Double Chocolate Flourless Brownies

These brownies just kinda happened.  I was in one of those experimental moods (plus Mr. Fantabulous wanted something sweet and when asked what he wanted he said “I don’t know”). I’m sure you’ve gone to your family and said “Hey what do you want to eat?” They all say they are hungry and when you ask what for you get the ever popular “I don’t know”.  We’ll I’m here to give you my “I don’t know” recipes for something sweet or in this case, brownies.

After my standing there, beating that dead horse until it was pretty much turned into Elmer’s glue, I got mad.  I literally stood there, one hand on my hip, mixing spoon in the other staring at Mr. Fantabulous waiting for a response to my 5-minute-long-talking-to-myself-conversation of “honey do you want cake, do you want cookies, what about a pie, fudge, tart, muffins… something?” So yeah, when I am met with a resounding “I don’t know” I get frustrated.  Now don’t get me wrong, I get in those moods where I want something but usually I’ll end up either nibbling on something that doesn’t satisfy me (yet feels the need to test the max capacity of my yoga pants) or just go without (which I so wish I did more often… so do my yoga pants!). Well this time I was irked.  I was bound and determined to make that man something to shush him.

Wait, let me step back a few here.  See 99.9% of the time I always have a baked good on hand however with us getting in that car accident back in December we haven’t both really been able to work out as hard-core as we usually do.  And when you cut back on working out, it’s protocol to cut back on the food intake (remember, everything in moderation).  Wellllllllll I apparently forgot this part. However my yoga pants did not as I found them  hiding in the corner of my closet all curled up and sobbing begging me not to test their stretch-ability.  LOL  Oh so did he but the man could eat a tub of lard and still not gain weight

Now for me carbs are what cause me to really put weight on or puff up.  I can forgo the cookies, cakes and candies but you put a loaf of hot crusty bread in front of me and I’m like Pavlov’s dog!  I start to salivate, my eyes gloss over and I may begin to mumble uncontrollably.  LOL  I love bread.  Perhaps that’s why pizza is my all time favorite food – the crust maybe? Though I do have a deep crush love on cheese… and pepperoni… and bacon.  Hell I love the whole thing who am I kidding!   But no for me breads are my downfall.

So anyway when he said “I don’t know” I figured ‘Screw it!  I’m making um … um… um… flourless brownies’ and that’s exactly what I did. Now I’ve had flourless chocolate cakes and love them. However if you’re expecting a cake type texture, then no, you won’t get that. It’s more like a chocolate truffle type texture (which is awesome!).  So for brownies I wasn’t quite sure how they would turn out.  And since I was making these flourless I decided to make them a bit more healthier too by omitting the butter and using coconut oil.  Do you use coconut oil in baking or dishes?  I so love it!  It does leave a mild coconut flavor but depending on the amount you use, it’s virtually undetectable.

Honestly I kind of winged the first pass of this recipe.  I honestly didn’t know how much of this or that to put into it.  I did an analysis of my flourless chocolate cake recipe and compared it to my standard brownie recipe.  Thankfully I had my engineering cap on as I nailed it right off the bat.  However with any recipe that I post, it has to be tested multiple times to ensure that you get the same results every  single time. Trust me, I languished over this… all those pans of brownies… my forced to try each batch.  God.. my life is so hard.  LOL

Now as you can see I kicked up the whole coconut aspect in this and added coconut to the batter.  You don’t have to if you don’t want to.  You could nuts, crushed pretzels, chocolate chunks, dried fruits (ohhhhhh dried blueberries would ROCK in this!) or whatever you want.  As the first batch cooled Mr. Fantabulous came out to the kitchen as the smell of these baking was amazing.  You could smell the chocolate – which seriously an awesome smell!  Without saying a word, I poured us each a glass of milk and gave him a non-edge brownie (meaning he hates the ones that bake against he pan – weird, I know!) and I ate the smallest one.  I ate mine in silence as honestly it was that good.  Finally after his 3rd bite or so he said “Hmmm… these are different from your normal brownies.  They taste almost like that chocolate ganache stuff you make me but slightly different.  What’s in these?”

As I explained what was and was not in them he literally held up his hand and just said “no more, these are awesome.. can I have another?”  LOL  WIN WIN!!!  So if you’re looking for a great brownie that is off the beaten path, I would definitely recommend this one!

Double Chocolate Flourless Brownies

• Author: The Kitchen Whisperer

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Ingredients

• 6 Tbl coconut oil or unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbl granulated sugar
• 1 tsp Chocolate Extract
• 1/4 tsp Espresso Powder
• 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 Tbl cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F with the rack in the middle.
2. Line an 8×8 metal baking pan by lining it with aluminum foil, leaving a few inches of overhang on the sides to allow for easy removal.
3. Grease the foil and set aside.
4. Add coconut oil and milk chocolate chips to a small saucepan set over low heat.
5. Stir until oil and chocolate have melted completely.
6. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
7. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together eggs, sugar, and chocolate extract until smooth and pale, about 2 minutes.
8. With the mixer on low, add melted chocolate mixture and mix until well combined.
9. Shut off the mixer and sift in the cocoa powder, cornstarch, espresso powder and salt, mixing until well combined and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
10. Remove the bowl from the mixer and add in the coconut (if adding) and semisweet chips. The batter should be thick and smooth.
11. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading it out evenly.
12. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until center is set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Do not over bake.
13. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for about 15 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
14. Store in an air tight container. I prefer to keep mine in the fridge but you can keep them at room temperature.