Chewy Brownies - Low Carb, Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Paleo
Serves: Makes 12, 1-inch thick brownies
 
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped into 1/2" pieces
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; or coconut oil for dairy free
  • 1/4 cup refined or unrefined coconut oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup xylitol
  • 1 1/4 cups almond meal (also called almond flour)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and preheat oven to 350°. Using a 9"x13" baking pan (normal pyrex lasagna pan), make a foil sling for easy removal of the baked brownies. This is easier than it reads: Using a normal foil roll (which is 12 inches wide), cut an 18 inch long piece of foil. Fold it lengthwise so that it is 8 inches wide. Fit it into the pan the long way, pushing it into the corners and up the sides of the pan; allow the excess to overhang the pan edges. Cut another piece of foil 14 inches long and fit it the width of the pan in the same manner. It will be over the top of the first piece of foil and perpendicular to it. Grease foil with butter, coconut oil, or coconut oil cooking spray.
  2. The 1st piece of foil:
  4. The 2nd piece of foil over the top of the 1st one:
  6. Whisk cocoa powder and boiling water together in a large bowl until mixed. Add unsweetened chocolate and whisk until chocolate is melted. Whisk in melted butter and oil. (Mixture may look curdled).
  7. Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, and xylitol and continue to whisk until fully incorporated.
  8. Add almond meal, coconut flour, and salt and mix with a rubber spatula until combined. Don't use the whisk or you'll have trouble getting the mixture off it.
  9. Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted 2-3 inches from the edge of the pan comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached 20-30 minutes. Do not over bake. See note below.
  10. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Using foil overhang, lift brownies from pan and transfer to a flat surface or wire rack. Let cool completely. May be served at room temperature or refrigerated and served cool. May be made 2 days ahead of time. These taste great frozen, so I recommend storing them in the freezer. They defrost in a few minutes.
  11. Note: Oven cooking times and temperatures vary. Judging doneness is the most difficult part. Another helpful thing, besides the toothpick test, is to touch it lightly in the center with your finger after 15 minutes of baking, when they are clearly not yet done. This will give you a sense of how jiggly it feels when not ready. Check again in 5 minutes (after 20 total minutes of cooking) and you'll feel a difference. Keep feeling after that, every 3 minutes or so until the center feels more firm but not too done. If you're unsure, take them out sooner rather than later. It's better to have underdone brownies that overdone ones.
Recipe by Preheat to 350˚ at https://preheatto350.com/chewy-brownies-low-carb-gluten-free-paleo/