Is Coconut Flour Good For Baking?
Coconut flour is a great option for baking. It’s perfect for situations when you want to make something light and fluffy, while keeping a recipe gluten-free and grain-free. Coconut flour is not the best choice if you want a dense and chewy baked item– like chocolate chip cookies. In that case, I’d recommend working with almond flour, which is another grain-free flour option. My Almond Flour Brownies and Almond Flour Cookies are also a big hit! These coconut flour brownies are Paleo-friendly, and perfect for those who need an easy gluten-free dessert. (They’re dairy-free, too!)
How to Make the Brownies
These Coconut Flour Brownies couldn’t be easier to prepare. Just stir the ingredients together in 1 bowl, then pour into a pan and bake them for 30 minutes.
The hardest part of making these brownies is waiting for them to cool completely. I think they taste best when they have cooled all the way down to room temperature, which lets the flavor fully develop, so try to be patient before cutting into them. They will make your whole house smell amazing!
Tips for Baking with Coconut Oil
These Coconut Flour Brownies are made with coconut oil, instead of butter, to keep them dairy-free. Because of that, it will be easiest to stir this batter together if you use room temperature eggs. Eggs that are cold from the fridge might make the coconut oil solidify in the batter, making it thicker than you might expect a brownie batter to be.
Either way, these brownies will bake up perfectly well as long as you have no clumps in the brownie batter. For best results, I’d recommend stirring together the first 6 ingredients until no lumps remain, then add the melted coconut oil and stir quickly again until everything is smooth. If the batter thickens up, it’s just fine!
If you don’t need these brownies to be dairy-free, feel free to use melted butter instead of the coconut oil. The texture should be the same, either way!
What Else Can Coconut Flour Be Used For?
If you have a bag of coconut flour to use up, try one of my other coconut flour recipes below.
Coconut Flour Pancakes Coconut Flour Carrot Cake Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies Coconut Flour Cupcakes Best Ever Coconut Flour Banana Bread Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Coconut Flour Zucchini Bread Orange Cranberry Muffins
Keep in mind, that egg substitutes like flax eggs won’t work as well with coconut flour baked goods. If you need an egg-free recipe, check out my vegan recipes for ideas.
If you try these coconut flour brownies, please leave a comment below and let me know what you think! If you make any modifications, I’d love to hear about those, too. We can all benefit from each other’s experiences! – Reader Feedback: What’s your favorite flour to work with? I’m happy to take recipe requests!
