Gluten-free brownies that are perfectly chewy and fudgy all at the same time. No cakey brownies here! These chewy gluten-free brownies are perfect for those intense chocolate cravings!
Brownies have always been one of my absolute favorite desserts. I love the simplicity of them and they are a perfect fix for a chocolate craving. These are, by far, the best gluten-free brownies I’ve had. If you like your brownies to be fudgy and chewy, not cakey, then these are for you.
America’s Test Kitchen developed the perfect gluten-full version of this recipe, and I easily adapted it to gluten-free my favorite gluten-free flour blends.I’m a huge fan of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated. They research and test a ton before coming up with the perfect version of a recipe. If you’ve never followed a recipe by America’s Test Kitchen, you might be surprised at the precise steps involved, but trust that every little detail has been tested.
In this recipe, you might be tempted to skip lining the pan with aluminum foil but don’t! I have tried this recipe without the foil, and the brownies did not turn out as well, and lacked the shiny crust that makes these so beautiful.
Notes on Ingredients and Substitutions for these gluten-free brownies:
- Cocoa: I’ve had success no matter what cocoa I use. My usual though is this Saco cocoa that is a blend of natural and Dutch process cocoa. I buy mine at Winco, but it’s also available from Amazon here.
- Unsweetened Chocolate: You need to chop and melt unsweetened chocolate squares. I use Baker’s unsweetened chocolate which I find at Target and Winco and most other stores. You’ll use just 2 ounces of it – read the package so you understand how much of the package that is. I suggest putting the rest in a ziploc bag and storing until the next time you make these brownies!
- Chocolate chips: I’m not a fan of milk chocolate, so I use semi-sweet chocolate in my recipe. If you love milk chocolate, feel free to use milk chocolate chips. Or use bittersweet or dark chocolate if you love either of those.
- Egg yolks: One of the main reasons these are chewy is that they have extra egg yolks. So you’ll be using two whole eggs plus two egg yolks. I really don’t think any egg substitutions would work well in this recipe. Sorry!
- Oil/Butter: This recipe uses both oil and butter for great texture and flavor. If you need to, you can use combine the amounts and use all of one or the other. I do recommend a flavorless oil like corn oil, canola oil, or a light tasting olive oil.
As always, I only recommend baking with a good quality all-purpose gluten-free flour blend. All flour blends are not created equal! I recommend avoiding flour blends that contain any bean flours or that are primarily rice flour, as you’ll get a more gritty result. I definitely recommend gfJules gluten-free flour which you can buy direct or from Amazon. Other good quality flour blends I recommend are: King Arthur Measure for Measure (from Amazon or Target), Cup4Cup (from Amazon or Target) and Pamela’s.
Can you make these gluten-free brownies dairy-free?
Yes! You can replace the butter with an equal amount of additional oil. You can replace the chocolate chips with dairy-free chocolate mini chips or chocolate chunks from Enjoy Life.
My favorite way to enjoy these gf brownies (besides plain, with a glass of cold milk) is to have gluten-free Brownie Sundaes with my homemade hot fudge! And if I make my homemade caramel sauce, or peanut butter ice cream topping also, even better – so good with all of these!
Looking for other gluten-free chocolate desserts? Try my gluten-free trifle recipe with brownies, candy, and whipped cream. Over the top good too! And you can’t go wrong with my gluten-free chocolate cupcakes either!
If you make these and love them, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made.
Gluten-free Chewy Brownies Recipe:
Notice that you need 4 eggs total for this recipe. You'll use 2 whole eggs + 2 extra egg yolks. I'm sure you can come up with another yummy use for the leftover whites! *If using a gluten-free flour blend that already includes xanthan or guar gum, then omit the xanthan called for in the recipe. (gfJules includes xanthan, Cup4Cup includes xanthan, King Arthur includes xanthan, Pamela's includes guar, Gluten-free Mama doesn't use any gums so you add the gum separately as called for in recipe.) As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Best Ever Chewy Fudgy Gluten-free Brownies
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
*Dairy-free adaptation: Use non-dairy alternative for butter, and use a non-dairy chocolate.Recommended Products
As always, be sure to double-check your ingredients for gluten. Feel free to try this with your preferred gluten-free flour blend, but I only guarantee a delicious, non-gritty result if you use one of the flours I recommend!
If you’re looking for more gluten-free brownie recipes, head over to my gluten-free brownies Pinterest board!
Recipe originally published Dec. 2012, updated June 2015.
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Kathleen DiOrio
Wednesday 19th of April 2023
I don’t know what I did wrong. I followed the recipe and use a very good gluten free flour which I bake with all the time but my brownies came out horrible! Not the least bit fudge just like dry cake and I baked them a shorter time than it called for. I through the entire batch in the garbage and am really upset I wasted all those ingredients
katie
Sunday 5th of March 2023
Hello. Can i use almond flour as substitute for this?
Tasha
Sunday 22nd of January 2023
I am so confused as these look delicious. All was going perfectly until adding the 1 3/4 cups GF flour (I used Bob’s 1-1 GF flour). The consistency after just 1 cup was a bit thick but after the 3/4 cup it was thicker than bread or cookie dough not at all like the consistency brownie batter should be. I mean i could have scooped and rolled this out thats how thick it was. I realized at this point it was WAY too much flour. I triple checked all my ingredients and measurements so the only thing i could do is add liquid i didnt have milk so i mixed cream and water and about 1 cup later i had what looked like fluffy cake batter. Baking that up now so will see how it turns out. I know different types of GF flour can behave differently but this result was perplexing.
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Kristi
Saturday 2nd of October 2021
After 30 minutes, these had a hard crust on top and looked done, but were soup underneath. I cooked them for a bout 30 more minutes. My oven typically doesn't have a problem like this. Do you have any idea what could have gone wrong? Thanks.