I don’t know about you, but for us this year has been hard. One thing that makes it a bit better? The smell of Keto Brownies filling our home. Chocolate makes everything more tolerable.
This low-carb dessert is a wonderful holiday gift for friends and neighbors, but it’s so good we devour it all year round.
Why? Because this Keto Brownies recipe is a win-win that lets you stick to your Low-Carb Diet while satisfying chocolate cravings.
Keto Brownies Ingredients
My Keto Brownies’ ingredients are minimal since the recipe calls for only eight items: macadamia nuts, baker’s chocolate, eggs, coconut oil, erythritol, stevia, salt, and baking soda. That’s it!
How to Make Keto Brownies
While most brownie recipes use flour, this sugar-free Keto Brownies recipe uses macadamia nuts as its base.
Don’t worry, it’s nothing fancy, you use plain old macadamia nuts and grind them in the food processor, so there are no hard to find ingredients to make things complicated. Read along to learn how to make Keto Brownies that will quickly become a family favorite.
The Best Keto Brownies Recipe
I knew I had to create the best Keto Brownies recipe because of your incredible response to my Keto Diet Recipes page. Have you seen it? If not, take a look because readers say it’s amazing!
I went on the Keto Diet in 2014 to help deal with Multiple Sclerosis. I’ve found that this, along with several other alternative strategies including exercise, HBOT, and removing radiofrequency radiation from our home have been incredibly helpful in surviving this awful disease.
The Best Keto Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup macadamia nuts
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 ounces 100% dark chocolate, chopped
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tablespoons erythritol
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla stevia
Instructions
- In a food processor pulse macadamia nuts, salt, and baking soda until the texture of gravel
- Pulse in chocolate and coconut oil until smooth
- Pulse in erythritol, eggs, and stevia
- Transfer mixture to a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Bake at 350°F for 22-27 minutes, batter will set up when cooled
- Cool 1 hour
- Serve
Sugar-Free Brownies Recipe with Erythritol
I tested this sugar-free Keto Brownies recipe more than a dozen times. During the process of perfecting it, I noticed that erythritol bakes differently than other sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup.
While those sweeteners readily caramelize, erythritol does not during baking. I found that these sugar-free brownies were just a tad jiggly when I took them out of the oven. They set up beautifully once cooled for a full hour!
Keto Brownies with Stevia
If you are wondering why I prefer my Keto Brownies with stevia, the stevia adds a sweet vanilla taste I love. Use the brand called for in the recipe to get the perfect sweetness.
The Best Keto Sweeteners
Keto Brownies are a labor of love for my readers since I can’t eat them. If your digestion is compromised this recipe is not for you.
Erythritol, like other sugar alcohols, is tough on the gut. It’s also a corn-based sweetener and I gave up corn in 2001 when I went on a Paleo Diet. For more on this check out The Best Sweetener for the Keto Diet.
Fudgey Keto Brownies Recipe
The boys and their friends, my taste testers, loved these fudgy Keto Brownies. I also made Keto Brownies with butter instead of coconut oil once and the results were every bit as incredible!
Vegan Nut-Free Brownies
I know, Keto Brownies without Almond Flour or Coconut Flour! I absolutely love the macadamia nuts in this recipe, however, if you’re looking for a nut-free brownie, check out my Vegan Nut-Free Brownies made with a sunbutter base.
Paleo Brownies
Paleo Brownies, made with almond flour, baker’s chocolate, dates, eggs, and coconut oil are an Elana’s Pantry classic. These babies are the base for the peanut butter and caramel delights below.
Low-Carb Buckeye Peanut Butter Brownies
Low-Carb Buckeye Peanut Butter Brownies anyone? All I can say is peanut butter + brownies = heaven.
In this format, you’ll find my Paleo Brownies smothered in peanut butter fluff, topped with chocolate ganache. Mr. Pantry’s favorite!
Paleo Caramel Brownies
Paleo Caramel Brownies = the ooooey goooey deliciousness of my Paleo Brownie base with Homemade Caramel and Chocolate Ganache. These are a showstopper.
Almond Butter Brownies
My classic Almond Butter Brownies recipe has a nut butter base, along with antioxidant-rich cacao powder, plus eggs, and honey.
I first shared the recipe over a decade ago and it’s still a beloved fan favorite. With nearly 500 comments, it’s been shared on social media over 60,000 times. Check it out and see for yourself why!
Favorite Low-Carb Keto Diet Recipes
Is there a special Low-Carb Keto Diet recipe you’re looking for? Leave a comment and let me know!
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared this Low-Carb Keto Brownie recipe in 2016.
Patti says
I’m going to whip up some of these ASAP. I have gluten free friends and one friend on Atkins. These are perfect!
Elana says
Thanks Patti!
Amy Broderick says
Thank You! More keto recipes ( and especially baked goods) please. I love your stuff but now having to shift to even lower carb and would love to see you using more stevia, swerve etc… Thanks so much.
Elana says
You’re welcome Amy! So happy to help :-)
Debi R. says
Same here! Thank you for going low-carb/Keto right when I did!! :) I realized after being Primal for the past 5 years and seeing weight creep back on over the past 2 years that just being kinda low carb naturally via Paleo/Primal wasn’t good enough for this almost-50 yr old changing female body. This spring I started following Keto-Adapted and realized this is how I really need to be eating as all symptoms of GERD that reappeared have gone away. Thank you SO much for providing outstanding dessert recipes!!! I still use your Paleo cookbook and the almond cookbook… hoping you’re coming up with a new Keto-inspired one!!! ;)
Elana says
Debi, you’re welcome! So happy we are on this low-carb journey together!
Sheryl jordan says
Used cashews,2T combo Truvia & Stevia in the raw, vanilla & all the other ingredients. Baked 20 min. Great
Elana says
Sheryl, so glad these were great!
Debbie says
This is great for my wheat allergic son. Think I can use coconut sugar instead of erythritol and either vanilla extract or vanilla xylitol in stead of vanilla stevia?? Thank you.
Elana says
Debbie, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Espresso Fudge Brownies which are sweetened with coconut sugar:
https://elanaspantry.com/espresso-fudge-brownies/
Enjoy!
Elana
Karina says
OK, substitutions folks,
I would like to let you know that these substitutions work:
hazelnuts (“filberts”) for macadamias
Just Like Sugar Table Top for erythritol (I used 3 T. and reduced the stevia to 3/4 t.)
I baked in an 11 x 7 glass pan at 325 for about 30 minutes, and they are quite tasty!
Next time i might add some ground vanilla bean and some cinnamon to cover the stevia taste.
Elana, thanks for the inspiration!
Elana says
You’re welcome Karina!
gayle brosnan-watters says
I would try these with a couple of dates for sweetner. Can’t hurt to try!!
Elana says
Gayle, please let us know if that works :-)
emily says
I have been using your cookbook for years and now I find Erythritol popping up
everywhere in the marketplace. Is it safe and why don’t you ingest it if you use it in your recipes?
(I have Celiac and wondering if the corn base is unsafe I also avoid alcohol)
Thank you,
Emily
Elana says
Emily, this is the first recipe I’ve used it in and I did so as a labor of love for my low-carb readers that cannot ingest higher-carb sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup :-)
Vienna says
Do you think flax eggs would work in this recipe?
Elana says
Vienna, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Sal says
Could I use cacao powder in place of chocolate? Would I need to add in some raw cocoa butter?
Elana says
Sal, I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you do please let us know how it goes.
Dona says
Is the chocolate powder or a bar?
Elana says
Dona, if you click on the green text in the ingredients portion of the recipe you will be taken to the exact products I used:-)