My Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe from Scratch is a healthy gluten free dessert that tastes exactly like the real thing, if not better.
You’ll get more than brownies from this recipe!
First, you’ll find out why we love these child-friendly brownies. Second, I’ll teach you how to turn this into a Weed Brownies recipe, and finally, you’ll get to hear a bit about my thoughts on marijuana and cannabis in general.
Brownies Recipe from Scratch
For starters, my husband and the boys go bonkers for my Double Chocolate Brownies from Scratch sans cannabis.
They adore this gooey treat, and I love that this easy gluten free brownies recipe is beyond simple!
Brownies Recipe Simple
I love that the ingredients for this easy brownies recipe go directly from food processor, to baking dish, to oven, in under 10 minutes.
Recipe for Brownies with Walnuts
Made with just a few ingredients, including a nut free base of coconut flour and sweetened with maple syrup, my brownies with walnuts have a rich flavor and wonderful crunch.
Allergic to Nuts
Don’t fret! If you’re allergic to nuts, leave the walnuts out for a divinely dense brownies recipe from scratch that everyone can enjoy.
Need more support? Check out my Nut Free Recipes page, or grab a copy of Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry –more than two-thirds of the recipes in the book are nut free and perfect for those allergic to nuts.
What is in Brownies?
Some brownie recipes use cocoa powder, not this one. The chocolate flavor comes from dark chocolate chips ground down in the food processor, and they make this recipe extra rich.
Now, on to the recipe! Gluten free brownies from scratch, here we come.
Double Chocolate Brownies from Scratch
Ingredients
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening or salted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place ½ cup chocolate chips in food processor and pulse until the consistency of coarse sand
- Pulse in coconut flour, salt, and baking soda until combined
- Pulse in eggs, maple syrup, grapeseed oil, and vanilla
- Pour batter into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Sprinkle walnuts and remaining chocolate chips over batter
- Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes
- Cool and serve
Weed Brownie
What could be better than a heavenly chocolate dessert that’s a one-bowl recipe? Hmm, let me think about that.
How about DIY Weed Brownies? Yes, they can be all yours, and you can make them at home. I haven’t baked them myself, but my dear friend Karin Lazarus is here to help!
Edibles with THC
According to Karin Lazarus, Queen of Cannabis, my Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe from Scratch can be converted to an edible with THC fairly easily.
Weed Infused Butter
All you need to do is replace the fat in this recipe with weed infused butter, and you’re off to the races.
You can buy Karin’s book below, or if enough of you are interested, I’ll do a write up of her weed infused butter recipe in another post here on the website.
Leave a comment if you want to learn to make edibles with THC using homemade weed butter.
Sweet Mary Jane Recipes: Bake and Get Baked
Karin is the author of Sweet Mary Jane, 75 High End Cannabis Desserts –this treasure trove of gourmet recipes is a must-have if you want to make your own edibles with THC.
In addition to the perfect weed brownie recipe, you’ll learn to make cakes, ice cream, cookies, and more –all with weed. DIY edibles with THC, anyone?
Edibles Chocolate
On top of authoring cookbooks, Karin manufactures and wholesales her cannabis products to dispensaries throughout the state of Colorado.
Sadly, it is not yet legal to ship weed across state lines, so you’ll have to come to Colorado if you want to buy her gorgeous, gourmet marijuana edibles.
Weed Legal States Map
Above is a map that shows states in the US where you can get legal weed. Marijuana is not legal on a federal level, but many states allow it for medical and or recreational use.
Weed Maps
Crazy that I even find myself writing this, but if you’re looking for “Head Shops Near Me” where you can buy legal weed, you’ll definitely find Weed Maps useful.
Fields of Weed
I’m not a weed girl myself.
That may be because when I was a girl, growing up in 1970s Northern California, weed was here, there, and everywhere. Back then, my best friends were the twins.
California Cannabis Kids
Although our town was not conservative, their mother and mine were the only ones on our block who worked. Born a few weeks apart and the daughters of feminists, we bonded quickly in the homes of our childhood on Colby Drive.
One New Year’s Eve, when we were elementary school age, we walked over to the twins’ dad’s house, a duplex on Anderson Road. Out on the counter sat someone’s brownies recipe from scratch in a square metal baking dish. We didn’t have a lot of treats in our home, so I couldn’t wait to help myself!
Brownies with Cannabis Leaf
I could not believe what my taste buds had encountered. These were the worst brownies I had ever tasted.
With the texture of dirt and aroma of hay, this was something I did not want anywhere near my tongue. My 8 year old mouth spit them out and into the kitchen sink as quickly as possible.
We had accidentally dipped into a batch of 1970s brownies packed with cannabis leaf. Let’s just say they were not the Pot Brownies recipe from Bon Apetit.
The evening was redeemed when we went back to their mom’s house and stayed up to watch Saturday Night Live, drinking Pepsi out of the can, using sweet, chewy, red licorice as our straws.
Gardens of Ganja
I could go on and tell more stories like this, such as opening drawers in our house and finding rolling paper when I was a girl or the babysitter calling in sick because her goat ate her pot plants. I will leave those for another time.
Perhaps all of this is why I don’t like to smoke or eat psychoactive marijuana. Although it can be helpful in Treating Epilepsy, it’s not my cup of tea.
THCA
I stick to THCA cannabis oil, which is the non-psychoactive form of weed. It’s highly anti-inflammatory and doesn’t make me high, which is perfect.
Munchies Menu
What’s on the menu for you? Have you tried cannabis? Do you use it regularly? If so, do you prefer psychoactive (getting high) or non-psychoactive? Leave a comment and let me know all about it!
This recipe for Double Chocolate Brownies from Scratch is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared it in 2011.
Pat @ gluten-free-around-the-world.com says
Wow, my mouth is watering! Just bought some coconut flour, and since your new cookbook isn’t out yet, I’m happy to have a new recipe to try!
Thanks, Elana!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh Elana, these look SO delicious and I love that you used such healthy, all natural ingredients. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Marsha says
Elana
These look great. I love your website and recipes. Can you tell me a good online source for purchasing almond and coconut flours. They are so expenseive in my local store but I love using them. Thanks
elana says
Hi Marsha,
If you take a look at my Ingredients page here:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/
You will find all of my favorite products used in my recipes, i.e., good quality at good prices.
Enjoy,
Elana
Jennifer says
I use nuts online. They are cheeper when you buy in bulk that works for us with a family of 6. I also get my order next day I love that.
Laurie says
These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them. I can’t have grapeseed oil because I’ve got an autoimmune illness and it’s an immune stimulator (Th2). Do you think light olive oil would work or do you have any other suggestions for a healthy oil substitute in all your recipes that use grapeseed oil?
Tara says
Coconut oil works nicely as a substitute; I use it in all of Elana’s recipes I have tried (here on the site and in her cookbook). If you can have coconut oil, I’d definitely recommend it – a good unrefined type like Nutiva (good prices online for a larger jar) or something along those lines. Just a note about using it, though… if it comes in contact with cold ingredients, such as eggs, the oil will harden; so it’s best to start with it in a liquid state (warm it gently before adding it to any cold ingredients) or let your eggs sit out a little while so they aren’t so cold.
Heather J says
I used walnut oil instead of grapeseed… The flavour is amazing!
Thanks for the recipe, Elana. I can’t believe how good these taste!
Rebekah says
Laurie,
I’ve used Spectrum’s Palm Oil Shortening — just melt it down and use the liquid amount called for in the recipe. It works well if you can tolerate it by your dietary restrictions.
Mary says
I’ve used light olive oil in bunch of Elana’s recipes and all have been wonderful. I alternate between coconut oil, grapeseed oil, and light olive oil.
Laurie says
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I’ve got coconut oil and Spectrum shortening on hand. I’ll have to pick up some walnut oil which does sound delicious.
Louise says
Laurie: I use Sunflower Oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil in all my baking. BTW: My husband has Lupus and I didn’t know about Grapeseed Oil having a negative affect on auto-immune illnesses. Thank you for letting us all know!
I just bought Peanut Flour from Trader Joes and I’m anxious to try it out in my baking, anyone know if I could replace it in this recipe? It has 16gr of protein for 1/4 Cup and is low fat and I’m worried it will dry out what ever I bake. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. ;))
fiona westby says
Dont use peanut oil, it is not a good oil, it is not even a nut.. but will only add to any auto immune issues..
Anastasia says
I use macadamia nut oil. Grape seed oil is really high in omega-6, which is pro-inflammatory. Macadamia nut oil is mostly monounsaturated fat (good), and what tiny amount of polyunsaturated fats it has is a good 1:1 ratio of omega-3:omega6.
Genesis Sparks says
coconut oil :)
Ellen Paulson says
I use organic sunflower oil.
Saundra says
These look delicious! I’m more of a cakey brownie type. I have all of these ingredients right now in my pantry, so I’m going to make some up for the weekend.
Christine says
These look delicious! Given a choice I would pick chewy brownies…but I would eat any brownie you come up with. I love your recipes :)
Shirley @ gfe says
Everyone is going to be getting smudges on their monitor from trying to reach through the screen for that brownie right in the front, Elana! (I hope nothing more serious occurs. LOL) Those look phenomenal and I have all the ingredients. Now, can I wait until next Sunday when I’ll have folks to help me eat them? ;-) Thanks so much, my dear!
xo,
Shirley
Cassi Friz says
hm…. i’m not crazy about brownies. i think i like fudgey brownie, b/c my recipe for the last 6 years has been dates, walnuts, cacao and vanilla. definitely a fudgey brownie. but for baking, ????
i think i’ll have to experiment a bit to figure out! thanks for the beautiful post. now i’m dreaming of brownies!
Katherine says
Can I sub almond flour for coconut flour? These sound good and I LOVE your website!!
Elana says
Katherine, that won’t work for this. Here’s a link to a recipe that uses almond flour for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-brownies/
Enjoy!
Elana
Heidi says
For the agave nectar and grapeseed oil are those cup measurements?