These avocado chocolate brownies are always a winner! They are packed full of vitamins and minerals and are gluten-free and dairy-free. The brownies do contain maple syrup so try to avoid going all out and eating the whole tray in one go!
Ingredients:
Makes 9 (depending on size)
- 1 avocado
- 50g coconut oil (melted)
- 120ml maple syrup
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 35g coconut flour
- 110g cacao
- 1 tsp bicarb
- 50g pecan nuts
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 175C
- Whisk avocado until smooth
- Add the egg and whisk until well combined
- Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract and egg
- Combine the coconut flour, cacao and bicarb in a bowl and stir well
- Gradually add the flour mixture into the blender with the avocado mixture until well combined
- Roughly chop the nuts and stir into the batter
- Place in a lined tin and bake for 30 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean
- Leave to cool and then cut into 9 squares
