note
- ½ tsp espresso powder
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips, to mix in
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper.
- Brown your butter. Add the butter to a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it has reached a caramel color. Remove from heat.
- Add the 1 cup of chocolate chips to this skillet. Stir until the chocolate has melted.
- In a mixing bowl, add eggs and sugar. Whisk vigorously for 2 to 3 minutes, until light and frothy.
- Add the melted chocolate mixture to the mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Then, add in dark cocoa powder, vanilla, flour and espresso powder. Stir to combine.
- Fold in the second cup of dark chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into the lined pan. Smooth out into one even layer.
- Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Finally, remove from oven. Allow brownies to cool before slicing into.
Notes
- I prefer the flavor of browned butter, but melted butter works well too.
- If you are not gluten free, feel free to use all purpose flour.
- For best results, use high quality dark chocolate chips. Sugar free dark chocolate can be used, but the top of the brownies will not be quite as shiny.
- Do not over bake brownies! They are done when a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Allow brownies to cool before slicing.
- Store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- These brownies freeze well.
Calories: 362kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 66mg, Sodium: 104mg, Potassium: 37mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 22g, Vitamin A: 403IU, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 2mg