About a year ago, I was having some friends over that eat mostly gluten-free. It was my job to make a dessert for everyone. I scoured the internet looking for a gluten-free brownie recipe that seemed like it had a good texture. From the ingredients, it looked like they would be pretty tasty as well. I found the recipe on this great blog, Easy Peasy.  She has a lot of Paleo recipes on her site she.

The Best Brownies Ever

2015-02-16 18:36:30

Yields 12

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Ingredients

1. The Best Brownies Ever
2. 1 cup pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
3. ¾ cup bittersweet cocoa powder (do not use dark chocolate, it overpowers the nut taste)
4. 1 cup of almond butter (If you’re not avoiding peanuts, I have had great results with using Peanut Butter & Co.’s White Chocolate Wonderful Peanut Butter,)
5. 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
6. ½ teaspoon of baking powder
7. ½ teaspoon of salt
8. 1 egg
9. ¼ cup of chocolate chips (I prefer semi sweet.)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine maple syrup and cocoa in a sauce pan.
3. Cook over low heat until it looks smooth. Don’t walk away from it because cocoa will burn quickly.
4. I use my hand mixer with 1 blade to get a more smooth texture.
5. Remove the pan from heat and fold in the rest of the ingredients.
6. Finally, add the chocolate chips!
7. Pour batter into an 8x8 pan. I lined mine with parchment paper for easier removal.
8. I added a few more chocolate chips on top before I put them in the oven.
9. Cook them at 325 degrees for 55 minutes. As ovens vary, do check the brownies during the last 15 minutes.

Notes

1. TIP: These are better on day 2!

By Jacqueline Presley - Creative Outpour

Arkansas Women Bloggers https://arkansaswomenbloggers.com/

 Getting to Know Your ARWB Foodies

 What food reminds you of childhood? Anything Italian. My father’s family is Italian  and my mom learned to cook many of the things my Dad grew up eating. My grandma’s spaghetti sauce was amazing, my mom learned to make it & she taught me.
 What is your favorite international cuisine? Aside from Italina, probably Indian.  I love the exotic spice; they make everything taste extraordinary.
 What is always in your refrigerator at home? Cheeses, nuts, veggies and Ezekiel bread.
What is your most used cookbook? America’s Test Kitchen.  I have a set of them and they taught me to cook; they are still teaching me.
 What is your favorite kitchen gadget? My Kitchen Aid mixer.  It was a Christmas gift from Spencer and it makes me want to bake.
Do you have a favorite food indulgence?  French pastries: Macarons and anything with almonds or cream.
What is your go-to ingredient that you use time and time again? Real butter.  Oats.
What is your favorite food meal to cook at home?. Italian dishes: spaghetti with Italian sausage, Fettuccini Alfredo, etc.
 What is a cooking tip that you would like to share with beginning cooks? Yogurt is what makes muffins above average and heavy whipping cream is what makes scones extraordinary.
 When you’re not cooking, what are your favorite pastimes? Mommying, sewing, yard-saleing/thrifting, creative anything, spending time with people over coffee and good food.
What else would you like us to know about you I have been married to my husband Spencer for 11 years and we have 2 children.  Katie is 5 ½ and Jackson is 3 ½.  I am Social Media Manager for Oh Baby Foods which I am able to do mostly from home.  I would not have that job if it wasn’t for the influence and connections through Arkansas Women Bloggers.

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