Double Chocolate Healthy Brownies – Gluten Free

Double chocolate healthy brownies are a decadent fudgy and cakey brownie made with whole grains and sweetened with honey. These easy healthy chocolate brownies are made in the blender and combined with melted chocolate to make a delicious chocolate loaded dessert. Made with oat flour, these chocolate brownies are also gluten free. Follow my tips below to make this healthy dessert.

two double chocolate healthy brownies stacked on a white plate on top a blue napkin with a glass of milk and more brownies behind it

A Chocolate Dessert Classic Made Healthier

Desserts may be my love language… it is REALLY my husbands love language. I love a good sweet every now and then, but he loves to take the kids out for treats.

He also has a lot of self control (I’m not exactly sure what that is…) and can like walk past a dessert on the counter without eating it.

My brain can’t comprehend. Which is also why we tend to go out for treats rather than making them… they will all get eaten instantly if left unintended.

Brownies could be my favorite dessert. There is just something about them, YUM! I love them oh so much, but usually they are so full of sugar that they make my teeth hurt and give me a headache.

Since I’m not perfect eater and never want to be I will occasionally indulge in the real super sugary deliciousness of regular brownies. Can I just take a moment to encourage you all not to every hold food against you.

That used to be my life and thankfully I can eat without condemnation now. Condemnation surrounding food is no way to live. So allow yourself a cookie or your favorite dessert and don’t beat yourself up about it. Okay? Okay! Let’s move on to the recipe.

healthy brownies baked and sliced

What makes these brownies healthier compared to regular brownies:

  1. Made with whole grain oats rather than refined flour which contain fiber and jammed pack with vitamins and minerals (maganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and more). This recipe is also gluten free if you use gluten free oats. Source
  2. They are made with real food ingredients and include minimal refined sugar (only if the chocolate chips include it). They are sweetened with honey instead.
  3. These brownies are made with real fat (butter or coconut oil) instead of overly processed vegetable oils (corn or canola).
  4. Chocolate is healthy…. obviously. And filled with antioxidants.

Tips for making healthy brownies:

  • Line your pan with parchment paper for easy removal.
  • Let them cool completely before slicing. They are much easier to handle.
  • Add extra chocolate chips on top if you fancy.
  • Don’t over-bake these.
  • Not really a tip, but the first batch I made had 1/2 cup more oat flour and an extra egg. It was like a chocolate loaf. Still tasty, just not a brownie. Maybe that will become a separate recipe. hmmm.

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Tools you may need for this recipe:

Blender (I have this one and love the glass jar) or food processor, 8x10ish pan (I used the one found in this pack), small saucepan, measuring cups and spoons, parchment paper, and a silicon spatula (like these).

healthy brownies batter in a blender

How do you make healthy brownies?

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Gather ingredients.
  3. In a small saucepan over low medium heat (or in a microwave safe bowl), add in chocolate chips, butter (or coconut oil), milk, and honey. Stir occasionally until melted. Then set aside when completely melted.
  4. Place parchment paper into 9×10 ish pan.
  5. Make oat flour by placing oatmeal into a blender or food processor and blend until it creates a fine powder.
  6. Add in baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder to oat flour and blend again until well mixed.
  7. Add in eggs and vanilla into the blender with oat flour and pulse a few times.
  8. Pour about half chocolate mixture in and pulse in the blender. Add the rest and pulse until completely combined.
  9. Pour into parchment lined baking dish and bake for 30-40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

two healthy brownies stacked on a white plate on a blue napkin with two vintage forks to the right

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Double Chocolate Healthy Brownies

This healthy dessert will become a family favorite. It stores will with a lid on the counter for up to 3 days… if they last that long.

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two healthy brownies stacked on a white plate on a blue napkin with two vintage forks to the right

Double Chocolate Healthy Brownies

Decadent healthy chocolate loaded brownies are made with oat flour and have minimal refined sugar. You can feel good about this healthy dessert
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy brownies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 247kcal
Author: Amy

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oats ground into flour
  • 1/4 cup milk of choice water would also work, but milk gives a much better consistency.
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather ingredients. 
  • In a small saucepan over low medium heat (or in a microwave safe bowl), add in chocolate chips, butter (or coconut oil), milk and honey. Stir occasionally until melted and set aside.
  • While chocolate is melting, place parchment paper into 8x9 pan and make oat flour.
  • To make oat flour place oatmeal into a blender or food processor and blend until it creates a fine powder. 
    oatmeal ground into oat flour in a blender
  • Add in baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder to oat flour and pulse a few times until well mixed.
    adding cocoa powder to oat flour
  • Add in eggs and vanilla into the blender with oat flour and pulse a few times. Pour about half chocolate mixture in and pulse in the blender.
    adding melted chocolate to blender to make healthy chocolate brownies
  • Add the rest of the chocolate and pulse until completely combined. Pour into parchment lined baking dish and bake for 40-50 minutes until toothpick just starts to come out clean. Don't over-bake.
    healthy brownie batter poured into a parchment lined baking dish
  • Allow to cool completely and slice.
    healthy brownies baked and sliced

Notes

You could use a different size baking dish, but you will have to adjust baking times. A larger pan will yield thinner brownie and a shorter baking time. A smaller baking dish will yeild a thicker brownie and longer baking time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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What is your favorite chocolate loaded dessert?

8 Comments

  1. In the directions it says add eggs but they are not listed as an ingredient. How many eggs should be used?

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