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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Flourless Chocolate Brownies {Gluten free}

    Published: Oct 10, 2011 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 22, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Flourless Chocolate Brownies Gluten free

    I love baking, but the problem is eating all of the delicious, naughty and decadent things I bake.

    If I did that I would end up the size of a house, and with an impending wedding, that is the last thing I want.

    So, I send the results of my baking forays into my fiance's work, where they are greeted excitedly and devoured quickly.

    A while back I baked a Strawberry and White Chocolate cheesecake, which was so well received, that according to my fiance, his colleagues were talking about it for days.

    One of them in particular, Gary, raved about the cheesecake for weeks and kept asking my fiance when I would be making another one.

    I was more than happy to comply, because as we all know it's a wonderful thing when someone truly enjoys your cooking, so I told my fiance I would make another one and asked him to make sure that Gary would be at work when I made the cheesecake.

    When my fiance was checking Gary would be there on the day I planned to make the cheesecake, one of his female colleagues overheard and asked why Gary was getting special treatment and could she make a request for me to make brownies.

    I was only too happy to comply, and when it comes to pure decadent indulgent chocolate treats I don't think you can go past Nigella Lawson.

    So it was Nigella's Flourless Chocolate Brownie recipe from Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast that I turned to in order to fulfill Emma's request.

    These Flourless Chocolate Brownies are gooey and indulgent, which is unsurprising as the recipe calls for equal quantities of chocolate and butter!!

    I modified Nigella's recipe only slightly, replacing the nuts in the original recipe with chocolate chips, which, when served warm results in oozing little pockets of melted chocolate.  Yum!

    Flourless Chocolate Brownies Gluten free

    Midmorning, on the morning I sent the brownies into work with my fiance, I received a call from him to let me know the brownies were a roaring success.

    So much so, that while he was trying to let me know how much everyone enjoyed them his workmates were shouting out their approval in the background.

    Some of the comments included "Can you make these everyday" through to "They were like sex in your mouth".....umm ok.

    Despite my absolute love for anything chocolate I don't really like brownies, mainly because of all of the butter, as anything too oily or buttery doesn't seem to agree with me.

    Strange I know, when brownies are often considered the ultimate form of chocolate indulgence.  I'd much rather indulge in a chocolate cookie (pssst these are my favourite) or a Ferrero Rondnoir (my all time FAVORITE chocolate).

    Are you a brownie fan? If so, what is your favourite brownie recipe?

    Flourless Chocolate Brownies Gluten free

    Recipe

    Flourless Chocolate Brownies

    Recipe adapted from Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Dessert
    Keyword: Brownie recipe, Delicious Everyday, Flourless Chocolate Brownies
    Servings: 16 brownies
    Calories: 362kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • 225 g dark chocolate 70% cocoa solids, 8 oz
    • 225 g butter 8 oz
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • 200 g caster sugar 7 oz
    • 3 eggs beaten
    • 150 g Almond Meal 5 ¼ oz, ground almonds
    • 200 g chocolate chips 7 oz
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius (340 fahrenheit) and line a 24cm square baking tin with baking paper.
    • Melt the chocolate and butter gently over a low heat in a saucepan and set aside to cool a little.
    • Add the beaten eggs to the melted chocolate mixture, along with the ground almonds, sugar and chocolate chips and mix to combine.
    • Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
    • Allow to cool before cutting.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2.3mg
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    Comments

    1. Martyna@WholesomeCook says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Aren't they just delectable! I've made them before but with macadamias! Sooo delicious and yes, this is my favourite recipe!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        They are indeed Martyna 😀 Typical Nigella

        Reply
    2. Baker Street says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Oh! I've tried this recipe before sans the nuts! Its so sinful but you can't deny how delicious it is. Its gooey, chocolately and well just perfect!

      Reply
    3. Amy says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Oh my these look delicious! Sometimes a brownie is exactly what you need 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        I agree Amy, something chocolate never goes astray.

        Reply
    4. Emma Galloway says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Ah good on ya Nigella! This recipe looks and sounds amazing. I love chocolate brownie.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Emma 😀

        Reply
    5. Kulsum at JourneyKitchen says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I love Nigella but u know what I love most about her? Her chocolate recipes! LOVE it

      Reply
    6. Couscous & Consciousness says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Ooooh, I am a huge brownie fan, and the idea of a flourless version has just rocketed this recipe to the top of my list. Can't wait to try.Sue 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        You're welcome Sue. Let me know what you think of the brownies if you decide to make them. 😀

        Reply
    7. thelittleloaf says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I'm a huge brownie fan and am always looking for the perfect one...I've tried flourless and chocolate chip, more butter, less sugar, cocoa, melted chocolate, chocolate spread, even beetroot! Nigella's are delicious but seriously indulgent and poss. a tiny bit gooey for my taste. I'd happily join you in chomping on a chocolate cookie though too...pretty much anything chocolate makes me happy 🙂

      Reply
    8. Nic@diningwithastud says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Oh I adore brownies. They are so bad for you though so I dont make them too often but I do agree that they are amazing. Not sure about sex in your moth though 😉 lol. They look so ooey gooey delish!! Love the ground almonds too

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Nic 😀

        Reply
    9. Olly says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Wow you know your doing something right when you get requests! I was laughing at those workmate comments. They do look scrumptious but I would probably just end up eating the mixture before they cooked!!

      Reply
    10. vancouver says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Wow I never thought that it is possible to make a Flourless Chocolate Brownies. I wonder how it will gonna taste like maybe I should give it a try.

      Reply
    11. Luv'n Spoonfuls says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      These look gorgeous! The fave at our house is a flourless (almost) chocolate torte that sounds very similar, only I use ground walnuts instead, and I refrigerate mine for at least 8 hours which helps set it up a little bit. Lovely post!

      Reply
    12. kankana says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I always feel so happy when someone compliments my cooking and feel double happy when someone places a request 🙂 These brownies looks delicious and Nigella rocks all the time!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        It's rare to go wrong with one of Nigella's recipes. She definitely has good taste 😀

        Reply
    13. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I hear you! I need to get all of the sweets out of the house before I eat them all! Today I baked four breads and it's hard to resist freshly baked bread-even hard to resist these brownies I suspect! 🙂

      Reply
    14. Von says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I love taking any opportunity to bake, because a family of four is not enough to eat up all the things I want to try! These brownies looks extremely fudgy and decadent!! You fiance must be getting more and more popular in his workplace!

      Reply
    15. Anna @The Littlest Anchovy says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      This is exactly the way I love my brownies. Love, love, love!

      Reply
    16. Hotly Spiced says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Your brownies look fantastic so moist. Gluten free too!

      Reply
    17. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      You show great self-control! I have trouble with that when it comes to anything chocolate but especially brownies.

      Reply
    18. Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      How decadent and delicious this looks =D

      Reply
    19. Lisa H. says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      LOL... when I read the 2nd comment from your fiance's colleague...I would not say no either... to your delicious brownies

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Lisa, I laughed that comment too. 😀

        Reply
    20. Radhika says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Jennifer, Have never baked brownies, forget the flour less ones! learnt something today :)Will have to find a suitable egg substitute for it..

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Tofu, applesauce and bananas are supposed to work well as an egg substitute. If you decide to try it using an egg substitute I'd be interested to hear how it goes. 😀

        Reply
    21. a spoonful of yumm says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      i love gooey brownies.....these look very very tempting ! gorgeous pics 🙂 thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    22. betty says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      that is sooo much butter and sooo much chocolate 🙁 but i can imagine how good it tastes yum!

      Reply
    23. Meg says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Hi JenniferThese are so delicious 🙂 Thanks for the recipe! Just letting you know that you forgot to include the caster sugar in your method.. Thinking it goes in with the eggs? Nevertheless- so delicious!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Meg 😀 I've corrected that now!

        Reply
    24. gail simmons (@jurylady5) says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      RT @ledelicieux: Previously on Delicious Everyday: Flourless Chocolate Brownies http://t.co/0lWORk3D #recipe

      Reply
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