These Chickpea Flour Brownies are super fudgy, super chocolatey and gluten free. They 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 or besan 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.
Also don't forget to top these with some sea salt. They really take these to another level!
Now give me a high five for chickpea flour brownies and let's get baking because we need these in our lyyyfeeeeee so bad!
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Chickpea Flour Brownies (Besan Brownies - naturally gluten free)
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup (151.33 g) Butter
- ½ cup (87.5 g) Dark Chocolate
- 3 Eggs
- ¾ cup (150 g) Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 4 tablespoons (30 g) Cocoa Powder
- ¾ cup (115 g) Chickpea Flour (Besan)
- 1 teaspoon Instant Coffee Powder
- ½ cup (118.29 g) Chocolate Chips
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. Mix in chocolate chips.
- Pour the brownie batter into the greased tin and bake for 35-40 minutes minutes. Let them cool completely before slicing and serving.
Video
Notes
- Chocolate: We used 55% dark chocolate in this recipe.
- This recipe requires 40 minutes at 175C in my oven. This time may vary depending on your oven and its capacity. Start checking if the brownies are cooked by inserting a fork or toothpick in the centre at the 35 minute mark. If the toothpick comes out clean, or with very few crumbs on it, it is baked.
- You can add walnuts, almonds, pecans, peeled peanuts, etc., as a topping or combined with the batter. You can also add chocolate chunks, caramel candies, or even Oreo chunks.
Nutrition
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juhi says
Follow the recipe to the T and you wont regret..its exactly as described ...gooey and fudgy best..
Richa says
Soooo happy you liked the recipe Juhi! Thank you for leaving a comment
Sagarika says
I must say the brownies turned out to be super fudgy and yummy!! Couldn’t believe that besan could do the wonder. Please please each one of u reading this do give it a shot and like Richa said we would never want our brownies any other way😘
Richa says
Oh man! You are sooo sweet. Thank you so much for leaving a comment Sagarika! So happy you enjoyed it!
Shruti says
This is an amazing recipe. The use of chickpea flour is so brilliant. And one can’t make out the taste at all. This is going to be a repeat recipe at my house for sure
Richa says
Thank you so much for leaving a comment Shruti! So happy you enjoyed it!
Foram Dharamshi says
Hey, 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
Hey Foram, I'm sorry but I haven't tested this without eggs or in a microwave.
Clem🍊Health says
Hello can we use coconut oil instead of butter for vegan option ?
Kay says
Super delicious. And my 6yo loves them!
Richa says
Yay! Thanks for your feedback Kay
Kathryn says
Was 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
Awesome!! Thanks for your feedback Kathryn!
Ethel says
Can you use xanthan gum instead of eggs and if so how much ?
Richa says
I'm sorry I don't know the answer to that because I've never tried it with xantham gum
Clem says
Can we use coconut oil instead of butter for vegan recipe
Richa says
Sure it should work, although I've never tried substituting with coconut oil
Deandra says
Flax egg worked great for me. 1tbs ground flax (brown or gold doesn't matter) to 3 TBS hot water and stir - leave for at least 3 mins!
Richa says
Thanks for sharing! I'm sure this will help others too
Christine Ann Stelzer says
I don't like coffee, can I leave it out? Is there something else I could add?
Richa says
Yes 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
These 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
So glad you liked them Luna. They should actually be quite moist, so try baking them a little less next time.
Amy Stapleton says
What 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
Hey Amy! The instant coffee enhances the chocolate flavour. But feel free to leave it out if you want.
Brian Adkins says
I 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 8x8 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
That sounds even better! Thanks for leaving a comment Brian
Arivoukodi says
Richa Gupta your creative brownie is so nice. Keep blogging more creative dishes.
Richa says
Thank you!
Christine Stelzer says
I 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
Hey 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
I 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
So glad you liked them Janet. Thanks for letting me know!