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    Home » Recipes » Low-Carb Keto Desserts, Cookies And Cake Recipes

    Nut-Free Keto Brownie (Flourless)

    Published: Jun 12, 2015· Modified: Apr 21, 2022· By Libby Jenkinson May contain affiliate links.

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    You simply have to try this flourless and nut free keto brownie. It has no added sugar, no coconut, no nuts and is simply the easiest thing to make, all using a stick blender! | ditchthecarbs.com
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    You simply have to try this flourless and nut free keto brownie. It has no added sugar, no coconut, no nuts and is simply the easiest thing to make, all using a stick blender! | ditchthecarbs.com
    You simply have to try this flourless and nut free keto brownie. It has no added sugar, no coconut, no nuts and is simply the easiest thing to make, all using a stick blender! | ditchthecarbs.com

    I developed this nut-free keto brownie because more and more readers are asking me for nut-free recipes because of allergies, or because their children aren't allowed to take nuts to school in their lunch box.

    This flourless and nut free keto brownie also has no added sugar, no coconut flours or shredded coconut, gluten-free and low carb.

    PLUS you make this easy keto brownie with your stick blender AND only 1.5g net carbs - YAY!

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    Nut Free Keto Brownie

    I love recipes that are incredibly simple, and I love recipes where I can cut out as many of the preparation steps as possible. No wonder my tagline is "real food, real easy".

    I can't bear recipes with a long list of ingredients, hard to find ingredients or complicated instructions.

    My children make this all the time so I know how easy this is, and it works, every single time.

    NOTE: Nut-free keto brownie has the texture and flavour more like a baked cheesecake (remember it is heavily based on eggs and cream cheese), although I call it a brownie.

    So call it what you will - brownie/cheesecake/slice ...... nut-free keto brownies are simple and easy to quickly make.

    Serve with whipped cream and berries for a tasty low carb dessert.

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    For optimum success, please adjust how much sweetener the recipe requires for YOUR sweet tooth. I use the minimum and have been sugar-free for many years, so if you are just starting out, you may require much more than the recipe states.

    As time goes on, the amount of sweetener you require will become less and less.

    TOP TIP: As with ALL recipes here, ALWAYS taste your batter BEFORE cooking to ensure you have added enough sweetener to suit YOUR tastebuds. Read the Ultimate Guide To Low-Carb Sweeteners.

    The flourless brownie comes out from the oven all puffed up then collapses into a firm, nut free, keto brownie.

    There are many flourless brownies out there, but very few that are flourless and nut-free keto brownies.

    Many readers also tell me they prefer the keto brownie when it has sat in the fridge overnight.

    Nut-Free Keto Brownie warm out the oven

    It can be base as a slice and cut into squares, rectangles slices or baked in a round cake tin as a lower carb alternative to my Chocolate Heaven Cake. The texture is more akin to a baked cheesecake, or torte than a brownie, but delicious nonetheless.

    Why not use the nut-free keto brownie as a base and make a berry cream cheese frosting for a superb topping? Pop some berries on top for decoration and it will be sure to please even the die-hard sugar lovers out there.

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    Nut Free Keto Brownie Recipe

    Remember my top tips to make flourless nut free keto brownie (or some call it cheesecake) really tasty and not eggy. Emulsify well using a stick blender AND add plenty of quality cocoa, vanilla and sweetener. Many readers tell me it is even better once it has been in the fridge for a day.
    Servings: 12
    NET carbs: 1.5g
    Author: Libby Jenkinson
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Category: Cakes and desserts
    Diet: Diabetic. Gluten Free
    Gluten Free. Grain free. Keto. LCHF. Low Carb. No Sugars. Wheat Free
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    Ingredients

    • 6 eggs - medium
    • 160 g (1 ½ sticks ) butter melted
    • 60 g (⅔ cup) cocoa powder (unsweetened) unsweetened
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 120 g (4 oz) cream cheese softened
    • 4 tablespoon granulated sweetener of choice or more, to your taste

    Instructions

    • Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and using a stick blender with the blade attachment, blend until smooth.
    • Pour into a lined square baking dish (21cm/8.5 inch).
    • Bake at 180C/350F for 20-25 minutes until cooked on the centre.
    • Slice into squares, rectangle bars or triangle wedges.
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    Notes

    To make sure this doesn't taste 'eggy', you must use a really good dark unsweetened cacao powder and mix/emulsify well.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Nut Free Keto Brownie Recipe
    Amount per Serving
    NET carbs
     
    1.5
    g
    Total Carbohydrates
     
    3.4
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    1.9
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    0.6
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    4.5
    g
    9
    %
    Fat
     
    17
    g
    26
    %
    Sodium
     
    159.8
    mg
    7
    %
    Potassium
     
    144.6
    mg
    4
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    586.3
    IU
    12
    %
    Vitamin B1
     
    0.1
    mg
    7
    %
    Vitamin B6
     
    0.1
    mg
    5
    %
    Vitamin B12
     
    0.2
    µg
    3
    %
    Vitamin D
     
    0.7
    µg
    5
    %
    Vitamin E
     
    0.6
    mg
    4
    %
    Vitamin K
     
    1.3
    µg
    1
    %
    Calcium
     
    40.7
    mg
    4
    %
    Folate
     
    13.4
    µg
    3
    %
    Iron
     
    1.1
    mg
    6
    %
    Magnesium
     
    28.5
    mg
    7
    %
    Selenium
     
    7.8
    µg
    11
    %
    Zinc
     
    0.7
    mg
    5
    %
    % Daily Value*
    -
    Calories
    174.9
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Courtney Furr

      May 20, 2021 at 5:24 am

      I'm skeptical about everything keto lady. These are actually pretty good. I was impressed 🙂

      Reply
      • Libby Jenkinson

        May 20, 2021 at 10:44 am

        5 stars
        Wow, so if I can win you over with the keto brownie recipe, it must be good. Thank you 🙂

        Reply
    2. Louise

      February 07, 2021 at 11:35 am

      1 star
      Terrible. Smelt divine but so so bitter I binned the while lot. The recipe needs a lot more sweetener

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        February 08, 2021 at 9:37 pm

        All recipes state the amount of sweetener "or more to your taste" 🙂 Please taste your baking before placing in the oven. If your baking isn't sweet enough, you can always serve with sweetened whipped cream. Never wast any low-carb baking. You can always salvage it 🙂

        Reply
        • janine Stanton

          June 11, 2021 at 4:42 am

          5 stars
          I made this yesterday it’s delicious 😋is there a none chocolate version will it work just leaving out the cocoa powder

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    3. Chris

      May 03, 2020 at 9:40 pm

      5 stars
      These are amazing! The tip for leave to chill overnight is definitely valid, even though we occasionally have to indulge straight out of the oven chilled improves them 10 fold! My tweaks have been to ditch the cream cheese and add 40 grams of nuts, a mix if walnuts and pecans, and 20 grams of 100% chocolate. We have become like addicts! When the last 2 are left in the box we get nervous and start scrabbling around for the ingredients to make the next batch!

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    4. Sandy

      February 10, 2020 at 2:51 pm

      I'm not totally "keto",Just EXTREMELY LOW to NO carbs for 1 week now. Guessing about 25 gms of carbs per day, IF that!... I Did this before and my weight loss was AMAZING, 60 YES 60 lbs in 3 months!.. Kept it off for years then mother nature's lack of horemones decided to take over, so back on it. Decided to try and find some desserts, I never was much of a sweets eater, but hubby is, so trying to ease him into eating less.
      Made these tonite, I used reg granulated sugar, which carb wise the amount is barely NOTHING compared to regular recipes, and a piece here and there certainly isn't going to make a diff if you're just on an extrememly LOW carb living. The batter tasted delicious, son tried it and agreed, looks great out of the oven, but will put outside to cool off, MINN winter here, figuring a couple hours outside will be like 24 hours in the fridge 😉 lol..
      I also made a cream cheese frosting with just a titch of reg powdered sugar. Dying to try them, they smell great.. If I don't try one tonite, I will tomorrow and I will report back!.. So far... so good :).

      Reply
    5. Camae Colnan

      January 25, 2020 at 11:21 am

      4 stars
      I didnt have a sweetner so I added a banana, 2 tablespoons of honey and squirt of sugar free maple syrup. Delish!

      Reply
    6. Jamie

      January 07, 2020 at 2:37 am

      5 stars
      SO GOOD. We've been keto for a couple years now and need to mix up our desserts. We love chocolate but were out of coconut milk or whipping cream so some of our favorites were out of the question. This is definitely a go-to now. They were soft and light right out of the oven and delicious and dense the next day after a night in the fridge. My partner preferred them the next day. I mean, she scarfed them down warm out of the oven too, sooo... if you're debating whether to make these babies, make them!

      Reply
    7. Cindy Q

      November 15, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      5 stars
      These brownies are so delicious! And so easy to make! I love that there are only a few ingredients. I used 4 tbsp of Pyure and the sweetness was perfect. I dumped everything in my Vitamix - so easy!
      Thanks for a great keto option for a chocolate lover 🙂

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        November 16, 2019 at 7:52 pm

        Brilliant! Another win for keto brownies. A quick top tip, I sometimes add some coffee and some walnuts - yummo!

        Reply
    8. Amber

      August 23, 2019 at 1:46 am

      5 stars
      Oh-so-good! Exactly the way you described them, a little eggy straight out of the oven, but heavenly after a night in the fridge. I whipped some cream cheese with stevia and a few drops of water to make a sort of frosting, which is incredible with the rich, fudgy, slightly bitter brownie. I doubled the sweetener (I used stevia) and they are perfect to me. I also added a few swirls of no-sagar-added peanut butter into half of the pan, which is delicious. Thanks SO MUCH for this flourless low-carb recipe!!

      Reply
    9. Christine

      August 19, 2019 at 7:26 am

      5 stars
      Thanks for this recipe! A thought for those that find the bitter taste, one possibility could be the baking powder. I make my own now, that way I know it's aluminum free and know how old it is. Even with the small amount, the aluminum can cause a tinny taste. The other thing would be the sweetener one uses. Stevia can already be bitter but I've found chocolate really brings out the bitter so I usually steer clear of Stevia or blends that include it when baking with chocolate. Sometimes rather than blaming the recipe, you have to look at your ingredients first.

      Reply
    10. Ashley D.

      April 20, 2019 at 12:28 pm

      Mine are not quite done yet but taste great but I was wondering if you tripled the recipe is it the same taste

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        April 22, 2019 at 12:25 pm

        Yes, it will taste the same. You can easily dial up how many servings each recipe makes, and the ingredients will magically recalculate for you.

        Reply
    11. carol

      March 12, 2019 at 5:03 pm

      great recipe! my relative said it tastes like tiramisu in the middle! just a question can i use powdered erythriol substitute instead of granular? thank you

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        March 13, 2019 at 10:32 am

        Sure thing. Remember to taste before adding any extra, you don't want to over sweeten. The powdered erythritol might make the brownie a little drier, so maybe add a teaspoon of heavy cream if this happens to make the brownie mix the right consistency.

        Reply
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