This is our second gluten free holiday season. While the rest of us are munching on traditional goodies, my daughter is missing out. We wanted to share the joy and make treats she would be able to eat so we whipped up a batch of brownies using the 3D Holiday Ornament pan. This pan is nonstick and the brownies turned out beautifully to be gluten free. I’ve noticed these foods are much drier and crumbly, so it was a pleasant surprise when they held together. The brownies popped right out, thanks to the nonstick coating, and cleaning the pan was easy; no scrubbing or scraping needed. We decorated them with plain vanilla frosting using our cake decorator bag, and added blue, pink and yellow colored sprinkles to give them pizzazz. If you are using the recipe to make brownies to be cut into bars add some mix ins like chopped nuts, chopped peanut butter cups or mini chocolate candies. If you want to add a festive touch for the holidays add a half cup crushed peppermint.
- 1/2 cup gluten-free all purpose flour blend
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix flour blend, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix butter and eggs into the batter until creamy. Blend in vanilla. Pour into a greased 8″ by 8″ baking dish and place in preheated 350 degree oven. Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Some tips on making the brownies:
The icing bag comes with five tips. Use the largest tip to add filling to the brownies when you remove them from the molds. This will help hold them together.
Gluten free brownie mix can expand while cooking. Fill the bottom of the 3D pan to the top of each ornament and spread the batter evenly so it does not rise above the top.
Let the brownies cool completely before decorating.
What a great recipe! I’ll be sure to make this.
these look way to good!!
It looks so great and perfect for midnight munchies!
How cute those are! It is important to make sure we include those with food allergies when we make goodies and these look so fun!
These are so cute Pam! I wonder if they make stuff for Hanukkah!
Thank you so much for sharing this delicious-looking recipe! My husband and I have some friends who are gluten-free, and while I have experience with healthy cooking, I am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to making recipes GF. I will have to whip these up when they come over this holiday season! 🙂
I love recipes that give me more healthy options. I’ve been reading a lot about the effects of gluten on the body and I am trying to educate myself about how to cut it out of my diet.
Your gluten free look and sound awesome. I thought it was nice you showed the cooking materials used as well. Great post.
I’ve never decorated our brownies before. I always just leave them plain or frost the entire top with chocolate frosting. I love how cute yours turned out though so I may have to try it. Also, I love all of your add-in ideas. Will have to try those too!
Thankfully I do not HAVE to eat gluten free–I just have to worry about sugar and low carb (diabetic). What I have found is that just because something is gluten free does not mean it is good for diabetics! Now, that being said, it does not mean I might not try to make these delicious looking brownies sugar free!!
Thanks for sharing, love the shapes that you baked them into, very festive
I love that this is gluten free. I don’t have anyone in the house with gluten issues, but I try to elimintate it when I can 🙂
I have a few friends who follow the gluten-free diet, so I’m going to give these a go to impress them! Thank you
How cute! Love the ornament shapes! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Will have to try soon!
Being a recently Gluten Free person I am excited to see this! The picture looked great and made me want to grab those snacks! I’ve been dreading this holiday season because I love to bake but baking without gluten can be challenging. Thank you for giving me hope!
I’ve never tried glutten free desserts, these look amazing and HEALTHY!
I love these – they taste good and look festive! I want one of those 3D pans.
I can’t wait to try this recipe.You are right that gluten-free brownies are usually crumbly so I can’t wait to try this recipe. They look really good.
I can eat gluten and so have never made a gluten free meal before. These brownies look delicious though. I guess this might be my first gluten free meal. 🙂
My Hubs and I have been eating gluten free because it just digests easier and I don’t have all that great digestion to begin with. Thanks for the recipe, I need to figure out what I can use as a sugar replacement and make it work.