Do you miss Little Debbie snacks since going gluten free? These Gluten Free Little Debbie Brownies will satisfy your craving for those snacks you used to love.
I will totally admit that I was never a huge Little Debbie snack person. They were fine, but not something I craved. My son though LOVES them.
I don’t buy them a lot, but since my son is not gluten free, I will occasionally buy him a few boxes of Little Debbie snacks.
He was recently eating one of Little Debbie’s brownies and for some reason I wanted one. I really wanted one. Like I wanted one right then. But I couldn’t have one because they aren’t gluten free. I had to settle for something else.
However it did get me thinking about coming up with my own homemade version of Little Debbie Brownies.
I searched online, but didn’t find anything that was exactly what I was looking for. Some of the recipes looked good, but they didn’t look or sound like the real thing.
If I am going to put the work into a homemade version I want it to be as close to the real thing as I can get it.
So I set to work coming up with my own homemade gluten free Little Debbie brownie.
After some trial and error and lots of experimenting I came up with a gluten free version that we love. My son, who eats Little Debbie Snacks all the time, said they were very close to the real thing.
It has been years since I had a real one, so I can’t say for sure, but I think they might be a little better than the real thing.
If you or your kids have been missing Little Debbie brownies these are a must make. Seriously make a batch. They are so good.
I will say that the sprinkles are not necessary. I found them in the cake decorating section at the store, because I wanted them for pictures, but you don’t have to have them unless you really want them to look real. They don’t add much to the flavor.
You could also use a mini m&m type of candy, but those aren’t always gluten free.
My daughter has a nut allergy so we don’t do tree nuts, but if you can have walnuts I would sprinkle those on top for a homemade gluten free version of the Little Debbie brownies with nuts.
If you like making your favorite recipes at home you might enjoy these recipes:
- Homemade Three Musketeers Bars
- Homemade Nestle Crunch Bars
- Homemade Mounds Bars
- Homemade Enchilada Sauce
- Homemade Pizza Sauce
- Dairy Free Sweetened Condensed Milk
Gluten Free Little Debbie Brownies are a homemade gluten free version of a favorite treat.
- 3/4 cup white rice flour
- 1/4 cup sweet rice flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk Don't leave this out and don't use a full egg. The egg yolk helps the texture.
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips be sure that they are gluten free
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- sprinkles
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside.
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In a bowl combine white rice flour, sweet rice flour, cornstarch, xanthan gum, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl beat melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
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Mix half of the flour mixture into batter and mix just until combined.
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Add water and mix until combined.
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Add remaining flour mixture and mix until combined.
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Spread into 9x13 pan and bake for 18-20 minutes or until. You don't want to over bake these, but you do want them set. Let cool in pan.
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Once brownies are cool combine chocolate chips and whipping cream in a bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds on 50% power. Stir and repeat until chocolate is melted
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Stir chocolate until smooth and spread over cooled brownies.
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Sprinkle with sprinkles (or nuts) if desired.
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Let fudge topping set up and cut into squares.
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