Lunch Ideas for Kids: Guilt Free Chocoholic Brownies
These brownies not only deliver a truly delicious dark chocolate punch, they are also sugar, guilt and virtually FAT free! I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about baking brownies with avocado, but it really works well. Avocados have a smooth texture with a very bland neutral flavor that lend themselves ideally to dark chocolate. You cannot taste avocado, all you taste is dark chocolate. Also, as there is no sugar, gluten or dairy so as a result, they are lighter than air, making it very easy to eat A LOT without guilt.
Ingredients
- 2 large avocados
- 1/2 cup apple nectar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp coconut extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup melted unsweetened bitter dark chocolate melted with 1/3 cup avocado oil
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions: Lunch Ideas for Kids: Guilt Free Chocoholic Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a blender or food processor combine avocado, apple nectar, eggs, and extracts
- Add above ingredients into bowl with melted chocolate. Stir to combine.
- Add in coconut flour, cocoa powder, sea salt and baking soda and stir until well-combined.
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with coconut oil and add batter and sprinkle coconut flakes on top.
- Place in oven to bake for approximately 30 minutes (slightly less for fudgier brownies or slightly longer for more cake-like brownies).
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting into approximately 16 brownies.
These will keep in an airtight container at room-temperature for up to 2 days or for a longer shelf-life store in the fridge or freezer.
