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Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies

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These brownies are definitely a favourite with my friends and family!! Also a bonus that my sister can enjoy them as well 🙂 Not one of my most nutritious recipes but I’m all about balance and these brownies are so delicious, perfect with a cuppa tea!

Ingredients (makes roughly 15)

375g butter

300g milk/dark cooking chocolate

120g cocoa powder

100g gluten free self raising flour (I use doves)

500g caster sugar

6 eggs

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and get your baking tin ready, I used a 30cm x 20cm tin and lined it with baking parchment.
  2. In a heatproof bowl over some simmering water or in the microwave, melt the butter and chocolate and mix until smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift the cocoa powder and flour. Add the sugar and mix together.
  4. In another bowl, whisk the eggs.
  5. Add the melted butter/chocolate mix and the eggs to the flour mix. Mix altogether until you have a smooth, silky consistency.
  6. Pour the mix into your baking tray and place in the oven. Check after 30 minutes, at this point the brownies are starting to brown well on top but still have a wobbly centre. Put back in for another 15 – 30 minutes (a total of approx 45 – 60 minutes bake time).
  7. You want the brownies to be slightly gooey and moist in the middle so if you skewer them, it’s not going to come out clean. As long as there is a slight spring on the outside once you take them out of the oven, this will be fine.
  8. Allow to cool on a tray and cut into delicious brownie squares 😀

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Enjoy,

Tee. X

Creme Egg Brownies

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I’m such a chocoholic so Easter is definitely one of my favourite times of the year because of that! Creme eggs aren’t out and about for that long so I just had to make these brownies! These brownies are to die for, rich in chocolate and so moist, it’s hard not to eat the whole batch! I sneaked in a few nutritious ingredients to try balance the recipe out as best I could but they’re still pretty lethal with those creme eggs in there 😀 80/20 😉

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Ingredients

185g dark chocolate

185g coconut oil/butter (I used a combo of half coconut oil/half butter)

85g plain spelt flour

40g cacao powder

3 eggs

275g coconut sugar

6 cadbury creme eggs

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Melt the coconut oil/butter and chocolate together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once melted, leave to cool slightly.
  3. Whisk your eggs and sugar together using an electric mixer until well combined.
  4. Add the chocolate mixture into your eggs and sugar.
  5. Sift in the flour and cacao powder and fold everything together gently.
  6. Pour everything into your brownie tray and cook for about 20 minutes.
  7. While that’s cooking, cut your creme eggs in half. This can be tricky without making a mess 😛
  8. After 20 minutes, take out your brownies. Place your eggs on top of the half cooked brownies and gently press down. I fitted 3 across each row.
  9. Bake for a further 10 minutes or until cooked through.
  10. Once cooked, leave to cool for a while before cutting.

Enjoy 🙂 Try not to each the whole batch at once 😉

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Happy Easter ♥

Tee.X

Flourless Chocolate Fudge Brownies

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I found this recipe on instagram during the week and was so excited to make them! However, one of the main ingredients in the original recipe was black beans which I failed to come across in Tesco yesterday so I compromised and bought a can of red kidney beans instead (my friend thought I was crazy!).

Today, just before going ahead with making these brownies, I stared at the can of red kidney beans because I wasn’t sure if I should chance it or not seeing as the recipe had black beans so I put the can back in the cupboard. A few minutes later I came back and decided to give it a go because how bad could they turn out right?

This recipe was very easy to make, literally threw everything in the food processor, not giving the measurements much attention as I was so afraid of how they would turn out. Once all the ingredients were processed, things started to look good.. Into the oven and about 20 minutes later I decided to take them out. After letting the brownies cool for a while, I cut them up into squares and had my first taste…

And GUESS WHAT?! They tasted GREAT! Extremely moist and melt-in-the-mouth delicious! I even tricked my sister into trying one (my toughest critic) and without telling her that there was red kidney beans in the recipe, she tried one and after a while I asked her what she thought and she was convinced they were just like normal brownies… *victory dance* 🙂

These brownies are really so healthy. They are a great source of plant protein, fibre, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and antioxidants! They’re a great recipe for anyone that is gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan as the oats and chocolate can be adjusted to your needs.

I’m so excited about this recipe and so excited for you all to try it so here it is:

Ingredients

  • 1 15-oz can (Net weight 400g/Drained weight 240g) of black beans/ red-kidney beans (drained and rinsed very well)
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder/herbalife chocolate formula 1
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup agave syrup/honey/maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 200g of chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Combine all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips in a food processor, and blend until completely smooth, so blend really well.

3. Stir in 3/4 of the chocolate chips, then pour into a greased 8×8 pan (I used grease proof paper for lining the pan).

4. Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top.

5. Cook the brownies in the oven for 20-25 minutes but keep an eye on them because temperatures of ovens differ.

6. Then let cool for at least 10 minutes before trying to cut them into squares.

7. Makes between 9-12 brownies.

These brownies were perfect warm after coming out of the oven so if you want them later on, heating them up slightly will probably enhance their taste.

Would make a great dessert warm served with some chocolate and toasted almond nobó ice-cream (Going to try this later!)

Also if anyone tries this recipe with the black beans before I do, I would love to know how they turn out 🙂

Enjoy 🙂

Tee x