These Keto Brownies are decadent and delicious, fudgey and firm, everything a brownie should be! But the best thing these low carb brownies are is guilt free! You won't want to share them...and you won't have to!
The time has finally come to mix up our own recipe for rich and delicious, easy keto brownies. And they are DELICIOUS! Finding quick, low carb desserts are a great way to help make sure you stay on track if you have a sweet tooth like I do, and this recipe will quickly go into your rotation!
And if you need even more chocolate in your life, be sure to check out my recipe for Keto Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites. SO GOOD.
Easy Keto Brownies
These brownies are so easy I believe ANYONE can make them! Not a very good baker? Just follow the simple instructions and you'll be in a chocolate wonderland in no time!
The most important notes for this recipe are :
Use powdered (or confectioner's) erythritol instead of granular. This will seriously cut the cooling effect that erythritol has and make your brownie batter nice and smooth, like it should be. Erythritol is my favorite sugar substitute, and the only one I bake with. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how this recipe would work with alternatives like stevia, but if you give it a try let me know how it turns out!
Do not over-bake your brownies. You don't want them to dry out or burn, and letting them finish up and firm outside of the oven is a great way to avoid that.
I think everything is better with chocolate chips, so I made sure to add ¼ cup Lily's Dark Chocolate Chips. If you haven't tried these, they're an incredible tasting dark chocolate chip with only 2 net carbs per 14g (60 chips)!
Speaking of nutrition information, here's what you're looking at for one serving of these brownies (1 brownie out of the 12 that the recipe makes):
Calories: 129.83 Calories
Total Carbs (including erythritol): 16.90g
Fiber: 1.75g
Sugar Alcohols: 12.50g
Net Carbs: 2.65g
Protein: 3.25g
Fat: 11.55g
Okay, that's enough talking...here's how you make these easy and delicious keto brownies!
Keto Brownies
These Keto Brownies are decadent and delicious, fudgey and firm, everything a brownie should be! But the best thing these low carb brownies are is guilt free! You won't want to share them...and you won't have to!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered erythritol
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup blanched finely ground almond flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup low carb chocolate chips (Such as Lily's)
For the frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup powdered erythritol
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment, set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and erythritol. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Add the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- Fold in chocolate chips and scrape batter into prepared 8x8 baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. A toothpick should come out mostly clean. It may appear a little jiggly but almond flour sets as it cools.
- Combine cream cheese, butter, powdered erythritol, vanilla extract and unsweetened cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix until fluffy.
- Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes, and frost if desired. Cut into 12 pieces.
Notes
Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 BrownieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 129.8Total Fat: 11.5gCarbohydrates: 16.9gNet Carbohydrates: 2.65gFiber: 1.75gSugar Alcohols: 12.5g
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Laura Jones
Tuesday 7th of March 2023
These brownies are SOOO good! The texture is so similar to non keto brownies. I did have to cook them for about 20 minutes more than the recommend time, don't know if it's my oven temp being off or what but I made sure to pull them out when just the center was slightly jiggly and they are perfect. Thanks for the great recipe!
Ron G
Thursday 4th of June 2020
These were fantastic! Followed the recipe exact but unfortunately they didn’t hold together well. Kind of crumbly. (Still ate them all!! Any suggestion on how to make them bind together better? Also, would a double amount in an 8” dish cook well? These were a little thinner then brownies shown. Thanks
Robin
Saturday 2nd of May 2020
Made these tonight and they were a hit. We typically dont have luck with keto chocolate desserts. We did not frost them instead we melted some lilys and drizzled over the top. Thank you for the recipe
Td
Sunday 26th of January 2020
Ok so I’m not sure what happened but this turned out to be no good !!! Had to through out the whole pan bummer
AM
Friday 13th of December 2019
These were pretty good. I had to add extra sweetener (allulose and monk fruit), extra cocoa, some melted milk chocolate Lilly's chocolate chips, and some cream to the frosting because it tasted too much like butter and was too thick. Came out delicious! The brownies were moist and chewy. I also used the milk chocolate chips in those. I'll definitely be making these again. Maybe I'll try it with a caramel sauce on top next time. ? ?