Healthy Chocolate Brownies
Warm oozy dairy free, gluten free and sugar free chocolate brownie madness!
Servings
10/12 squares
Ready In:
1hrs 20min
Good For:
Sweet Treats
Introduction
About this Recipe
By: Amanda Higgins
No recipe blog is complete without a brownie recipe right?
All Brownies run along the same ingredients of chocolate and fats in large proportions with lots of eggs. I like this recipe as the fats are of the good kind – nut butter and coconut oil. This makes this recipe slightly on the healthier side. I have added coconut sugar but normal sugar would work just as well.
Coconut sugar is very similar to regular table sugar, although it’s not as processed and contains minor amounts of nutrients. It does however do the same things as normal sugar in the body so don’t be fooled thinking it is so much better for you – just a tip!
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate – I have used a combination of 85% and 99% due to soy allergies, but 70% is the norm or milk chocolate if you have too – it will however be very sweet so you might need to reduce the coconut sugar or xylitol
100g coconut oil
3 eggs
150g coconut sugar or xylitol
85g nut butter of your choice, any flavour will do
55g tapioca flour
1 tsp baking powder gluten free
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a 22x22cm tin with baking paper making sure to go up the side of the tin.
Step 2
Put the coconut oil and the chocolate in a bowl and melt in a microwave or over a simmering pot of water. Once it has melted, stir until it is lovely and smooth.
Step 3
Meanwhile put the eggs, coconut sugar and nut butter in a large bowl and beat until it is thick, frothy and light. Gradually add the chocolate to this. Be careful not too be too heavy handed and knock all the air out of it. Fold in the flour and baking powder.
Step 4
Pour it into the prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes. Check and see if ready. It should have a slight wobble to the centre. Brownies can often turn to cake if left too long. If not ready, bake for a further 5 minutes, but keep and eye on it.
Step 5
Allow to cool slightly in the tin before removing and slicing up.
So good!
Healthy Chocolate Brownies
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 squares 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Warm dairy free, gluten free and sugar free chocolate madness!
Ingredients
- 200g dark chocolate – I have used a combination of 85% and 99% due to soy allergies, but 70% is the norm or milk chocolate if you have too – it will however be very sweet so you might need to reduce the coconut sugar or xylitol
- 100g coconut oil
- 3 eggs
- 150g coconut sugar or xylitol
- 85g nut butter of your choice, any flavour will do
- 55g tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking powder gluten free
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a 22x22cm tin with baking paper making sure to go up the side of the tin.
- Put the coconut oil and the chocolate in a bowl and melt in a microwave or over a simmering pot of water. Once it has melted, stir until it is lovely and smooth.
- Meanwhile put the eggs, coconut sugar and nut butter in a large bowl and beat until it is thick, frothy and light.
- Gradually add the chocolate to this. Be careful not too be too heavy handed and knock all the air out of it. Fold in the flour and baking powder.
- Poor it into the prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes. Check and see if ready. It should have a slight wobble to the centre. Brownies can often turn to cake if left too long. If not ready bake for a further 5 minutes but keep and eye on it.
- Allow to cool slightly in the tin before removing and slicing up.
- So good!
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Sweet treat
Keywords: Amanda In The kitchen, The Health Nut, healthy food, chocolate treats, healthy bodies, brownies, healthy brownies
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