Let's Be Yummy A Gluten Free way to enjoy life's pleasant delights
Brownies amped up a notch or two! Packed with flavor and Oh. So. Delicious!
Brownies, brownies, brownies … what a love affair I have with brownies.
I don’t think there is a brownie I have tried that I have not enjoyed to the point of lip smacking!
I’ve eaten almost every type imaginable (not all at one time of course; I do have to pace myself, love affair or not!)
I have tried raspberry cheesecake brownies, black bean brownies, chocolate chip brownies, espresso brownies, peanut butter with chocolate chip brownies, chocolate syrup brownies and now, drum roll please! Gluten Free Amaretto Walnut Brownies. I know it probably sounds like overkill, but I told you there was a serious relationship between me and my desire for brownies!
I don’t know if it is the texture, or the flavor, or the fact that the crumbs are so much easier to pick up than those of a cupcake; but whatever the appeal, if you say brownies, I am THERE!
This Gluten Free Amaretto Walnut Brownie recipe kicks up brownie deliciousness to a whole new level. The punch of flavor from the amaretto, espresso and walnuts…SHUT UP and eat!
These brownies hit every single taste craving I could possibly have: chocolate, coffee, nuts, sweet tooth; all rolled into this lovely confection!
When I eat a brownie, I want and NEED full out flavor, whether it is, chocolate, peanut butter or raspberry cheesecake.
I want a sweet dessert that is packed full of moist sweetness. Basically, I want a brownie that is so mouth watering good that I have to think VERY hard about sharing it! These Gluten Free Amaretto Walnut Brownies are definitely in that category!
Once again, this recipe must meet my high standards of easy to prepare… and it does!
This Gluten Free Amaretto Walnut Brownies Recipe meets the top three Let’s Be Yummy criteria:
1. Gluten Free
2. Easy to prepare
3. DELICIOUS
And this recipe for gluten free brownies did that in spades!
If you are a lover of brownies, or you know someone who is, do yourself, and them a favor, and MAKE these bad boys!
And, as always, Enjoy!
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- ½ cup amaretto
- 1 cup butter
- 8 ounces semi sweet chocolate
- 5 large eggs
- 3⅓ cups sugar
- ¼ cup instant espresso
- 1 Tablespoon GF vanilla extract
- 1⅔ cups GF flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Soak chopped walnuts in amaretto for 4-6 hours.
- Drain, discarding amaretto.
- Melt butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
- Beat eggs, sugar and espresso at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for 8 minutes.
- Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
- Gradually add vanilla, flour and salt; beating until blended.
- Stir in walnuts.
- Pour into lightly greased pan.
- x9 pan for thin brownies or 8x8 pan for thicker brownies.
- Bake 25-35 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
A lot of liquor that is gluten-grain based is considered gluten-free but can still cause some people to react. I know because I am one of those lucky people who gets sad in the liquor store.
This is very true. We all have to be active in our research of what is in the food we eat. I understand the sad part, that is how I feel when I find a gluten free item and then read the ingredients to find out it has milk in it. Cow’s milk and I do not get along either.