I’ve been craving chocolate cake and brownies before I even officially new I was pregnant. It’s a big love-hate relationship I must say, mainly because 1. chocolate is a bladder irritant and can flare my IC and 2. chocolate can be troublesome for those with mast-cell induced histamine issues (like myself). In fact, it was my growing craving for chocolate while being sick at the thought of all other food that made my husband first guess I was pregnant (funny how that works). Most days I tell myself what I really need is protein NOT chocolate cake. However, there are some days that I simply cannot knock the craving and have to have atleast the tiniest bit of chocolate to calm my desires. Yesterday was one of these days, which is why I decided to create a no-fuss, dense, dark chocolate flourless brownie recipe similar to that of a flourless chocolate cake. Seriously ya’ll, these brownies are so rich you could eat them cut up into small squares like fudge. But hey, who said that was a bad thing? They’re so fudgey that you can hardly tell where the ganache and brownie meet. Overall, if you’re craving chocolate, this recipe is the epitome of all-things-chocolate. The best part? They’re super easy to make sugar and dairy free!
Keto Flourless Chocolate Brownies with Ganache
Ingredients
- 1 cup Lily’s chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup non-hydrogenated palm shortening
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Swerve sweetener
Ganache
- 1/2 cup coconut milk, full fat
- 1 cup Lily’s chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Process
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a 8×8 square baking pan with parchment and set aside.
- Over a double broiler, melt chocolate chips, palm shortening, salt, and vanilla together until smooth.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and cocoa powder until combined.
- Folding in melted chocolate mixture until fully combined and smooth.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan and bake for 25 minutes until just set.
- Remove the pan from the oven and allow the brownies to cool completely before topping with ganache and cutting.
- To make the ganache, melt chocolate chips and coconut milk together until whisked smooth.
- Spread evenly over cooled brownies and enjoy.
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