Triple Chocolate Gluten-Free Biscotti

This Triple Chocolate Gluten-Free Biscotti Recipe is easy and creates a crunchy, sweet, super chocolatey cookie, that's perfect for dipping in coffee, cocoa or dessert wine. Whether you're gluten-free or not, this makes all chocolate lovers swoon.

Gluten-free chocolate biscotti is not in most bakery cases. This recipe is so easy to make at home, so nobody has to miss out.

With a son with Celiac Disease, I'm always trying to make new, delectable gluten-free desserts.

What is biscotti?

Traditionally made from almonds, with origins in medieval Italy, biscotti are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy cookies. 

These crunchy cookies are designed to be dipped into drinks, commonly Vin Santo, a Italian dessert wine. (Which is so delicious!) They're also dipped in coffee, cocoa and tea.

More about the history of biscotti is here.

Make Gluten-Free Chocolate Biscotti in Five Easy Steps

1. Make the dough, and note that it's thick and on the dry side.

2. Shape the dough into a large slightly rounded rectangle.

3. Bake.

4. Slice the baked dough.

5. Bake the dough again, now sliced, for a second time.

Drizzle them with chocolate if desired. Not sure why you wouldn't desire this. 😉 

Recipe Tips and Substitutions

• Gluten-free chocolate biscotti dough is thick and on the dry side. It helps to use your hands for the final mixing of the ingredients.
• Since the dough is so thick, when shaping it, placing a sheet of plastic wrap on top can be very helpful . Press down on it with the palms of your hands.
• A serrated knife is best for slicing the cookies. Do so slowly and gently to avoid crumbling.
• Drizzling the chocolate on top is optional, but it only adds to its chocolatey deliciousness.
• Before you store the biscotti, be sure they are completely cool and dried -- whether or not you've drizzled them with chocolate.
• I use Cup4Cup Gluten-Free Flour in this recipe — and in most of my gluten-free baked goods. It’s really fantastic, as it behaves the most like a regular all-purpose flour, of all of the varieties I’ve tried. If you use a different gluten-free flour, if it does not contain xanthan gum, add one teaspoon of it to the recipe.

How to Store Them

• Biscotti should be stored in a tightly sealed container layered with parchment or wax paper, preferably in a tin, which helps to maintain crispness. They should be good for at least three weeks if stored this way at room temperature.
• Biscotti should not be refrigerated as they will loose their crispness.
• You can also freeze biscotti for up to about three months. Again, in a tightly sealed container layered with parchment or wax paper.

I hope you love these Triple Chocolate Gluten-Free Biscotti as much as I do. Enjoy them with your morning coffee or cocoa, afternoon tea or a delicious dessert wine.

More gluten-free chocolate desserts:

• Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake
• Chocolate Nougat Bars
• Flourless Chocolate Kahlúa Decadence Cake

Triple Chocolate Gluten-Free Biscotti

Valentina K. Wein

This Triple Chocolate Gluten-Free Biscotti Recipe creates a crisp, sweet and super chocolatey cookie, perfect for dipping into coffee, cocoa and dessert wine.

5 from 8 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Cooling TIme 2 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Servings 14

Calories 285 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 cups Cup4Cup All Purpose Gluten-Free Flour
• ½ cup almond meal
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Instructions

 

• Set the oven and prepare the pan. Preheat the oven to 350°F and adjust a rack to the center. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Make the dough. In medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, almond meal, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Use a whisk to evenly blend. Set aside.

  In another medium-sized mixing bowl, gently whisk the eggs with the sugar, vanilla and salt.

  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture. Mix just until everything is evenly incorporated, and then add 1½ cups of the chocolate chips. Since this dough will be thick and on the dry side, you will likely need to use your hands to mix at the end.
• Shape and bake. On the parchment-lined baking sheet, shape the dough into one large, slightly rounded, rectangle that's about 5"W x 14"L x 1½"D. (It might help to place a piece of plastic wrap on top and gently press down with the palms of your hands.)

  Bake in the preheated 350°F oven until it looks dry, about 20 minutes.

  Remove it from the oven, and turn the heat down to 275°F. Let it cool a bit on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes.
• Slice. Lift the parchment off the baking sheet and place it on a cutting surface. Use a large serrated bread knife to cut the biscotti horizontally, into approximately 1½" slices. Line the baking sheet with a new sheet of parchment (unless the one you used isn't cut from slicing), and place the slices on top.
• Bake again. Return the baking sheet to the now 275°F oven and bake until the biscotti look dry in the center, about 20 minutes per side. (They can easily be flipped over halfway through the cooking time with a small off-set spatula.)
• Cool and drizzle with chocolate. Let them cool on the baking sheet for at least an hour. Then melt the remaining ½ cup of chocolate in a microwave or double boiler on the stove-top. Use a teaspoon to drizzle the melted chocolate over the biscotti. Let the chocolate set at room temperature, about 45 minutes.
• Serve or store. Serve or store them in a tightly sealed container layered with parchment or wax paper. Do not refrigerate. They can be kept this way for a few weeks at room temperature, or in the freezer about 3 months.

NOTES

Calorie count is only an estimate.

NUTRITION

Calories: 285kcal

Keywords gluten-free cookies, gluten-free desserts, chocolate recipes

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