The World's Best Brownie Mix Just Went Gluten-Free: How Does It Compare?

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ghirardelli brownie taste test: gluten-free vs regular
original photos: candace davison

Ghirardelli makes the best brownie mix. Fact. For years, I thought that was just my personal opinion, and then—year after year in taste tests, PureWow editors deemed it their favorite on the market. And it wasn’t just us: Food Network, Taste of Home, All Recipes and Serious Eats gave it top marks. There’s even a Reddit thread debating on whether the Ghirardelli mixes sold at Costco just taste better than those sold anywhere else.

The fandom is real, so when the brand announced that it was launching a gluten-free mix, I had to know: Could it live up to the original?


candace davison bio

VP of editorial content

  • Oversees home, food and commerce articles
  • Author of two cookbooks and has contributed recipes to three others
  • Named one of 2023's Outstanding Young Alumni at the University of South Florida, where she studied mass communications and business