Everybody is catching on to the benefits of coconut oil these days. It has become a popular ingredient in all sorts of healthy recipes, and makes a great alternative to processed oils and margarines. This healthy recipe for dark chocolate brownies features coconut oil, and lets you create decadent and delicious treats that everyone will love. As a bonus, they are also gluten-free. (Recipe from Gluten-Free Goddess)
Ingredients:
- 5 ounces high quality 60-70% cocoa dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup organic coconut oil
- 1 cup light brown sugar (not packed)
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1/4 cup sorghum flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 organic free-range eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat, gently stirring. In a mixing bowl whisk together the brown sugar, almond meal, sorghum flour, fine sea salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and add the beaten eggs, vanilla extract and melted dark chocolate mixture. Beat on low-medium for two minutes, until the batter begins to come together.
- If you are adding nuts, stir in the nuts by hand and spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. Even out the batter with a silicone spatula.
- Stud the top with some dark chocolate chips and press in slightly.
- Bake in the center of a preheated 350ºF oven for 32 to 35 minutes, or until the brownies are set.
- Cool on a wire rack; and remove the cooled brownies from the pan by gripping the foil edges and lifting the brownies out as a whole. Chill for an hour before cutting.
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