Recipe: Fudgy Brownies with Frosting

by Devorah Arndt-Daniel

12-15-2014

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup flax seed meal
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cacao
• Scant 1 cup Natural Mate sweetener (Stevia & Erythirol) 

1. Mix all dry ingredients and get all the lumps out of the almond flour
2. Beat 4 eggs in a separate bowl until fluffy
3. In a pan, heat together 4 ozs butter and 4 oz unsweetened chocolate. Heat this very slowly! Let stand for a few minutes to cool slightly and then add 3/4 cup heavy cream and 1/2 cup water. Mix together well and add to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
4. Add eggs and then 1 - 2 tsps vanilla extract, mixing well.
5. This batter could be very thick and its ok.
6. Pour or spoon into a 13 X 9 pan that has been sprayed with coconut oil. Mine is glass that has a nice lid for storing later.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Test with a toothpick! You do NOT want your toothpick to come out perfectly clean! It should not be coated but to have a small amount of cling will allow the brownies to have that nice fudgy texture, especially towards the middle. Don't cook them to death!!

Frosting

• 2 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1 heaping tsp powder cacao
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1-2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons Natural Mate sweetener
• 2 Tablespoons Tagatose

1. Melt all of this together and stir well getting all of the lumps out. After its all melted together set aside to cool. Keep stirring often. It will start getting a little thicker but still be pourable. I let the brownies cool for almost an hour and then pour the frosting on. Then a little further cooling. These actually taste better when completely cooled.

Enjoy!