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I set out the make the best and healthiest brownie ever and was faced with the following critical dilemma:
Do I make the most-delicious-possible health food brownie, or do I make the healthiest possible delicious brownie?
I opted for the second. I knew the answer as soon as the first batch, sweetened with dates, came out of the oven and was tasted. Quite good, but kinda gross. I don’t want my brownies to taste like some hippy made them at a health food store, even a really talented hippy. It’s that simple.
I want my brownies to taste like an Italian chocolatier made them and I’d like them served with a perfect espresso. And maybe a shot of grappa.
Rules for creating the healthiest possible delicious brownie:
- Use the best quality dark, dark chocolate and lots of it.
- Use the smallest amount of unprocessed sugar possible to make brownies just sweet enough, in this case ¼ cup coconut sugar.
- Replace some of the obligatory butter with a different fat that provides brain and heart healthy omegas- in this case, extra virgin olive oil which, flavor-wise, brings out the “dark” of dark chocolate.
- Replace white flour with a more nutritious choice- in this case, protein-rich, fiber-containing and free-of-gluten almond meal.
And there you have it. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
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- 1 bar (3.5 oz) 70% best quality dark chocolate, like Green and Blacks or Valrhona
- 1 bar (3.5 oz) 85% best quality dark chocolate, like Green and Blacks or Valrhona
- ½ stick salted butter
- 2 organic eggs
- ¼ cup coconut palm sugar
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil + extra for greasing pan
- ½ cup best quality cacao powder (100% chocolate-unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease an 8x8, or equivalent area, baking dish with some olive oil.
- Melt chocolate bars over low heat with butter in a pan. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl. Add olive oil, cacao powder, almond flour and salt and whisk. Add melted chocolate and whisk until well mixed.
- Pour into baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.*
*Note: when you take brownies out of oven, you will see a lot of bubbling liquid. This is the olive oil. Don’t worry. It will settle back down as brownies cool.
spiel
I set out the make the best and healthiest brownie ever and was faced with the following critical dilemma:
Do I make the most-delicious-possible health food brownie, or do I make the healthiest possible delicious brownie?
I opted for the second. I knew the answer as soon as the first batch, sweetened with dates, came out of the oven and was tasted. Quite good, but kinda gross. I don’t want my brownies to taste like some hippy made them at a health food store, even a really talented hippy. It’s that simple.
I want my brownies to taste like an Italian chocolatier made them and I’d like them served with a perfect espresso. And maybe a shot of grappa.
Rules for creating the healthiest possible delicious brownie:
- Use the best quality dark, dark chocolate and lots of it.
- Use the smallest amount of unprocessed sugar possible to make brownies just sweet enough, in this case ¼ cup coconut sugar.
- Replace some of the obligatory butter with a different fat that provides brain and heart healthy omegas- in this case, extra virgin olive oil which, flavor-wise, brings out the “dark” of dark chocolate.
- Replace white flour with a more nutritious choice- in this case, protein-rich, fiber-containing and free-of-gluten almond meal.
And there you have it. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Vigor Trigger: Click the pink for health benefits!
- 1 bar (3.5 oz) 70% best quality dark chocolate, like Green and Blacks or Valrhona
- 1 bar (3.5 oz) 85% best quality dark chocolate, like Green and Blacks or Valrhona
- ½ stick salted butter
- 2 organic eggs
- ¼ cup coconut palm sugar
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil + extra for greasing pan
- ½ cup best quality cacao powder (100% chocolate-unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease an 8x8, or equivalent area, baking dish with some olive oil.
- Melt chocolate bars over low heat with butter in a pan. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl. Add olive oil, cacao powder, almond flour and salt and whisk. Add melted chocolate and whisk until well mixed.
- Pour into baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.*
*Note: when you take brownies out of oven, you will see a lot of bubbling liquid. This is the olive oil. Don’t worry. It will settle back down as brownies cool.
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