These Double Chocolate Brownies, filled with macadamia nuts and more chocolate are a hit with everyone who tries them. Recipes are included for traditional, dairy free, and gluten free versions.
Can a recipe ever go wrong when it starts with the words “double chocolate?” I made these for a day at the park with friends last week and they disappeared within minutes. I loved the slightly gooey centers, combined with just the right amount of rich chocolate and nuts.
I’ve been playing with casein free baking lately and this recipe works well with butter or with coconut oil. I’ve also been trying many of my older recipes (side by side) both with and without the xanthan gum. I’ve found that it can be left out of a great many recipes without affecting the texture at all.
I don’t think that I could ever have too many great Gluten Free Dessert Recipes. For the die hard chocolate lover who is watching their carbs, this Low Carb Dark Chocolate Almond Bark is heaven in a bite-size package.
And for absolutely everyone, whether there is an allergy in your life or not, these Everything-Free Cookies are a dream come true. (It hardly seems possible that a cookie that delicious is actually dairy free, gluten free, egg free, nut free, and refined sugar free, but it is true.)
Double Chocolate Brownies with Macadamia Nuts {traditional, gluten free, and casein free recipes}
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter see note below for dairy free alternative
- 2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips plus 1/2 cup reserved
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour see note below for gluten-free alternative
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts plus 1/4 cup reserved
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips plus 1/4 cup reserved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper or line it with foil and grease it very well with butter. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the chocolate chips and stir with a wooden spoon until they have melted. Remove from the heat, add the sugars and stir to combine.
- Add the vanilla and then whisk or stir in the the eggs, one at a time. When the mixture is smooth and shiny, slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixture in the saucepan. Add the nuts (saving 1/4 cup for topping) and add most of the reserved white and dark chocolate chips (saving 1/4 cup's worth for topping).
- Spread the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and then sprinkle the top with the reserved nuts and chocolate chips. Bake for 28-32 minutes, just until an inserted toothpick shows moist crumbs. (30 minutes was perfect for my oven.) Let the bars cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!
Notes
{originally published 4/5/2013 – recipe notes and photos updated 2/24/17}
Becki's Whole Life says
I agree – you cannot go wrong with double chocolate. Macadamias are my favorites and how yummy would they taste in brownies. I will have to try making brownies with coconut oil.
Jenn says
Okay, I've never been into stalking.. BUT.. I might have to change my ways after seeing this post. I don't know exactly where you live, but I know you are in Arizona.. I'll find you one way or another!! lol
Seriously, Mary, these brownies look amazing and yes, how can you go wrong with a recipe that starts off with double chocolate? Might as well have said HEAVEN.. 🙂
Jen says
Oh Mary, these look AH-MAZING!!! I love Macadamia nuts!!!
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says
Absolutely drool-worthy!
Geni says
You are so awesome Mary! These look amazing!
Sue/the view from great island says
You totally had me at double chocolate, but then I realized that I haven't often had chocolate with macadamias, it sounds like a really really good combination. I just picked up some brown rice flour, too!
Magnolia Verandah says
Oh my chocolate and nuts what could be better.
Renton Auto Service says
These brownies are always, always a hit. Just make sure you toast the nuts. I recommend bittersweet chips, too.
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says
Oh yum, your brownies look so delicious!
Paige Flamm says
Yum! I love brownies, along with everyone else in the world (hopefully!) I'm going to have to make these soon!
Amy @ Swiss Miss in the Kitchen says
Your brownies look PERFECT!! 🙂
kristin says
They look delicious, really unusual. I will have to give them a go at the weekend! I made some super healthy gluten free brownies and they turned out really super tasty. Here is the link to the recipe http://bit.ly/12Zks7Y 🙂
Hortence Hidalgo says
Can regular gluten free flour be used for regular flour same amount?
Mary says
A gluten-free flour blend should be able to be used in this recipe. However, I haven’t tested it that way. I’ve tested all of the variations listed though, and I know those work.