The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies recipe can be hard to find.
However, these brownies are really pretty amazing!
The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies
These brownies have the same great taste as the other kind of brownies.
However, this brownie recipe has no added sugar in it.
Did you try my Keto Low Carb Fudgy Brownie recipe?
That keto brownie recipe is made with almond flour and coconut oil.
This recipe is more like a basic brownie recipe but, with sugar free alternatives.
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This recipe is for anyone asking how do you make sugar free brownies from scratch.
As you may suspect, you make sugar free brownies just like you would make regular sugared brownies. However, you substitute sugar free alternatives when needed.
For this recipe you will need unsweetened cocoa powder.
When choosing your unsweetened cocoa powder, make sure that the cocoa does not have sugar added to it. Your Unsweetened cocoa powder should be cocoa mix and not a prepackaged chocolate beverage (such as chocolate milk) beverage.
Just in case you were wondering what ingredient makes brownies fudgy, here is an easy answer.
Fudgy brownies is really about the chocolate that is added.
So, in addition to the unsweetened cocoa powder, this recipe calls for adding sugar free chocolate chips too!
This brownie recipe also calls for sugar alternatives to be used in place of sugar.
Please make sure that you are using a granular sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar. It is important to keep the balance of dry to wet ingredients to make this recipe a success. You can read the label on the sugar alternative that you choose to use to make sure that you are using the correct one.
Here are some tips for making brownies.
I just mentioned that you should use a granular sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar. Also, make sure that the sugar alternative can be baked with.
Here are some more helpful tips.
- I use Parchment Paper that overhangs the sides of my brownie baking pan. This allows me to easily remove the brownies from the pan (less mess!!) for cutting.
- For a more 'cake-like' brownie, omit the chocolate chips and bake your brownies for a longer time. Then allow them to cool in the pan. Even better, you can place the chocolate chips on top of the warm brownies and allow them to melt! YUM!
- Use fresh ingredients in your brownies batter. This is essential especially with your dry ingredients as expired ingredients can, and most likely will, affect your brownies results 🙁 .
- Also, this recipe works best when you do not use a mixer and rather mix the batter by hand instead. This is because you do not want to over-mix this as doing so could ruin that density that makes these brownies so fudge-like.
How to make keto or low carb brownies.
Besides using a low carb sugar alternative and low carb and sugar free chocolate chips try swapping out your flour. You can find keto and low carb all purpose flour alternatives here (check the label on the package to see if you will need a binder and if the flour alternative measures 1:1 with all purpose flour) .
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The recipe for the best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies
As mentioned, make sure that you are using a sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar. Also make sure that the sugar alternative can also be baked with.
Also mentioned, you can make these brownies low in carbohydrates.
Besides using a low carb sugar alternative and low carb and sugar free chocolate chips try swapping out your flour. You can find keto and low carb all purpose flour alternatives here. (check the label on the package to see if you will need a binder and if the flour alternative measures 1:1 with all purpose flour) .
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Here are the ingredients needed to make these Best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies .
- All Purpose Flour- 1 cup.
Make this recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. Or, you can make this recipe low carb by using low carb Carbalose flour.
Make this 'keto friendly' by using a keto friendly flour.
Please check the packaging to assure whether or not you will need a binder such as an additional egg. - Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¾ cup.
- Sugar alternative- 1 ½ cups. Please use an equivalent that measures 1:1 to sugar for best results. Granular alternative works best in this recipe.
- Melted butter- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon. That is, two stick of butter plus one tablespoon of butter that is melted after being measured.
- Eggs- 3. You can use two eggs to make this less 'cake like' if desired.
- Vanilla Extract- 2 teaspoons.
- Sugar free chocolate chips - 1 cup.
How to make the best sugar free brownies
Bake these brownies in a 9" baking pan. Please note that using another sized pan may affect your baking time.
Here is how to make these brownies.
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep a square pan for nonstick. I use
Parchment Paper that overhangs the sides of the pan. - In a medium mixing bowl, use a fork or whisk to mix together your flour and baking powder. Add the unsweetened cocoa powder and mix gently.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl,
mix together the sugar alternative with the melted butter until well blended. - For the next step we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the large mixing bowl. Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, stirring gently between additions.
- Add the eggs one at a time, stirring gently between additions, and then the vanilla.
- Use a rubber spatula to fold in your chocolate chips.
- Evenly spread the batter into your pan. Bake for 20- 25 minutes. Using the toothpick method of checking for readiness will possibly result in a false positive because of the chocolate chips. Allow your brownies to to cool prior to cutting into squares. Tip: use the overhanging parchment paper to remove the brownies from the pan in order to cut them.
The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour - see post for alternatives
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¾ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups Splenda - see post for alternatives
- 17 tbsp Butter - melted, one cup plus one tablespoon before melting
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep a square pan (9X9) for nonstick. I use Parchment Paper that overhangs the sides of the pan
- In a medium mixing bowl use a fork or whisk to mix together your flour and baking powder. Add the unsweetened cocoa powder and mix gently
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, mix together the sugar alternative with the melted butter until well blended.
- For the next step we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the large mixing bowl. Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, stirring gently between additions. Then add the eggs one at a time, stirring gently between additions, and then the vanilla.
- Use a rubber spatula to fold in your chocolate chips Evenly spread the batter into your pan. Bake for 20- 25 minutes. Using the toothpick method of checking for readiness will possibly result in a false positive because of the chocolate chips. Allow your brownies to to cool prior to cutting into squares. Tip: use the overhanging parchment paper to remove the brownies from the pan in order to cut them
Recipe Notes
*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used. - see post for alternatives
Please see recipe post for further details on this recipe.
Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.
*About Sugar Alternatives
Specific sugar alternatives are not given in the recipes presented on this site. Only suggestions are given as to the 'kind' of alternative to use. It is up to you to select the alternative to use that suits your needs best. If the recipe is heated or cooked, it is best to use an alternative that can be heated or cooked with for best results. This site does not endorse any specific ingredients,
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Nutrition
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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The best Sugar Free Chocolate Brownies that you may ever make for yourself or for others. Low carb keto option.
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updated 3/22
Kim Hofteig
When you say "Sugar alternative- 1 cup equivalent to sugar. Granular alternative works best in this recipe" in your recipes, would that mean, for example, if using Truvia, to only use a half cup?
Thank you.
SFD
Hi
If a recipe would call for 1 cup of sugar, then whatever alternative you are using, how much of that alternative would be equivalent to 1 cup of sugar. For example, some sugar alternatives, such as Splenda granular, would be 1 cup- as indicated 1:1 to sugar on the package. thanks!
Janet Epstein
Hi. I just made these and they were amazing! I may cut back a bit on the cocoa the next time that I make them. I did enjoy this though! You have the best sugar free recipes!
SFD
Thanks for letting me know that you liked them and that you made a change to the recipe that seems to have worked for you!
Bill
My wife and I made these and they turned out more like a chocolate crumble. When we added the cocoa powder to the butter and the mixture got very thick. The batter was more like a crumb topping when we put it in the pan. Did we do something wrong?
SFD
Hi. Was the (1 stick) butter melted? Did you use 2 eggs? Butter, eggs, and vanilla are the sources of moisture in this recipe. One of the pitfalls of using sugar alternatives instead of sugar is the inability to hold on the the moisture in baked goods. Sometimes, as a result, adding bit of extra liquid can help remedy this. For example, try adding an extra tablespoon of melted butter until you reach that 'crumb-like' batter.
thanks!
Bill
Yes the butter was melted and when the coca was added it got real thick. 2 eggs were used. When the batter was mixed it came out crumb like but it stayed that way even after baking.
SFD
Hi. This recipe was just updated as a reader contacted me after she noticed an error in the amount of cocoa that was indicated in the original recipe. Sorry about any inconvenience .
Michelle
Hi could you please tell me how many grams of butter is in one stick. Your recipe sounds amazing?
SFD
Hi. 1 stick of butter is 1/2 cup or 4 ounces or 113 grams. We use a bit more butter in this recipe to keep it moist. Enjoy 🙂
Minerva
You mentioned flour. Can almond flour be used and how much.
TheSugarFreeDiva
I would try almond flour with a binder such as an extra egg. Sometimes you can find almond flours that are all ready for baking with. Thank you!!
Karin
These brownies are AMAZING. thank you for sharing the recipe..... Made them tonight and have to control myself to bnot eat more than one .... :))
TheSugarFreeDiva
Thanks!! I can relate 🙂