These super fudgy, super chocolatey and insanely delicious gluten free Chickpea Flour Brownies have ZERO All Purpose Flour and are a really healthy alternative for when your sweet tooth demands attention!
Just between you and me, baking isn’t my strong suite. I actually don’t enjoy it much because it’s too much precision and too much science and I’m more a dump-into-the-pot and let’s see what happens kind of person!
Because you know that is more fun. You get to experiment a lot more with cooking and just create. Baking is more re-invent and build on something.
When KitchenAid India asked us to create recipes with chickpeas, I was like game on. I have no idea why I said I’d do brownies and then basically hit myself on the head five times after I sent that mail. Coming from someone who only does the basic eggless brownie best and has been a brownie failure many times except with oreo stuffed chocolate brownies; chickpea brownies? Really Richa what were you thinking! But boy am I glad I took the challenge! These are fudgiest, chocolatey brownies you are ever going to bite into. And they are completely gluten free for all my friends who need to avoid gluten. The chickpea flour makes them waaaay healthier than regular maida or all purpose flour would, and you can’t even tell.
When I developed this recipe, Denver wasn’t around but I tested this on a gazillion friends and there was a thumbs up. We played the whats-in-this-brownie game over and over again. Ha. Too much fun I tell ya!
But seriously who is in for these crackly crust, fudgy inside, super chocolatey chickpea flour brownies?
Guys I really don’t think I’m ever going back to making brownies with regular APF again, because chickpea flour or besan is a heavier flour in general, which is why it works beautifully with these brownies! Brownies need to be fudgy instead of cakey and you get that so naturally here.
Now give me a high five for chickpea flour brownies and let’s get baking because we need these in our lyyyfeeeeee so bad!
Easy Gluten Free Chickpea Flour Brownies
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 9 pieces 1x
Category: Dessert
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Easy, Gluten Free Brownies made with Chickpea Flour (besan) are fudgy, chocolatey and irresistible! You will never guess that there is no all purpose flour in this healthy treat.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Butter
- 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate
- 3 Eggs (large)
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 4 tablespoons Cocoa (Powder)
- 3/4 cup Chickpea Flour (Besan)
- 1 teaspoon Coffee (Instant Powder)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F/ 175 C.
- Grease a 8X8 inch square tin with butter.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add butter and dark chocolate and microwave for 30 seconds to a minute till the chocolate starts melting. Whisk together till smooth and set aside to cool.
- Beat together eggs and sugar for 2-3 minutes till creamy.
- Add the chocolate mixture and vanilla extract and whisk again.
- Sift in salt, cocoa powder, besan, and coffee powder and fold into the wet mixture.
- Pour the brownie batter into the greased tin and bake for 30-35 minutes. Let them cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
I am a part of KitchenAid India’s Culinary Council and have been compensated with products. After trying them out, I love their range, which you can check out here.
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Foram Dharamshi says
April 24, 2019 at 4:02 pmHey, I don’t want to add the eggs. Is there anything else to supplement that?
And if i want to make these in a microwave, how long should I leave it in?
Richa says
April 25, 2019 at 11:18 amHey Foram, I’m sorry but I haven’t tested this without eggs or in a microwave.
Clem🍊Health says
February 21, 2019 at 10:08 pmHello can we use coconut oil instead of butter for vegan option ?
★★★★★
Kay says
February 18, 2019 at 1:59 amSuper delicious. And my 6yo loves them!
Richa says
February 26, 2019 at 11:03 amYay! Thanks for your feedback Kay
Kathryn says
February 11, 2019 at 11:23 amWas looking for ways to use up chick pea flour. This is really tasty! And handy for the two coeliacs in my household – thank you.
★★★★★
Richa says
February 12, 2019 at 10:53 amAwesome!! Thanks for your feedback Kathryn!
Ethel says
December 9, 2018 at 10:18 pmCan you use xanthan gum instead of eggs and if so how much ?
Richa says
February 5, 2019 at 7:10 pmI’m sorry I don’t know the answer to that because I’ve never tried it with xantham gum
Clem says
February 21, 2019 at 10:12 pmCan we use coconut oil instead of butter for vegan recipe
Richa says
February 26, 2019 at 10:59 amSure it should work, although I’ve never tried substituting with coconut oil
Christine Ann Stelzer says
October 17, 2018 at 3:12 amI don’t like coffee, can I leave it out? Is there something else I could add?
Richa says
February 5, 2019 at 8:18 pmYes you can leave out the coffee, though you really can’t taste it in the recipe. The coffee is just there to enhance the chocolate flavour.
Luna says
September 15, 2018 at 7:38 amThese came out really good! I put them in 12 muffin tins and baked for ~21 minutes. They came out slightly dry, so maybe I overbaked or wasn’t careful enough measuring my chickpea flour, but they’re still delicious and perfect with some ice cream. I’ll definitely make them again!
★★★★★
Richa says
September 18, 2018 at 11:42 amSo glad you liked them Luna. They should actually be quite moist, so try baking them a little less next time.
Amy Stapleton says
August 8, 2018 at 12:34 amWhat does the instant coffee do? Flavor or texture? I am tempted to skip this part but need to know if it is critical
Richa says
August 8, 2018 at 4:16 pmHey Amy! The instant coffee enhances the chocolate flavour. But feel free to leave it out if you want.
Brian Adkins says
June 14, 2018 at 9:49 pmI had a large batch of strawberry’s left over and was anxious to try out an idea as a yummy desert. I followed your recipe and it was so easy to make (https://myfoodstory.com/easy-gluten-free-chickpea-flour-brownies-recipe/).
The result was more of a cake than a brownie; but result was yummy. I used a round 8×8 cake pan rather than the sheet. I sliced into 8 wedges, then each wedge sliced down the middle. Bottom half covered with strawberries and then topped with the top half. Brushed lightly the top with Baileys Chocolate Cherry Liquor and dusted with powdered sugar. Just a spoon of whipped cream and garnished with a strawberry. Very nice desert. Thank you for the idea! Had to take a picture to show my friends. Impressed.
Richa says
June 20, 2018 at 12:44 pmThat sounds even better! Thanks for leaving a comment Brian
Arivoukodi says
June 8, 2018 at 2:59 pmRicha Gupta your creative brownie is so nice. Keep blogging more creative dishes.
Richa says
June 20, 2018 at 2:12 pmThank you!
Christine Stelzer says
March 18, 2018 at 12:34 amI am so excited to try these! One problem, you lost me at “coffee” – I HATE the taste of coffee/mocha and I can pick it out of anything! 🙁 LOL – will it matter? is there a substitution?
Richa says
March 19, 2018 at 3:39 pmHey Christine – honestly you won’t even notice the flavour of coffee. Its there because it enhances the chocolate flavour in the recipe, but if you absolutely hate it – you can leave it out.
Janet says
October 3, 2017 at 2:11 amI made substitutions based on what I had. Used Hershey’s chocolate syrup instead of dark chocolate and used Truvia baking blend instead of regular sugar. Truly delicious brownies
★★★★★
Richa says
June 21, 2018 at 1:06 pmSo glad you liked them Janet. Thanks for letting me know!
Barbara says
September 22, 2017 at 7:17 pmHello there.
I’m keen to try this recipe. It looks so good!
I just need clarification on the dark chocolate. Did you use chocolate chips? I use bar chocolate for cooking and it’s hard to measure in volumes like 1/2 cup. A weight would be so helpful. How many ounces or grams did you use? Can’t wait to taste these!
Richa says
September 25, 2017 at 10:17 amHey Barbara, chocolate chips will work well in this recipe! I’ll add a weight as soon as I can
Shawn says
August 23, 2017 at 1:50 amOk dumb questions, 1/2 cup dark chocolate is that unsweetened like bakers chocolate or sweetened? Do you measure it melted?
Richa says
August 24, 2017 at 5:36 pmHey Shawn, not dumb at all! I used sweetened dark chocolate and measured it unmelted. I hope you try this recipe!
Shari says
March 3, 2017 at 8:24 pmAnd there’s no baking powder or baking soda?
richagupta says
March 3, 2017 at 8:27 pmNo, the eggs help the brownies rise a little bit.
Shari says
March 3, 2017 at 4:51 pmI don’t have an oven. Do you think these can be made by steaming?
richagupta says
March 3, 2017 at 8:04 pmShari I’ve never tried steaming brownies. But if you’ve made brownies by steaming them before, then I don’t see why not!
Anjli says
February 24, 2017 at 10:39 amHi Richa!!!
Cant stop myself from trying these lovely brownies:-)
A little confusion is chickpea flour n besan same…
lots of love n best wishes
richagupta says
February 24, 2017 at 11:27 amHey Anjli, yes chickpea flour and besan are the same thing. I hope you try these out!
Kristen Poynton Chidsey says
September 1, 2016 at 5:04 pmRicha, I can not wait to give these a try. I love using chickpea flour and these look out of this world.
srividhya says
September 1, 2016 at 4:33 pmThis is so amazing Richa..
Richa Gupta says
September 1, 2016 at 1:56 amThanks Heather, I hope you give it a try!
Heather Kinzie Kinnaird says
August 29, 2016 at 2:05 pmyour brownies look picture perfect! and I’d love to play whats in this brownie with the kids…
Soyel Karmakar says
August 29, 2016 at 11:48 amCan I do this recipe in the microwave? If yes, then for how long should I keep it in the microwave?
Richa Gupta says
August 29, 2016 at 10:39 amHi Priyanka. I’ve never tried an eggless version but you could try substituting curds for egg. Let me know if you succeed 🙂
Priyanka Santosh says
August 29, 2016 at 10:26 amCan I do dis for eggless
Pavani says
August 28, 2016 at 12:12 pmWow, brownies with chickpea flour sounds very very interesting. Love the texture you git there. Will have to try these for my kids.
Sundari Giri says
August 28, 2016 at 3:24 amThat was indeed a bold attempt, Richa.. you have turned out such beautiful brownies without the use of the conventional flour… I definitely must try this
dixya @ food, pleasure, and health says
August 27, 2016 at 8:16 pmim not a huge baker either..i cant wait to try these..sounds so fudgy and delicious!