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I would be remiss to begin this blog with anything other than the Masquelier- home, famous gluten-free and keto-friendly brownie recipe.

Does anything bring family or teenagers to the kitchen quicker than the smell of brownies cooking in the oven?

When I started my gluten-free and keto journey, one of the things I missed the most is the taste of sweets, and particularly fudge. I was discouraged with the gluten-free options that were out there and thought that I would never enjoy my favorite dessert again. Until… I discovered a recipe for 5 ingredient flourless brownies from The Baker Momma here, and thought “I can make these Keto friendly! They’re already gluten-free by the ingredients”.

So I set off to experiment with my keto sugars and chocolate chips until I came up with this version of the recipe.

I’ve served these to friends and family and nobody knows that they’re not the typical high-sugar, gluten-filled brownies. I’ve been asked for the recipe so many times, it seemed like a natural start to my blog.

My 17- year old has taken them to school in his lunch, and a friend of his said “WOW, this is the best brownie I’ve ever tasted”. He was so proud to be able to tell him that his mom made them gluten-free and they were low in sugar!

The Ingredients

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1. Butter.
   I use Kerrygold butter sticks, because I love the taste of REAL butter. I also love that this butter is grass-fed, and has two ingredients: Pasteurized cream and salt. That’s it! If you like another butter, that’s fine. Just please don’t use margarine. Just don’t.
2. Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips.
   This is what makes these Keto-friendly. If you’re not going for the lower glycemic index option, you can use regular chocolate chips. But, no one will know a difference with these cholate chips and you’ll be doing everyone a favor by not giving them traditional sugar!
   Order from Amazon here: Enjoy LIfe Chocolate Chips.
   Just don’t order them when it’s hot out, as they might melt!
3. Monkfruit Sugar:
   I love Lakanto brand classic white for this recipe. This is the best sugar-replacement, in my opinion. It tastes almost identical to the sugar we all grew up on, yet it contains zero net carbs, zero calories, and is zero-glycemic. This brand doesn’t add in any chemicals or yucky stuff that makes you worry about what you’re feeding your family. I use monkfruit sugar all the time now. I would never go back to regular, processed, white refined sugar.
   Order from Amazon here: Lakanto Monkfruit Classis White Sugar.
4. Eggs:
   I always choose cage-free organic eggs. Because we are what we eat. Which means the chickens also are what they eat, and I want to feed my family the best options.
5. Watkins Vanilla Extract:
   My aunt Janey turned me on to the Watkin’s brand a few years ago. I had never tried this brand, but when we went to visit her in her little town just outside of Pittsburgh, she packed us up with some of her favorite Watkin’s products, and I fell in love with this vanilla. The taste is excellent. I love that they don’t include any artificial colors, is non-gmo, gluten-free, corn-syrup free, kosher and crafted in the USA. Plus, it lasts a long time.
   Order from Amazon here: Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla with Pure Vanilla Extract
6. Cocoa Powder:
   Did you know that cocoa powder is naturally gluten-free and contains no-sugar? This means that it is naturally low carb and keto-friendly! I have always used and love Hershey’s cocoa powder. There is something so familiar about that brown canister. But you can really use whichever brand you prefer. Just make sure if you use an off-brand, to ensure it is gluten-free.
   Order from Amazon here: Hershey’s Natural Unsweetened Cocoa
7. Smoked Sea-Salt:
   This is the ingredient that puts these brownies over the top. If you like that sweet and savory mixture, then don’t skip this step! You can use regular sea salt here if you’d like, just make sure it’s flaky as you don’t want to serve up a pile of salt on top. The flakiness of the smoked sea salt adds that certain je ne sais quoi to this delicious dessert. I have yet to find this smoked sea-salt at the store, but you can order on Amazon! One box will last you a very long time.
   Order from Amazon here: Maldon Salt, Smoked Sea Salt Flakes

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A few tips and tricks for these Keto Brownies

Monkfruit Sugar:

Monkfruit sugar overall takes a bit longer to dissolve than regular sugar. Because of this, you want to mix it a bit longer than you would when you cream regular sugar and butter together. You’ll remember from all of your baking lessons, you want to cream your butter and sugar together until it’s fluffy. In this recipe, the butter, sugar and chocolate mixture won’t get “fluffy”, but it will start to take form. If using a stand-mixer, it’s easy. Just turn it on and let it run while you prepare everything else. I let mine run for about 5-8 minutes.

Room Temp Eggs – Why and How

The impatient part of me despises when a recipe calls for room temp ingredients. I almost never prepare enough in advance to truly bring things like butter, cream cheese, or eggs to room temp. When I have a chocolate craving, I have a chocolate craving and want to eat/lick that batter NOW! For eggs, it’s easy. Place your eggs in a bowl or cup of hot (not boiling) water and let them sit. They will come to room temp in no-time!

Room temp is important in baking because cold eggs mix differently than warm eggs. Room temp eggs are less viscous or sticky than cold eggs, which means they mix more evenly and distribute better. Also, having cold eggs changes the melted fats in a recipe, making them harden again. We did all that work to melt the chocolate, and we want to keep it that way until it goes into the oven. Having cold eggs also affects the baking time of the recipe, as your overall ingredients are colder when starting.

Don’t skip this step! Especially with how easy it is to bring them to room temp. If you skip this step, you might be disappointed.

Smoked-Sea Salt. Yes, it’s perfect for these Keto Brownies.

As mentioned, the smoked sea-salt is that ingredient that will make these gluten-free and keto brownies hit on all notes: sweet AND savory. YUM. It’s important to remember to add this step at the end, after they’ve cooked, but while it’s still hot. Just like when you’re frying food, you want to add the salt while the food is hot so it sticks and melts a little into the food. If you add the salt when it’s cold, it will just fall off and won’t meld with the brownies. Immediately after taking out the brownies, add the salt. Just sprinkle lightly, based on how much you want. I use my fingers and keep my hand a good foot or two above the pan and sprinkle so they don’t end up all in one place. The link to find the smoked sea salt is above!

To Add Extra Chocolate or Not?

The nutritional facts on this post don’t account for the extra chocolate chunks added at the end. That’s because this is optional and completely up to you. If you are very strict on your keto-macros and want to know exactly how many carbs are in this recipe, measure this step.
If you add an extra half-cup, and you’re using the Enjoy Life chocolate chips, you will add about 4 carbs to each piece. Up to you!

That’s it!

You’re now ready to wow your guests of all ages with brownies that are gluten-free and keto-friendly!