November 22, 2016

Gluten-Free Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes

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I had a birthday over the summer. I turned 37, which seems like a big old nothing birthday because it’s just in the middle of the thirties and no big deal at all. But anyway, Joe and the girls made one of my favorite desserts just for me, and so I enjoyed my special night.

They made me a big brownie sundae and of course it had smooth, rich hot fudge drizzled over top. Is there a dessert that screams “comfort food” more than that? I can’t think of one.

Unfortunately, the hot gooey-ness of the hot fudge combined with the crisp freeze of the ice cream made my teeth scream out in pain. It first started happening when I was a teen, and my dentist at the time recommended that I switch to Sensodyne® toothpaste.

I did switch, and I have used Sensodyne® twice daily ever since. (If you’re a longtime reader, you might remember that I switched for a campaign a few years ago, but I quickly switched back.)

Thanks to Sensodyne® Repair & Protect, I can now enjoy this delicious dessert without the sensitivity twinge!

So in the spirit of my love for Sensodyne®, I have a recipe to share with you for my special birthday dessert, the hot fudge brownie sundae. The first step is to prepare the hot fudge.

You want it to be hot but not boiling hot, so make it first and let it cool off while you prepare the brownies.

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

Course

Condiment, Dessert, Gluten-free

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
2 cups sugar
12 oz evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Course

Condiment, Dessert, Gluten-free

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
2 cups sugar
12 oz evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Combine butter, cocoa, sugar, and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Heat mixture until boiling. Continue to boil for 7 minutes.
After 7 minutes, remove from heat and immediately stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. The chocolate chips should melt and the mixture should be smooth.
If your hot fudge sauce is lumpy, you can put it in the blender for a couple of minutes, but I didn't find that to be necessary.

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The next step is to make the brownies.

Gluten-Free Fudge Brownies Recipe

Course

Dessert, Gluten-free

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup buckwheat flour (Buckwheat is not related to wheat at all, and buckwheat is naturally gluten-free. However, this particular brand is not produced in a gluten-free facility and could irritate the strictest gluten-free diets. I don't have any trouble with it, but use caution if you are very strictly gluten-free.)
3/4 cup cocoa powder Hershey's Special Dark
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter unsalted, melted
2 tablespoons butter unsalted, melted
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 eggs large, room temperature
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided

Course

Dessert, Gluten-free

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup buckwheat flour (Buckwheat is not related to wheat at all, and buckwheat is naturally gluten-free. However, this particular brand is not produced in a gluten-free facility and could irritate the strictest gluten-free diets. I don't have any trouble with it, but use caution if you are very strictly gluten-free.)
3/4 cup cocoa powder Hershey's Special Dark
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter unsalted, melted
2 tablespoons butter unsalted, melted
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 eggs large, room temperature
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350.
Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper to make it easier to remove the brownies when they're finished.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
In a larger mixing bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add the eggs one at a time and stir until just incorporated.
The next step is important! Well really, all the steps are important, but make sure you are careful on this one. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir only until the flour is worked in. Don't overmix!
Carefully and gently, fold in 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the 8x8 pan and sprinkle the last 1/4 cup of chocolate chips on top.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. A toothpick poked into the CENTER should come out WET, but a toothpick along the edge should not.

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Let both the brownies and hot fudge cool for about an hour. Hot fudge brownie sundaes are wonderful with hot brownies, but if you take gluten-free brownies out of the pan too soon, they basically turn to mush. You need whole brownies for the sundae part to make sense.

So take the slightly warm brownie out of the pan and place it into a bowl. Cut it in half so that the ice cream can sink down in between the pieces.

Add a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream on top of the brownie, and drizzle generously with hot fudge sauce. If you’re feeling extra fancy, add some whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top.

That’s it. You have a hot fudge brownie sundae, and it only took you half of the afternoon to make it.

I kid. It’s not that involved.

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