Description
Keto brownies offer a delightful chocolate dessert for health-conscious sweet tooths. Rich almond flour and cocoa create a fudgy, low-carb treat that satisfies chocolate cravings without guilt.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ½ cup (115 g/4 oz) unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup (150 g/5.3 oz) granulated erythritol or preferred keto sweetener
- ½ cup (50 g/1.8 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup (35 g/1.2 oz) almond flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) sugar-free chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare an 8×8 inch baking dish by lining with parchment paper or lightly greasing with butter.
- Mixing Dry Ingredients: Combine almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and keto-friendly sweetener in a large mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly to eliminate any lumps.
- Preparing Wet Components: Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl, allowing it to cool slightly. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla extract until smooth and well-integrated.
- Batter Creation: Blend melted butter into the egg mixture, then gently fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring until a consistent, velvety batter forms without overworking the mixture.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading evenly with a spatula. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, verifying doneness by inserting a toothpick that should come out with minimal moist crumbs.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow brownies to rest in the pan for 10 minutes to set and stabilize. Carefully slice into square portions, presenting these decadent keto-friendly treats with a rich, fudgy texture.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for almond flour and cocoa powder to maintain the perfect keto-friendly texture and prevent dry or crumbly brownies.
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold wet and dry ingredients to avoid developing gluten, which can make brownies tough and dense, compromising the soft keto-friendly consistency.
- Control Moisture Level: Check brownies at 18 minutes to prevent overcooking; a few moist crumbs on the toothpick ensure a fudgy, rich texture characteristic of perfect keto brownies.
- Sweetener Selection: Choose powdered or granulated keto-friendly sweeteners like erythritol or monk fruit to maintain low-carb profile and achieve optimal sweetness without added sugars.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg