I found the following recipe on a blog called edibleperspective.com. I was looking for something vegan since my kids don't do well with dairy, and I found one that was also really low sugar (it's mostly sweetened with applesauce). I was a little doubtful that they would taste as good as "normal" brownies, but was I wrong!! These are now the only brownies I will ever make again. Soooo good, so good for you (sort of).
Double Chocolate Vegan Brownies – that will blow your mind + mouth [adapted from Mama Pea]
- 3/4c whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3c unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1T instant coffee [optional]
- 2t baking powder
- 1/2t baking soda
- 1c unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4c sucanat
- 1/4c brown rice syrup
- 2t vanilla
- 1/2c dark chocolate chunks/chips
- 1/2t salt
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder + soda, coffee, and salt together in a large bowl.
- In a medium sized bowl combine applesauce, brown rice syrup, sucanat, and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the wet into the dry and mix [by hand] until combined. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl but do not over mix. The batter will be somewhat lumpy.
- Let rest for a few minutes [it will become a bit foamy] and then mix in chocolate chips.
- Pour + spread evenly into an 8×8 greased pan.
- Bake ~20min until edges pull away from the pan or toothpick test.
- Let cool for at least 30min before cutting out of pan.
**High Altitude instructions:
- 1 3/4t baking powder
- oven at 375*
