RecipeNet "Reduced Sugar Brownies with Coconut Flour"

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Reduced Sugar Brownies
with Coconut Flour
VG, DF, GF, SF, RS

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter or coconut oil
1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder *
6 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp liquid or powdered stevia
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sifted coconut flour
1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Directions

In a saucepan at low heat, blend together butter and cocoa powder. Remove from heat and let cool. In a bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. If using liquid stevia, add it to the wet ingredients. If using powdered stevia, combine it with the coconut flour. Whisk coconut flour into batter until there are no lumps. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into a greased 11 x 7 x 2 inch or 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 C) for 30 to 35 minutes.

Source: Cooking with Coconut Flour by Bruce Fife, N.D.

"My husband and I enjoyed these brownies. Most of Bruce Fife's coconut flour recipes have a reduced sugar option which I really like. The regular brownie recipe did not use stevia and called for a whole cup of sugar. The Dutch processed cocoa powder was recommended for the reduced sugar option but not for the regular brownie recipe. I'm not sure what difference it makes, but I used regular cocoa powder and flavour was fine.

As I did not have any sugar on hand, I used 1/2 cup of honey. Since it was quite thick, I melted it with the coconut oil and cocoa powder instead of mixing it with the eggs. I used powdered stevia but only added one teaspoon since the brand I use is very potent. With stevia products, less is sometimes more.

Most of the recipes in this cookbook have a high egg content. Because coconut flour is gluten-free, the eggs help give the baked goods volume.

All in all these brownies were tasty with a light, airy texture. My only complaint was that in my pan they rose a lot higher in the middle than around the edges. However, this could be due to an issue with my oven rather than the recipe itself. "

Robin Russell, Tester

This recipe was tested using:

Bob's Red Mill Organic Coconut Flour
Omega Nutrition Organic Coconut Oil
NOW Stevia White Extract Powder

Recipe published: Summer, 2007

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