While my husband loves all of my gluten-free chocolate dessert recipes, these Espresso Fudge Brownies are his fave. He left a special love note for me late last night after eating them to tell me how incredible they are. Fans are raving about this recipe too!
You can whip this simple one-pot brownie recipe up in a jiffy. What I love about this dessert is that it’s so easy to make, I can have it prepared in less time than it takes to pre-heat the oven. I also like the easy one pot clean-up that comes along with making these brownies, which many people are saying are my best ever!
In addition to gluten-free, I made these brownies dairy-free recipe for those of you who have dairy allergies. I know you’ll love them as much as we do!
Espresso Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup palm shortening
- 1½ teaspoons organic decaf coffee beans, espresso grind
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in a saucepan over very low heat
- Add shortening and stir until completely dissolved
- Stir in ground espresso and remove from heat
- Blend in eggs, coconut sugar, vanilla, and salt to mixture in pan using a hand blender
- Blend in almond flour and coconut flour
- Pour into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes
- Remove from oven and cool for 1 hour
- Serve
This recipe is based on one from the Cook’s Illustrated website. When I saw their amazing recipe for Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies I knew I had to create my own high-protein, gluten-free version.
Here are some of my other easy gluten-free brownie recipes for you!
Barbara says
Espresso Fudge Brownies
For vegan shortening, I used coconut oil
I used sweetened dark chocolate so I used a 1/4 cup of maple syrup instead of 1 cup of coconut sugar
I used 2 eggs plus 2 tablespoons ground flax plus 6 tablespoons of water. I added kamut flour & a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. They are amazing!!!
Elana says
Barbara, great to hear these were amazing!
gilla says
I cannot wait to try this!! We love your grain free brownie recipe and now this espresso – fudge is sure to be a crowd pleaser, I just know my teens will love this and probably not leave any for me LOL
Elana says
Thanks Gilla!
Kellie says
I made this recipe yesterday to take to my cousins birthday party an it turned out fantastic!! So fudgy and heavenly. The only change I made is that I used grapeseed oil instead of the shortening. Elana, I see you have a cutout sugar cookie recipe, but could you come up with a thick,chewy sugar cookie recipe? You have amazing recipes! Thanks for sharing them.
Elana says
Kellie, thanks for letting us know these were fantastic!
Grace says
Thanks For the Recipe .These look fantastic and I love your blog!
Elana says
You’re welcome Grace!
Lisa says
Brilliant! I have had to come back to share the recipe after a request from one of my guests…
I used coconut oil for the shortening.
Elana says
Lisa, thanks for letting us know these were brilliant!
AnnaG says
Just got around to making these this weekend — seriously delicious. My paleo husband loved them. I sub’d a packet of Starbucks Decaf Via because that’s what was in the pantry. Really, really good …
Thanks Elana!
Elana says
Anna, thanks for letting us know these were seriously delicious!
Erin says
Hello,
I would like to make these with paleo ingredients, such as ghee or coconut oil. Also, I only have regular espresso grounds. Does the caffeine matter? THANKS!
Elana says
Erin, Here’s a link to my Paleo Brownies recipe for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-brownies/
Enjoy!
Elana
Kathy Hart says
I made these the other day, and they were absolutely amazing!! My husband just started on Paleo and was missing his Oreo’s and other chocolaty “junk”. So, made these for him, and they were a great hit. Even my kids, who don’t eat Paleo, LOVED them!! I am so excited to try more of your recipes! Thank you so much!
Elana says
Kathy, so glad to hear these were absolutely amazing!
sarah says
I am going to try these using dandy blend instead of ground coffee, can’t wait. Haven’t had a browning in over a year!
Elana says
Thanks Sarah!
Sarah Zabal says
These are OUTRAGEOUSLY good. For the vegan shortening, I subbed the same amount of coconut cream (the top thick portion of a refrigerated can of coconut milk), worked like a charm. They’re so good I’m almost sad I made them because now I can eat brownies while staying Paleo!!
Elana says
Sarah, so glad to hear these are OUTRAGEOUSLY good!