Ingredients
· ¼ cup almond flour
· ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
powder
· ¼ tsp sea salt
· ½ cup bittersweet
chocolate, chopped (4 oz)
· 2 TBS butter or
coconut oil, melted
· ½ cup granulated sugar
· ¾ cup Vanilla Greek yogurt
· 2 large eggs
· 1 tsp vanilla extract
· ¼ to ½ cup chocolate chips to mix in
Chocolate
Ganache
· ½ cup 4 ounces bittersweet
chocolate, chopped
· ½ cup heavy cream or
coconut cream, or half & half
· ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees grease a 9x9” baking pan and
set aside.
2.
Mix almond flour, cocoa powder and sea salt in a small
bowl; set aside.
3.
Melt chocolate & coconut oil/butter together in the
microwave. Mix until completely melted.
4.
Mix in sugar, Greek yogurt and vanilla.
5.
Mix in eggs, one at a time until the batter is completely
smooth.
6.
Add dry ingredients, whisk until just incorporated.
7.
Add chocolate chips!
8.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25
minutes until the top is just barely set and the edges are slightly pulling away
from the sides of the pan. (20 = gooier brownies)
9.
When brownies are finished baking, place the pan on a wire
rack and cool.
Make
the Ganache
1.
While the brownies are baking, make the ganache.
2.
Add heavy cream to a small saucepan and warm over
medium-high heat until it just begins to bubble. Do NOT let it boil.
3.
Turn off heat and whisk in chopped chocolate and vanilla
until the mixture is dark and smooth.
4.
Remove from warm burner and let cool slightly. The ganache
thickens as it cools.
SUBSTITUTIONS
THERE ARE TWO FLOUR OPTIONS YOU CAN USE
IN THIS RECIPE:
1.
Almond flour is what I recommend using! I
found that using almond flour yields a denser, fudgier, chewier brownie!
However, I know some people have nut allergies.
2.
Oat Flour. Oat flour is an acceptable
substitution that still yields an irresistibly fudgy and chocolatey brownie
that’s gluten-free! I have also used plain-old regular all-purpose flour AND
gluten-free all-purpose flour with great results.
OTHER SUBSTITUTIONS
· Butter: to make these dairy
free substitute coconut oil!
· Vanilla Greek
Yogurt: I know Greek
yogurt isn’t dairy free. Trust me. But if dairy is something you try to avoid,
there are many wonderful dairy-free Greek yogurt varieties on the market!
· Coconut
sugar. Any
granulated sugar works well in this recipe!
· Feel free to omit the ganache all
together, these brownies hold up perfectly on their own. However, if you want
an extra layer of fudgy goodness, then the ganache won’t disappoint.
· Heavy
Cream. in order for
the ganache to set up a rich and creamy dairy