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Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe

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Posted on October 5, 2020 By Faith Gorsky
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This Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe is everything you love about a rich, fudgy brownie with a good chewiness…but completely keto-friendly!

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If you’ve been wanting a really solid keto brownie recipe, look no further! These deliver chocolate in two forms: cocoa powder for deep chocolate flavor, and stevia-sweetened chocolate chips on top for sweet little chocolaty bursts. We also use browned butter to add complexity and slight notes of caramel, as well as just a touch of espresso powder to pull out the flavor of chocolate. And the best part? Their fudgy texture with a slight chewiness.

In This Article

  • Cocoa Powder in Brownies
  • Brown Butter
  • Difference Between Cakey, Fudgy, and Chewy Brownies in Classic Baking
  • How to Get Fudgy Brownies in Keto Baking
  • More Favorite Keto Desserts
  • Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Cocoa Powder in Brownies

Before going keto, one of our favorite from-scratch brownie recipes was Alice Medrich’s Cocoa Powder Brownies. Using cocoa powder instead of regular chocolate allows you to add sweetener and fat back into the recipe in any form you like. This is particularly helpful when you want to keep the brownies keto because you can use a keto-friendly sweetener and healthy fat source, such as grass-fed butter.

Just note that we recommend using natural cocoa powder here (not Dutch-processed), for the best flavor.

Brown Butter

Brown butter adds great complexity to baked goods, with subtle notes of caramel, and it couldn’t be easier to make!

How to Brown Butter

If you’ve never made it before, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to make browned butter. Add your butter to a skillet over medium heat. The butter will melt and then start to foam, and the milk solids will settle to the bottom and turn a toasted, golden color. Once the butter turns light golden brown and smells nutty, remove it from the heat and carefully pour it into a bowl (to stop the cooking so it doesn’t burn). Remember to stay with it, because it only burns when you’re not looking!

Why to Use Brown Butter Instead of Regular Butter

Brown butter has a slightly caramel-y nutty aroma and taste. It adds nuances, depth of flavor, and complexity to a recipe.

Difference Between Cakey, Fudgy, and Chewy Brownies in Classic Baking

In general, the texture of brownies depends on their fat-to-flour ratio. In brownies, fat can come in the form of chocolate (not cocoa powder), butter, oil (such as avocado), or egg yolk.

Cakey Brownies

Cakey brownies have a higher flour-to-fat ratio, can have more whole eggs, and also sometimes have a leavening agent, such as baking powder.

Chewy Brownies

Chewy brownies have less flour and more fat, and usually contain some kind of unsaturated oil, but may also have an additional egg yolk. They also sometimes have a bit of brown sugar in addition to white sugar. And some recipes for chewy brownies also call for chilling the brownies in the fridge after baking.

Fudgy Brownies

In all our pre-keto baking experiments, we’ve discovered that fudgy brownies are quite similar to chewy brownies, but may have an even slightly higher fat-to-flour ratio than chewy brownies, and are typically slightly under-baked.

How to Get Fudgy Brownies in Keto Baking

We use the same secret ingredient in these brownies that we use in our keto chewy chocolate chip cookies: beef gelatin! Nope, don’t worry, you can’t taste it.

More Favorite Keto Desserts

  • Low-Carb Keto Coconut Cream Custard from Healthy Sweet Eats
  • Keto Low-Carb Instant Pot Cheesecake from Lara Clevenger
  • Low-Carb Strawberry Mousse Tartlets from An Edible Mosaic
  • Keto Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Fat Bombs from The Keto Queens

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Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe

This Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe is everything you love about a rich, fudgy brownie with a good chewiness…but completely keto-friendly!
Author: Faith
Servings: 10
Calories: 176
Prep Time: 13 mins
Cook Time: 17 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened creamy almond butter
  • 4 tablespoons browned butter still warm
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil
  • 4 tablespoons Swerve Confectioner’s
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon stevia glycerite
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened natural
  • 1 teaspoon beef gelatin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon stevia-sweetened chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F; line a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with 2 pieces of parchment paper so it hangs over all 4 sides.
  • Use a handheld electric mixer to cream together the almond butter and still-warm brown butter in a large bowl. Beat in the avocado oil, Swerve, vanilla, and stevia, and then beat in the eggs.
  • Mix in the cocoa powder, gelatin, salt, espresso powder, and baking powder just until combined.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, spread it out evenly, and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
  • Bake until the brownies are set along the edges, but slightly doughy in the center, about 16 to 18 minutes, being careful not to overbake.
  • Cool completely before cutting and serving.

Notes

Total carbs include sugar alcohols from Swerve and Low carb chocolate chips
Nutrition Facts
Low-Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 176 Calories from Fat 156
% Daily Value*
Fat 17.3g27%
Saturated Fat 126g788%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
Sodium 81mg4%
Carbohydrates 10.7g4%
Fiber 2.5g10%
Protein 4.5g9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fudgy brownies, keto brownies, low carb brownies
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Low Carb Keto Fudgy Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe

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Comments

  1. Michael says

    Is beef gelatin a liquid or powder? All I confined is a beef gelatin powder.

    Reply
    • Lara says

      It’s a powder 🙂

      Reply
  2. Megan says

    There is nothing better than a good brownie.

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    5 stars
    Wow! We just made these tonight and wholeheartedly approve! Delicious, gooey, chocolate goodness. We will be making these again for sure!

    Reply
    • Lara says

      Heather,
      We’re so glad you loved them! If you share a picture on social media, please tag us and we can share on our IG stories 🙂

      Reply
  4. Beverly, Retired pastry says

    3 stars
    I made these for my husband whose favorite brownies are Stella Park’s recipe. She also uses almond butter, coffee, and cocoa, so I was hoping your recipe might be a sugarfree replication of the yummy Stella Park’s recipe. Sadly, not so. My husband commented that these brownies “lacked flavor” and “are not chocolate-y enough.”
    I know that traditional fudgy brownies are loaded with sugar and butter, and I am beginning to think that a keto brownie is an impossibility! I think this brownie is not sweet enough and could use some melted chocolate.
    However, with a few modifications, I think you are on the right track with this recipe.

    Reply
    • Lara says

      Beverly, Thanks so much for your feedback! We’ve never had Stella Park’s brownies, so unfortunately we can’t comment on their flavor. Just trying to brainstorm, did you make any alterations to our recipe in the ingredients or method? If so, that may have impacted the result. Also, the brand of cocoa powder used plays a big role in the flavor of these brownies, so we definitely recommend using a great-quality brand of unsweetened natural cocoa powder. With both cocoa powder in the brownies and chocolate chips on top, we found these to be quite chocolatey, but once you’re making sure to use a top-quality cocoa powder, increasing the amount of chocolate chips is another way to get more of a chocolatey flavor. We hope this helps!

      Reply

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