If you are visiting my blog more often, you may have noticed that I am experimenting a bit when it comes to sugar in my bakes. I published some sugar-reduced and sugar-free recipes already and these Keto Brownies are the latest addition to this category – and I have to say – one of the best recipes so far. Baking sugar-free or gluten-free can be tricky sometimes…
When you are trying to reduce sugar in bakes or leave it out completely, you have to be a bit careful. I have been baking for quite a while now, but omitting sugar typically requires some testing to find out how much you can reduce and where the bake starts to get textural problems… And of course when it’s not sweet enough anymore. The goal is to reduce sugar but not to create a bake that tastes like old tennis socks.
I normally need several attempts to get to the point where the cake, cookie or whatever is still nice in texture and sweet enough to be called a dessert and not a flavorless mess. I’m getting better though – now I kind of know how much I can reduce the sugar without messing anything up. If you use a sugar replacement like birch sugar aka. xylitol is much easier. This stuff can be used the same way as you would use sugar in a bake. Your cake or whatever is instantly sugar-free. Though you have to keep in mind that too much xylitol can cause issues with your stomach…
So if you have a cake for example that needs two cups of sugar I would not really recommend using two cups of xylitol instead. Unless everybody only gets a tiny piece at the end. These keto brownies here have a cup of the sugar replacement in the dough – it’s quite a bit but »ok-ish« since you serve only small pieces to people. If you want to eat half of the brownies at once, you might get into trouble… so be warned.
It is all about the right dosage. Besides that – these brownies are really some of the best I made in my life! They are bursting with chocolate flavor, chewy, sweet and delicious! All you would expect from a regular brownie with sugar – but without sugar! Yay! If you have to keep an eye on your sugar consumption – for example, because of diabetes or because you are on a low-carb or keto diet – you will love these brownies!
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(9 pices)
5 oz. (140g) butter
1 oz. (30g) semi-sweet chocolate (sugar-free)*
7 oz. (200g) xylitol*
3/4 cup (90g) cocoa powder*
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. instant espresso powder*
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract (sugar-free)*
3/4 cup (75g) almond flour*
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup (70g) walnuts, chopped (optional)
(9 Stück)
140g Butter
30g Zartbitterschokolade (zuckerfrei)*
200g Birkenzucker (Xylit*)
90g Kakaopulver*
1/4 TL Salz
2 TL Instant Espresso-Pulver*
3 Eier (L)
2 TL Vanille Extrakt (ohne Zucker)*
75g Mandelmehl*
1 TL Backpulver
70g Walnüsse, gehackt (optional)
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Preheat the oven to 330°F (165°C). Grease a square baking pan (18x18cm)* and line with a stripe of baking parchment. Set aside.
2. Add the butter and chocolate to a large microwave-safe bowl and melt – mix until well combined. Add the xylitol, cocoa powder, salt, and espresso powder and mix until well combined. If the mixture is still warm, let it cool down a bit before you add the eggs. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix in. Mix the almond flour with the baking powder – add to the bowl and mix in. Add the chopped walnuts and fold in (optional). Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and smooth out the top. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down completely. Remove from the pan, cut into nine pieces and serve.
1. Den Ofen auf 165°C (330°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Eine quadratische Backform (18x18cm)* einfetten und mit einem Streifen Backpapier auslegen. Zur Seite stellen.
2. Die Butter und Schokolade in eine große mikrowellensichere Schüssel geben und in der Mikrowelle schmelzen – gut verrühren. Das Xylit, Kakao, Salz und Espresso dazugeben und unterrühren. Sollte die Mischung noch sehr warm sein, etwas abkühlen lassen, bevor die restlichen Zutaten dazukommen. Die Eier und den Vanille Extrakt zugeben und unterrühren. Das Mandelmehl mit dem Backpulver vermischen und dann zur Schüssel dazugeben und verrühren. Die gehackten Walnüsse unterheben (optional). Den Teig in die vorbereitete Form geben und glatt streichen – für etwa 25-30 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und komplett auskühlen lassen, dann aus der Form lösen und in neun Stücke schneiden und servieren.
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Keto Brownies (sugar-free, gluten-free)
- Prep Time: 00:15
- Cook Time: 00:30
- Total Time: 00:40
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Brownies
- Method: -
- Cuisine: United States
- Diet: Diabetic
Description
These delicious brownies are baked without sugar or flour but are still sweet and with a great texture. Great treat if you want to cut back on some carbs.
Ingredients
5 oz. (140g) butter
1 oz. (30g) semi-sweet chocolate (sugar-free)*
7 oz. (200g) xylitol*
3/4 cup (90g) cocoa powder*
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. instant espresso powder*
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract (sugar-free)*
3/4 cup (75g) almond flour*
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup (70g) walnuts, chopped (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 330°F (165°C). Grease a square baking pan (18x18cm)* and line with a stripe of baking parchment. Set aside.
2. Add the butter and chocolate to a large microwave-safe bowl and melt – mix until well combined. Add the xylitol, cocoa powder, salt, and espresso powder and mix until well combined. If the mixture is still warm, let it cool down a bit before you add the eggs. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix in. Mix the almond flour with the baking powder – add to the bowl and mix in. Add the chopped walnuts and fold in (optional). Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and smooth out the top. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down completely. Remove from the pan, cut into nine pieces and serve.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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