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This gluten free rocky road brownies recipe is the stuff that dreams are made of. It makes rich, gooey, chocolatey brownies that are oh so satisfying!<\/p>\n

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This gluten free rocky road brownie recipe is a bit odd on how it came about... and what it led to. <\/p>\n

Speaking with my great aunt a little while ago, I randomly remembered having \u201cMississippi mud cake\u201d at her place, more than 3 decades ago. We hadn\u2019t been talking about anything at all related to that, so I have no idea where the thought came from.<\/p>\n

Anyway, that memory inspired me to make up a batch of gooey rocky road brownies... just in a gluten free format, so I could enjoy them!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been a fan of taking fudgy brownies to a whole new level, whether we\u2019re talking about my Gluten Free Nanaimo Bar Brownies <\/a>, or my (not gluten-free!) Easter Creme Egg Brownies<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n

In this case, I start with my go-to gluten-free brownie recipe, but go for that classic rocky road flavor.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s topped with gooey marshmallows, chocolate, and nuts. (While the classic ice cream flavor usually features crunchy almonds, I tend to use pecans for this fudgy brownie recipe).<\/p><\/div>\n

All in all, it may just be the perfect brownie. It\u2019s gooey, rich, chocolatey... and in no way tastes or feels gluten free.<\/p>\n

Anyway, as I was working on it, I ended up with \u201cRocky Road to Dublin\u201d as an ear worm, and decided that Rocky Road to Dublin Brownies<\/a> need to be a thing. (Those ones aren\u2019t gluten-free brownies, though).<\/p>\n

After all - as of posting this - St Patrick\u2019s Day is just a week away!<\/p>\n

So yeah... this recipe both started with a random thought, AND inspired a whole other recipe with ANOTHER random thought!<\/p>\n

Anyway, enough yammering, let\u2019s get to that recipe...<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n

If you do any gluten free baking using my recipes, you\u2019ll find that all of the ingredients in this recipe are pretty simple.<\/i><\/p>\n

A few ingredients notes for you:<\/p>\n

Gluten Free Flours<\/h4>\n

This recipe uses what has become my standard set of \u201cbaking\u201d flours:<\/p>\n

Light Buckwheat Flour
\nSorghum flour
\nCoconut flour<\/p>\n

A couple of these may be harder to find in regular grocery stores, but I consider them pantry staples - if you put the effort into finding them, you\u2019ll use them a LOT, going forward.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of my gluten free desert recipes - including most of my cookie recipes - make extensive use of these three flours.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chocolate<\/h4>\n

I use a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided - some go in the gluten free brownie batter, the rest - about \u00bd cup - get sprinkled on top.<\/p>\n

I find that the \u00bd cup is the perfect amount for on top, so I wouldn\u2019t mess with that. I\u2019m less picky about how much actually makes it into the brownie base, though - so don\u2019t worry if your bag of chocolate chips is a bit bigger or smaller than what I use.<\/p>\n

Because there\u2019s so much sugar in the brownies and the marshmallows, I like to use semi-sweet, bittersweet, or dark chocolate. Really, whatever I have on hand.<\/p>\n

If you have a hefty sweet tooth, feel free to use milk chocolate chips - or chocolate chunks!<\/p>\n

Nuts<\/h4>\n

While chopped almonds are probably the most traditional, I tend to use either chopped walnuts or chopped pecans when making any kind of rocky road brownies.<\/p>\n

Well... rocky road *anything*, really!<\/p>\n

So, feel free to use whatever kind of nuts you like!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Everything Else<\/h4>\n

Rounding out this recipe, you will need:<\/p>\n

Mini Marshmallows
\nGranulated Sugar
\nLight Brown Sugar
\nUnsalted Butter
\nUnsweetened Cocoa Powder
\nLarge Eggs
\nPure Vanilla Extract
\nSalt<\/p>\n

... I just really don\u2019t have anything else to add, as far as these last few ingredients go. Pretty simple stuff!<\/p><\/div>\n

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