Dairy Free Brownies with Caramel

These dairy free brownies with caramel are going to become your new favourite dessert. These delicious brownies are so easy to make, are rich and chocolatey and are even gluten free. Made with almond flour, coconut flour and cocoa powder this is a healthy dessert that everyone loves.

Why you will love this recipe:

• These gluten free dairy free brownies with caramel are incredible! So rich and chocolatey, moist in the middle, and topped with an amazing caramel sauce.
• The caramel sauce! I mean look how pretty that caramel drizzle is. Chocolate and caramel, is there any other better combination? I don't think so.
• They are so easy to make in one bowl.
• They are way better than boxed brownies.
• Besides being dairy free and gluten free these brownies are also paleo and lower in sugar compared to most brownie recipes. 
• They are made without butter, without milk and without dairy.
• This brownie recipe is refined sugar free making it healthy compared to most other brownies.
• They don't require any fancy ingredients. If you are used to dairy free baking I bet you already have everything you will need in your pantry.

Key ingredients and substitutions:

• Almond flour - one of my favourite grain free and gluten free flours to bake with. It gives these brownies the perfect texture and adds healthy fats as well as fiber. You could swap this for cashew flour. 
• Coconut flour - to add a subtle sweetness and the perfect texture to this brownie recipe. I don't recommend swapping this for any other flour. 
• Cocoa powder - to give these brownies that rich chocolate flavour. You can use cacao powder instead of cocoa powder.
• Cashew butter - to give these brownies the perfect fudgy texture without any butter. 
• Coconut oil - instead of butter, coconut oil gives these brownies added moisture and helps them get that perfect brownie texture when they bake. 
• Eggs - to add moisture and help these brownies rise when they bake. 
• Chocolate chips - to add more chocolate flavour and sweetness to the brownie mix. Be sure to choose dairy free chocolate chips to ensure these brownies stay dairy free. 
• Coconut milk - this is used to make the creamy, sweet caramel sauce. I recommend using full fat coconut milk for this recipe.
• Dates - dates are used to naturally sweeten the caramel sauce for these brownies. 
• Honey - you can use either honey or maple syrup to help sweeten the caramel sauce. 

How to make this recipe:

Step one:

First, pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step two:

Then add all of the ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) to the bowl of your standing mixer and blend the ingredients well until they are smooth.

Step three:

Next stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

Step four:

Then grease an 8 inch by 8 inch baking pan with coconut oil.

Step five:

Now transfer the dough to the pan and spread it out evenly. I find that wetting the spoon really helps spread the dough evenly as it is quite thick and sticky (which is why they turn out so good).

Step six:

Then bake the brownies for 17-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean.

Step seven:

While the brownies are baking you can make the caramel sauce. To make the caramel sauce, put all of the ingredients into your Vitamix or other high speed blender and then blend the ingredients until they are smooth.

Step eight:

Once the brownies are done baking, allow them to cool for about 10 minutes and then drizzle them with the caramel sauce. Let them cool for a bit longer and they are ready for you to enjoy!

Chef's tips:

• To keep these brownies dairy free, make sure the chocolate chips you buy are dairy free. 
• To keep these brownies refined sugar free, use chocolate chips sweetened with coconut sugar.
• Do not try to make these into egg free brownies. They do not turn out. 
• Do not omit the chocolate chips from this recipe. They are what sweeten these brownies. 

Variations and add ins:

• Instead of cocoa powder you can use cacao powder. 
• Instead of the caramel sauce you could use a dairy free chocolate icing instead. 

How to store:

Store these brownies in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. 

Frequently asked questions:

Other desserts you will love:

• Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
• Chocolate Orange Fudge
• Gluten Free Turtle Bars
• Paleo Carrot Cake Donuts
• Chocolate Avocado Mousse
• Paleo Chocolate Raspberry Cups
• Edible Cookie Dough

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