This Brownie Bark is sugar-free, low carb, grain free, nut free and gluten free! Perfect for gift giving during the holidays!
If you've been to Trader Joe's you've surely seen something called Brownie Bark right?
It looks fantastic, all dark and chocolatey and crisp. But of course I've never tried it so I can't say for sure if mine taste like the packaged ones.
I can tell you that these taste like the edges of a brownie, the crispy edges that everyone loves.
I know that some might not be a fan of the texture of a crispy brownie, but for me and the family we love them.
You know my goal is always to try to replicate goodies my kids see in the local stores we shop at.
Actually I've never seen peppermint ones but decided since it's so close to Christmas, peppermint flavoring was in order.
If you're not a fan you can simply remove the peppermint extract and flavored stevia and just use vanilla extract and chocolate stevia.
They will freeze well too if you're making them ahead.
Candy canes chopped on top is optional. Finding natural sugar free sweetened candy canes might be of some trouble. Amazon sells sugar free ones.
Place in a pretty tin and send to your kid's teachers as a thank you of appreciation.
Brenda's Notes:
- You can find sugar free candy canes on Amazon. Most aren't made with stevia but instead malitol which obviously isn't ideal but since Christmas is only once a year and candy canes aren't eaten on a regular basis this works fine for this recipe.
- If you don't have Swerve sweetener you can use another sugar free sweetener just eliminate the stevia as Swerve is not as sweet as most other granulated sugar free substitutes.
- Chocolate liquid stevia or just peppermint will work as well if you don't have the peppermint mocha, just enhances the flavor a bit more.
- You might not be a fan of coconut and neither is my youngest but there is not an ounce of coconut flavor in this recipe at all. It's all peppermint and cocoa flavor all the way!
Sugar-Free Peppermint Brownie Bark
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup Swerve sweetener
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- ½ cup butter room temp
- 2 egg whites
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon peppermint mocha liquid stevia
- ½ cup sugar free chocolate chips I used Lily's Sweets
- optional: sugar free peppermints chopped to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the first 6 ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer add the egg whites, butter, extract and stevia.
- Blend until combined.
- Slowly pour in the dry ingredients and blend until mixed well.
- Pour in the chocolate chips and stir on low until mixed.
- Use your hands to press and spread dough over the baking pan as evenly as possible, 8 by 12 inches.
- Cover with a piece of parchment and use a rolling pin to smooth surface.
- Remove parchment and sprinkle copped candy canes if desired.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Score into 24 pieces with an oiled pizza cutter.
- Bake for additional 5 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Cut with a clean knife and store in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Mary
Made these today. I didn’t have peppermint extract or stevia. I did have chocolate stevia so used that and instead of the chocolate chips I used Lily’s peppermint baking chips. Came out FANTASTIC ! ! ! Great recipe. THANK YOU.
Catherine Hoenig
Is there a coconut taste in the end product? I would prefer to use a different gluten free flour if it tastes like coconut. If so could you recommend one?
Katrine
hi
So, I made this tonight exactly as written
thanks
Clarence wilson
Hey i like to eating brownie bark and this recipe is sugar free so i like to try this one and i will definitely, Thanks for sharing
Sasha Jamison
Looks great! I’m a gooey brownie person, but the Godfather is all about the crunchy edges. I bet a homemade version is better than anything you could buy in a bag! ?
Debbie
Hello, I am a brownie lover but not a mint lover, could i leave out the mint flavoring, add plain stevia for the mocha mint and just have brownie bark with choc chips in it?
Brenda
Sure that would work.
Carol
I am new to the low carb sugar free thing and I am having trouble buying all the different ingredients. I am trying to buy one or two each payday. Trying to be healthy is expensive! Am wondering if almond flour and coconut flour are interchangeable in your recipes. Also, the different sweeteners are really confusing me. I don't trust a lot of info on the internet but I see you feed these recipes to your kids so I have more trust in them. Thank you for all the info on your site. I am learning slowly.
Brenda
I buy many products through iherb.com and it's a lot cheaper. I have a discount code you can use, YAJ035. Almond flour and coconut flour are not interchangeable because coconut flour needs many more eggs to make the product rise and not be so dense.
Pam Nonstick
I wanted to make this for Christmas.. but never got enough time. But I found time today!!! This is EVER so good. It was 'easy peasy chocolate squeezy' (sorry, lol.. I was really wanting something fudgy/peppermint..). My husband hates brownies.. so I didn't use 'that word' and just said 'something I found a recipe for.. well, holy cannoli.. he LOVED these! mine came out more like brownies (I used a smaller pan, so I baked them for just a couple minutes more) but they are very good (good enough for me to 'hide some' for when he goes to work tomorrow, heh heh). Thank you ! ..Pam
Brenda
Awesome! To pass the hubby test is always a win!
Kelly
Can you use powdered stevia
Marty
Hey there, I'm a big lover of mint and chocolate, and I also am lucky enough to have a gluten allergy. Its tough finding good gluten-free dessert recipes, so I'm gonna try this out as it looks fantastic. Here's 5 stars in advance just based on appearance and I'll let you know how it goes.. thanks a bunch! Merry Christmas - Marty 🙂