The BEST Gluten-free Brownie Recipe

If you’re looking for a gluten-free brownie recipe, look no further than these brownies. They’re chocolatey, fudgy with crackly tops and incredible easy to make. Plus they are also nut-free and can be made dairy-free as well.

If you need to satisfy your brownie craving but are gluten-free, try these gluten-free brownies! Or what I am calling “the best gluten-free brownie recipe ever”. It’s a bold statement, but I 100% mean it. They’re everything I love about a brownie. They’re fudgy with crackly tops, they’re easy to make, don’t require 10 different steps and they have those crunchy edges and the fudgy center you want.

This is the brownie recipe you will want to keep on the rotation for your chocolate craving. There is something about these brownies that is just perfection. They come together so easily, they are insane with a scoop of ice cream on top. And don’t get me started on the batter. I was 100% that person eating the batter and scraping the bowl for every last bit.

Plus what’s even better about these brownies is they are an ultimate crowd pleaser. Even if you don’t eat gluten-free, you will love these. They’re not the dry boring gluten-free dessert people can assume gluten-free brownies would be. They’re so moist, fudgy and chocolatey. You won’t even know they’re gluten-free.

I love making these for a party, BBQ, holiday, a random weeknight when I want brownies, really whenever! No matter when you make them, they’re perfect.

I cannot wait to hear what you think of these. Let me know if you try them too. I hope you love them as much as we do here.

What ingredients you need to make gluten-free brownies:

• Unsalted butter – you can use a vegan or dairy-free butter too if you need
• Dark chocolate chips – I haven’t tried another type of chocolate but semi-sweet or milk chocolate can likely work too. Just may change the texture and flavor a bit
• Cane sugar or coconut sugar – either of these sugar options work. Please don’t sub maple syrup, honey or a liquid sugar
• Eggs – I haven’t tried an egg substitute 
• Vanilla extract – added for flavor 
• Cacao powder – I haven’t tried cocoa powder for this 
• Tapioca flour or arrowroot flour – either of these flours work. Please don’t sub other flour

How to make the best gluten-free brownie recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9×9 or 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, grease with spray and set aside
2. Combine butter and 6 ounces chocolate chips in microwave-safe bowl
3. Warm in microwave until melted in 30 second increments, stirring in between (took me 90 seconds)
4. In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs and beat with hand mixer for 30 seconds
5. Mix in vanilla extract and melted chocolate with butter and mix again
6. Add in cacao and tapioca flour and mix to combine
7. Fold in chocolate chips and add batter to baking dish and spread across
8. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes, then allow the brownies to cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes
9. Slice using a large knife into desired pieces. I wipe off between slices for clean cuts

FAQs and tips on making these gluten-free brownies:

• Don’t over bake the brownies! A longer bake time means the brownies will dry out too much. I like fudgy brownies so I underbake a bit. If you like yours more well done then bake for 25 minutes or so. But they also do bake a bit sitting in the pan.
• What kind of chocolate works? I love using dark chocolate for this and semi-sweet but you can use your go-to. Higher quality is better.
• What is the best way to store these? Airtight container for 5 days. Or keep them in the freezer for 2 months.
• Can I make these dairy-free? You can use vegan butter instead of unsalted butter.
• Help, my brownies fell apart! Let them cool completely before removing from the pan or they will fall a part.

A few other must-make chocolate recipes:

The BEST Pecan Pie Brownies

The Ultimate Brownie Trifle (gluten-free)

The BEST Chocolate Brownie Pie (gluten-free)

Gluten-free Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie with Caramel

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