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Paleo Brownies

Published: Aug 20, 2021 · Modified: Jan 3, 2023 by Lynda · This post may contain affiliate links.

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If you are looking for a recipe that will satisfy your chocolate cravings without overloading on sugar, these Dark Chocolate Cake Brownies are a perfect choice. They have a light crumb texture and rich chocolaty flavor that is not too sweet. Plus, they are gluten-free!

Stack of gluten-free dark chocolate brownies.
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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • 📖 Recipe
  • Against All Grain

With this recipe, you can make decadent dark chocolate brownies that are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. They’re gluten-free and rich in taste with a light crumb texture you’ll be craving over and over again!

The recipe for these brownies comes from Danielle Walker’s book, Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great.

The only thing that I would change is to double the amount of chocolate chips and perhaps add a dash of espresso powder to the batter. (I like chocolate & caffeine, what can I say?)

🥘 Ingredients

To make these paleo-friendly brownies, you need the following ingredients:

  • ½ cup palm shortening, plus more for greasing the pan
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 5 large eggs
  • ¾ cup honey
  • ⅓  cup coconut flour, sifted
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • ¼ cup dairy-free chocolate chips

🔪 Instructions

Start by preheating your oven to 325 degrees.

Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with palm shortening.

Next, place the shortening and chocolate in a small bowl over a pot of simmering water and whisk until melted and smooth. Be careful not to let it boil. Set it aside.

Place the eggs and honey in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium. Add the coconut flour, cocoa powder, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Beat on low until incorporated, then on high until smooth.

Add the melted chocolate mixture and beat on medium until the batter thickens, about 15 seconds. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Brownie batter on a whisk and in a metal mixing bowl.
Brownie Batter

📖 Recipe

stack of brownies

Dark Chocolate Cake Brownies

These Dark Chocolate Cake Brownies have a light crumb texture and a rich chocolate flavor.  Most people would be surprised that they are gluten-free.
5 from 6 votes
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 252kcal
Author: Lynda

Ingredients

  • ½ cup palm shortening plus more for greasing the pan
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 5 large eggs
  • ¾ cup honey
  • ⅓ cup coconut flour sifted
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • ¼ cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with palm shortening.
  • Place the shortening and chocolate in a small bowl over a pot of simmering water and whisk until melted and smooth. Be careful not boil. Set aside.
  • Place the eggs and honey in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium. Add the coconut flour, cocoa powder, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Beat on low until incorporated, then on high until smooth.
  • Add the melted chocolate mixture and beat on medium until batter thickens, about 15 seconds. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

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Notes

Recipe reprinted with permission from Against All Grain by Danielle Walker.

Nutrition

Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g
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Against All Grain

Against All Grain cookbook.

Danielle Walker has an amazing blog – Against All Grain. The tag line for her blog is DELECTABLE PALEO RECIPES TO EAT & FEEL GREAT. One look at her site and immediately you will see why.

What’s even better for bibliophiles like me is that she has taken some of her most treasured recipes, added 125 new recipes, and published a gorgeous cookbook that overall contains more than 150 gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free recipes. (I must say, I am really delighted to have been given the opportunity to review this amazing cookbook.)

Page from a cookbook.
Slow Cooker Sesame-Orange Chicken

There are full-color pictures of each recipe to provide us with a glimpse of what the finished dish will look like. Most of the ingredients are probably in your pantry or are easy to obtain. (I did have to order coconut crystals and coconut aminos online.)

Danielle introduces us to her world of paleo cooking by explaining the reason that she took this culinary path. In 2007 she found herself in an emergency room suffering from abdominal pain and digestive complications. This would not be her only trip to the hospital.

She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and prescribed medications. A couple of years after her diagnosis she started following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and immediately began to get some minor relief.

Though her health had improved some, her disease was never fully in remission. With the help of her naturopath, she modified the SCD and discovered through trial and error what her body could process.

After touching upon her medical history, Danielle includes a section at the beginning of the book with paleo and SCD guidelines to let us know which foods are permitted and which are not. She also helps those who are trying to navigate a new lifestyle by providing shopping tips and explaining which ingredients she uses and why.

In the cookbook, there are recipes for every occasion – breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, condiments, etc.

There is much to like about Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great.

Here is what I really like about it:

  • The full-color pictures
  • Recipes are written in volume, not weight (I have lots of measuring cups and spoons, but not a scale that weighs in grams)
  • Realistic recipes with most items being readily available
  • There are a lot of healthy recipes, too.

You can get your own copy of Against All Grain at your local bookstore or from Amazon.com.

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  1. Yonca says

    January 02, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Great recipe! I already pinned it!

    Reply
  2. shobelyn says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:13 am

    Hi! I am hosting my first ever Cunning Ladies’ Friday Party in my blog. I would love to see you add this beautiful post there. Love your pictures!

    Reply
  3. Tammy says

    March 01, 2014 at 12:15 am

    I have a friend that eats gluten free and she is coming to visit in May – I’m sure she would really appreciate it if I made these for her when she comes 🙂

    Reply
  4. Angela says

    February 23, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    5 stars
    This Dark Chocolate Cake Brownies recipe looks delicious. I’ll have to make some soon.

    Reply
  5. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    February 15, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Those brownies look really delicious!

    Reply
  6. HilLesha says

    February 15, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    I don’t know of anyone that has to avoid gluten, but I believe I have a gluten sensitivity. By the way, those brownies look really good!

    Reply
  7. Tricia @ Night owl mama says

    February 15, 2014 at 11:52 am

    they look so light and fluffy and ever so delicious

    Reply
  8. Chelle @ oh just stop already says

    February 15, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Oh my goodness. I’m drooling and it’s only 8 in the morning. Going to give these a whirl and see fi the family can tell the difference.

    Reply
  9. Crystal says

    February 14, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    Oh my word, yum! Those brownies look incredible and an inspiring story to go along with it.

    Reply
  10. Stephanie says

    February 13, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    5 stars
    My mouth actually watered….I’m checking out this cookbook!

    Reply
  11. Katy Cedillo (@KatydidCountry) says

    February 13, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    What an amazing story. I’m glad she was able to overcome it.

    Reply

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