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Airy Double Chocolate Brownies – Keto Low Carb Recipe

Sometimes you want a dark, fudgy brownie and sometimes you want something lighter. These Airy Double Chocolate Brownies are on the lighter side, more like a cross between a brownie and cake but still with a delightful double dose of chocolate from the cacao and the dark chocolate.

This batch makes a standard 8×8 pan and brownies that are large and very filling! You may wish to cut them in half if you’ve eaten the rest of our delicious summer meal series of Charcuterie, Chilled Cucumber Feta Soup, Kale Walnut Salad, Grilled Marinated Flank Steak with Chimichurri and a Smoky Jalapeno Cucumber Margarita!

Airy Double Chocolate Brownie
Airy Double Chocolate Brownie

Airy Double Chocolate Brownies

Prep Time: 7 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 9 squares
Keto Airy Double Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients 
 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In the microwave on low power or low heat on the cooktop, melt together chocolate, butter and coconut oil.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat 4 eggs.
  • Add salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, cacao and almond flour to the eggs, mix until there are no lumps.
  • Add chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and mix until incorporated. 
  • Spray or coat an 8x8 baking pan lightly with oil.
  • Add brownie mixture to pan, shake to even out and top with coarse sea salt if desired.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until brownies start to pull away from the edge of the pan and a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean.
  • Let brownies cool for 5 minutes, then cut into 9 even squares. Add more coarse sea salt if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1squareCalories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 192mgPotassium: 279mgFiber: 5gSugar: 0gCalcium: 65mgIron: 5.2mg

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  • Cheryl McColgan

    Cheryl McColgan is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Heal Nourish Grow, where she has published evidence-based health and nutrition content since 2018.

    With over 30 years of experience in fitness, nutrition, and healthy living, and nearly 20 years of professional editorial and journalism experience, she brings both subject-matter depth and trained editorial judgment to everything on the site.

    Cheryl holds a degree in Psychology with a minor in Addictions Studies, completed graduate training in Clinical Psychology, and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and E-RYT Certified Yoga Instructor.
    She is the author of 21 Day Fat Loss Kickstart, Make Keto Easy, Take Diet Breaks and Still Lose Weight, The Grain Free Cookbook for Beginners, and Easy Weeknight Keto.

    Read more about Cheryl and the journey that created Heal Nourish Grow on the about page.
    Cheryl McColgan is the founder of Heal Nourish Grow, where she writes about protein, body composition, healthy aging, and evidence-based nutrition, along with the everyday habits that actually make those things work in real life.

    With a background in psychology and graduate training in clinical psychology, plus nearly 20 years of experience in editorial and publishing, Cheryl approaches health from both a research and real-world perspective. She’s also been immersed in fitness and nutrition for more than 25 years, which gives her a practical lens most purely academic content tends to miss.

    Her work today focuses heavily on protein intake (especially for women), muscle retention, metabolic health, and sustainable fat loss, along with topics like sleep, recovery, and wearable health tech. You’ll also find a mix of high-protein, low-carb recipes designed to make hitting those goals easier without overcomplicating things.

    Cheryl’s interest in health and nutrition became more personal after navigating her own autoimmune challenges, which pushed her to dig deeper into how lifestyle, diet, and daily habits impact long-term health. That experience continues to shape how she approaches everything on this site: practical, realistic, and focused on what actually works over time.

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