Paleo Brownies

Ingredients:

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup almond butter

3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

1 egg

1 tsp baking soda

Steps:

1. Pre-heat oven to 325°F

2. Coat a 13×9 inch baking pan with coconut oil cooking spray

3. Using a medium frying pan, heat maple syrup on medium-low

4. When syrup starts to bubble slightly, add cocoa powder

5. Using a rubber spatula, mix and mush cocoa into syrup until the mixture becomes smooth and consistent without any clumps

6. Add almond butter and use the same mix and mush technique to blend it into a thick, smooth batter

7. Remove the pan from heat then stir in baking powder

8. Add the egg last and quickly mix it into the batter (since it’s warm, the egg will start to cook if you don’t whip it into the mixture pronto)

9. Bake for about 40 minutes on upper rack

10. Allow brownies to cool for about 30 minutes (longer if you can stand to wait) before serving to keep them from crumbling

11. Serve with cold almond milk or if you’re in the mood for something warm, try my almond milk hot chocolate recipe!

By Jenny Champion