Secretly, we were so incredibly skeptical of these brownies. We bought a 100% cacao dark chocolate bar and felt so good for being “clean.” Then we both took a bite….OH MY. Bleh. It was terrible. So, we decided to cut it with an organic 60% cacao chocolate bar. You still get all the benefits and yummy flavor of the dark chocolate without the bitterness of the 100%. We also used a 100% completely clean cacao baking powder. The honey and almond butter do a great job naturally sweetening up these suckers. In the end, the batter looks exactly like boxed brownies. And, the finished product – that too!
These delicious brownies are gluten free and so easy to make. They have a “fudgy” texture that make them a favorite of kids and parents! This yummy recipe is from our Paleo Kids Cookbook.
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz 100% dark chocolate
1 1/2 oz 60% dark chocolate
1/2 cup coconut oil
3 free range organic eggs
1/4 cup almond butter
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped
1/2 cup almonds, optional
1/2 cup toasted coconut, optional
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 8x8 baking dish with coconut oil
- Melt the 1 1/2 oz of 100% dark chocolate, 1 1/2 oz 60% dark chocolate and the coconut oil together in a double boiler.
- Once the chocolate and coconut oil have melted, stir until well blended. Then remove from heat and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Whisk in the eggs individually, waiting for each to completely combine before adding the next.
- Whisk in the honey, almond butter, salt, and vanilla.
- Stir in the cocoa powder, chocolate pieces, almonds and toasted coconut.
- Pout batter into the baking dish. bake 25-30 minutes. Brownies will be done when a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let brownies cool before slicing.
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