I am all about the protein, veggies, and healthy fats 99% of the time. But that 1% of the time, your girl needs a little treat. Unfortunately, the kind of convenient treats you find in most grocery stores or out of package leave me feeling sick and bloated.
I’ve found that it’s actually pretty easy to make Paleo treats. Especially because almond flour, coconut flour, and cassava flour are found in most health food stores these days. I also find that cooking with dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao or more) doesn’t leave me craving sweets for weeks after.
I spent so long thinking I would never be able to enjoy treats like this without consequences. I now know as I am deep into my food freedom, that I can find ways to enjoy treats like brownies without feeling sick afterwards or releasing a sweet tooth craze!
Ingredients:
1 cup of bleached almond flour (I used Bob’s Red Mills)
1/4 cup of coconut flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp of Himalayan pink salt
2/3 cup of creamy almond butter
2/3 cup of canned pumpkin puree
1/4 cup of coconut oil, softened
2/3 cup of palm coconut sugar
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 cup of dark chocolate morsels
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Combine almond butter, pumpkin puree, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, and egg together in a mixer for 1-2 minutes
- In a bowl, combine almond and coconut flours, baking soda, and salt
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the mixer, until well combined
- Fold in chocolate morsels by hand with a spatula, saving some for toppings
- Place parchment paper over an 8×8 baking dish
- Place mixture in the 8×8 dish and spread out, placing chocolate morsels on the top
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until you can place a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean