Have you seen the BBC Drama Luther?  My wonderful bff tipped me off to it and the Englishman and I spent a couple of weeks binge watching the series on Netflix (Idris Elba can do no wrong in my opinion).  Unfortunately for us, the series was only three short seasons, so after watching the finale I drowned my sorrows in homemade flourless chocolate brownies.

If you have been reading the blog, you may recall that this isn’t my first flourless chocolate brownie rodeo.  And while the flourless pumpkin brownie batch was delicious, I wanted to make a version that was richer in chocolate flavor, and didn’t use any nut butter.

I had a bag of Guittard Milk Chocolate Chips that was leftover from Christmas and decided to use that as my base.  Paleo friends, you can use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips or any other dairy-free chocolate.

Now don’t be fooled, these homemade flourless chocolate brownies aren’t like your traditional brownie; they are flatter and are more fudge-y instead of cake-like.  I broke them up into small pieces as well so technically they could be considered brownie bites.  And they are perfect treat to eat when you are wallowing in the fact that your new favorite tv series is over.

Thank goodness House of Cards comes back February 14.

Homemade Flourless Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

6 oz milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

3 egg whites

1/2 cup coconut oil

2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk

2 tbsp canned pumpkin

1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

Melt your chocolate chips in a saucepan or in the microwave and let cool.  Melt your coconut oil in a saucepan and set aside to cool as well.

In a small mixing bowl whisk your pumpkin, egg whites, and almond milk until well blended.  Add your cooled melted chocolate and coconut oil and continue to blend well.

Slowly fold in your cocoa powder and salt and continue to mix until well blended and the batter is nice and smooth.

Line a 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and pour your mix on top of the parchment.  Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until the brownies are cooked all the way through.  Since these brownies are flourless, they won’t rise like normal brownies, but will still be delicious.

Cut into small pieces (or bites if you will) and enjoy.