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Happy Valentines Day Brownies

💞Brownies

In honor of Valentines Day I created this brownie recipe. It is refined sugar free,dairy free and gluten free.The ice cream is vegan Nada Moo Vanilla.  It is a treat for the whole family.
  • 2 TBS. Ground flax meal mixed with 5 TBS. Water (set aside)
  • 1/2 cup Oat Flour
  • 1/2 cup Cacao powder
  • 2/3 cup cocoanut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp. pink Himalayan Sea salt
  • 1/4 cup Coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup Almond Butter
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp.vanilla
  • 1/2 bag dark chocolate chips
  • 1.75 ounces dark chocolate ( I used 85% dark chocolate bar)

Directions:








Make Flaxseed egg first and set aside
Mix all dry ingredients together in a mixing Bowl and set aside
In a small sauce pan add cocoanut oil, almond butter,maple syrup,vanilla,chocolate chips and dark chocolate. Simmer ingredients while stirring until combined and smooth. Add chocolate and flax egg to dry ingredients and mix until combined. Pour mixture into a 8x8 parchment lined pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove brownies from oven and let cool and then place in fridge for 1-2 hours to fully cool. I melted 1 TBS. Cocoanut oil with 1.75 ounce of dark chocolate for a drizzle after brownies
have cooled.💖💘









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