Preheat your oven and line a baking pan with parchment paper. Do this first so you don’t “forget” and then rush later.
Whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl: almond flour, cocoa powder, sweetener, baking powder, and salt. Break up all the cocoa lumps—future you will thank you.
Add the wet ingredients. Pour in melted butter (not hot), crack in the eggs, and add vanilla. Stir until smooth and glossy.
Transfer the batter to your prepared pan and spread evenly. It’ll be thick—that’s a good sign.
Bake until just set. The center should look slightly underdone; brownies finish cooking as they cool.
Cool completely before slicing. Yes, really. Cutting early leads to brownie chaos.
Key tip: Overbaking is the enemy of fudgy brownies. Pull them early, always.