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Hazelnut Paleo Brownies {Gluten Free + Super Simple}

These Hazelnut Paleo Brownies serve just two people are SO quick, easy and delicious! You won’t believe these rich, fudgy brownies are healthy!

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Welcome to the next installment of “it’s Monday so I’m making you MEGA CHOCO CRAZY Paleo-Friendly treats for your face. And for your love’s face. Because it’s another FOR TWO recipe.” <3

I was going to ask you if you were mad at me for posting another SUPER CHOCOLATELY, healthy AND paleo treat. Since we just had those Chocolate Lava Cakes LAST MONDAY (with the first video ever on FFF!)

But, then I realized that whoever said “there are no stupid questions” was a liar.

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Because that would MOST DEFINITELY be a stupid question. No one can be mad at healthy AND chocolate 2 Monday’s in a row.  Unless you hate chocolate.

And then I don’t know if there is hope for your soul.  KIDDING.

Sort of.

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Let’s move on before you all unfriend me, or whatever, shall we?

Because this Monday is last Monday’s copy-cat, I am ALSO equally as pumped to share this recipe with you.  Yes, because it’s like WHOA delicious but ALSO because it was never meant to happen.

It was supposed to be a deep-dish Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie (stay tuned for those!) but then I added too much liquid.  And it became one the greatest failure-turned-NOT SO FAILURE recipes that I have ever created. !!!

This is the kind of healthy brownie that when I say “Serves 4” it really means serves “2″

Hazelnut Paleo Brownies for Two - Ultra rich and fudgy you would never know these are gluten free and healthy! So easy and ready in under 30 mins! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

I mean….it’s valentine’s day. Ignore the normal serving size and just eat it right out of the skillet with your sweetie. Maybe even with a scoop of Go Dairy Free’s Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Ice Cream on top?

You like this plan. I know it.

SRSLY. Face planting is 110% acceptable.

Hazelnut Paleo Brownies for Two - Ultra rich and fudgy you would never know these are gluten free and healthy! So easy and ready in under 30 mins! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

Anyway.  These also happen to be the kind of brownies that you have to throw into the garbage, and cover with any kind of disgusting thing you can find…and then you STILL try to dig around it to get pieces out to “taste test.”

I can feel your judging eyeballs.  BUT don’t lie. I know that you know what I’m talking about.

Can we talk about hedgehogs now? I know you’re all WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? But, let me ‘splain.  I told MR. FFF that these brownies taste exactly like a hedgehog.

He replied “I know you guys are all wilderness-y up in Canada, but really Taylor? You eat Hedgehogs?”

Hazelnut Paleo Brownies for Two - Ultra rich and fudgy you would never know these are gluten free and healthy! So easy and ready in under 30 mins! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

We do not. Hedgehogs are a Canadian chocolate that are shaped like a hedgehog, and tastes like hazelnut. THEY’RE SO GOOD. But apparently you guys don’t have them here? ANYONE?!

And, if you don’t like hazelnuts well, who are you? BUT really, I also tried these with Almond Meal and they are OHSOGOOD.  You have options people.

Except eating, loving and being consumed by the fudgy, melty goodness of these brownies.

Hazelnut Paleo Brownies for Two - Ultra rich and fudgy you would never know these are gluten free and healthy! So easy and ready in under 30 mins! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

That, my peeps, is not an option.

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Paleo Hazelnut Skillet Brownies

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 348 kcal
Author Taylor

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Finely ground Hazelnut Meal/Flour * 3.5 oz
  • 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Grass-Fed Butter melted
  • 1/2 Cup Coconut sugar
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp Dark Chocolate roughly chopped (1 oz)

Instructions

  2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly butter a 6 inch Cast Iron skillet. Set aside.
  3. In a small food processor, add the Hazelnut Meal, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt and process until the meal breaks down and becomes lighter, and closer to the texture of flour. This only takes a minute or so. Set aside.
  4. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the melted butter and coconut sugar until the sugar is just moistened. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat for 2 minutes, until the mixture turns lighter brown and the coconut sugar starts to break down.
  5. Add the Hazelnut Meal mixture into the sugar mixture, along with the chopped chocolate. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared skillet and smooth down evenly with a spatula.
  7. Bake until the top feels lightly crunchy, the edges begin to darken and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the brownie comes out clean, about 16-17 minutes.

  8. Let cool for 5 minutes and DEVOUR.

Recipe Notes

*I also tried this with finely ground Almond Meal, as I know Hazelnut can be tricky to find. It tastes great and you can sub it directly and use 1 cup (3.5oz)

FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:

Nutrition Facts
Paleo Hazelnut Skillet Brownies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 348 Calories from Fat 195
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.7g 33%
Saturated Fat 6.5g 33%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
Cholesterol 58.2mg 19%
Sodium 168.3mg 7%
Potassium 80.4mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 38.3g 13%
Dietary Fiber 4.7g 19%
Sugars 30.2g
Protein 7.7g 15%
Vitamin A 4.8%
Calcium 6.4%
Iron 9.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
(per 1/4 of the brownie)

If you make this recipe, please remember to tag @foodfaithfit and #foodfaithfitness on Instagram! I LOVE seeing your recipe recreations! 🙂

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Hazelnut Paleo Brownies for Two - Ultra rich and fudgy you would never know these are gluten free and healthy! So easy and ready in under 30 mins! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

Paleo Brownies from around the web:

Sweet Potato Paleo Brownies – Great Food and Lifestyle

Raw Sticky Brownie Bars – Oatmeal with a Fork

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  6. Um, you can never have enough chocolate…and chocolate and hazelnut is one of my FAVORITE combinations! Awesome recipe!

    I think the closest we have to hedgehogs here are Ferrero Rocher. Those things are super yummy!

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    • RIGHT! They pair SO well together!
      I actually don’t like FR…I know, what is wrong with me!!
      Thanks Katharine!

      Reply

  18. Please post a chocolate paleo recipe every Monday! These brownies look magnificent! Yes, I will quadruple the batch, yes, I will eat them all, yes I will do so while watching every episode of Friends ever on Valentine’s Day. Just….gimme dem skillets!

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  19. This looks so delicious. So glad you said almond flour worked. My first thought was almond flour. I just can’t pay that much for hazelnut flour when I have almond. I only make GF things for a couple people too.

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  27. Well hello, lover. Don’t mind if I just scoop a little, okay, a lot, of you onto my spoon and – there, see? Didn’t hurt a bit did it….oh…ohh….
    Oops! Sorry, just talking to your gorgeous scoopable, put-entire-pan-into-my-mouthable brownies.
    I guess I should share with my man, I mean, it says for two…..

    Reply

    • Hahah Amy, your comments always make me laugh!!!
      I don’t really condone sharing…I just said it for the recipe 😉 you’re good. Thanks chica!

      Reply

  30. This looks so satisfying! Hazelnuts and chocolate are my favorite dessert combo. Thank you!

    I just wanted to point out something though- microwaves, are not very paleo. 🙁 In fact, they arnt very friendly to food in general (or your health). It would probably be worth the itsy bitsy amount of extra effort to heat the butter in a small pot. I don’t mean to sound rude, just trying to help!

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  33. OEMGEE – for a second I started FREAKIN out and I echoed Mr. FFF’s question of “really Taylor? You eat Hedgehogs?” over and over in my brain – but then I moved onto the next line and pheeeeow! Hedgehogs in chocolate form are my kinda meat!!! 🙂
    And, on another note – lady, you and I must be on some serious brain link/connection – I made a skillet treat Sunday evening and was gonna post it Monday – but Monday I was in hospital with my mom and it got put on the back-burner! This brownie sounds insanely delish btw!

    Reply

    • HAAHAHAHAHAHA Only you would totally freak out and that is why I LURVE YOU 😉
      Thanks chica! I’m sorry to hear about your mom, but I can’t wait to see your skillet dessert!

      Reply

  38. This sounds so good! Question–I don’t have a 6inch cast iron skillet. Is there something else I can bake it in?

    Cant wait to try it out!

    Reply

  39. Hi Taylor! I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE your Hazelnut Paleo Brownies, and I’m featuring you as my pick for the Rockstars this week from Creativity Unleashed!

    As a Rockstar you’re in the running for this week’s MEGA Rockstar! Grab your friends and come vote at http://www.theboldabode.com/2015/02/creativity-unleashed-week-57.html

    The MEGA Rockstar gets loads of love including:

    1. The Mega Rockstar project will be featured on all of our social media networks (that’s FB, Twitter, Pinterest, and G+ shoutouts from five different bloggers!!!)
    2. Each host will visit the Mega Rockstar’s blog that week and we’ll pin a bucketload of any other great content we find to some of our largest group boards!
    3.The Mega Rockstar of the week will get an invite to our secret group Pinterest board where you can pin your own great content. We go through that board each week when we are looking for great, new content to pin, so this means that even months after you’ve won the Mega Rockstar of the week, we can still find and pin your newest awesome content!

    Congratulations and Good Luck!!!

    Reply

  41. Hi Taylor,
    Thanks so much for the amazing recipe! I didn’t have the small skillets, so I used ramekins instead. I also didn’t have any of the dark unsweetened chocolate on hand so I used Enjoy Life chocolate chips (half of what the recipe called for) and they came out AMAZING!!!

    Reply

  42. Would this recipe work in an 8 inch square glass baking pan? I do not own a 6 inch case iron skillet. Thx!

    Reply

    • Unfortunately, the recipe was not developed that way, so it was never tested that way, and I really would have no way of knowing. However, my gut tells me that an 8×8 inch pan is too big, sorry! let me know if you try it though!

      Reply

  43. I keep on making this all the time. It’s simple, fast, great tasting and good for you.
    I use almond flour and coconut oil or butter and bake it for about 15 min.
    If you’re looking for something delicious in no time make it, you won’t regret it.
    Thank you.

    Reply

  44. Can I use a different sweetener besides coconut sugar? I’m not sure that coconut sugar is keto and I’m not crazy about coconut.

    Thanks!!:)

    Reply

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