Gluten-free, Sugar-free, Dairy-free Brownies

This recipe is a slight adaptation of Gluten Free Easily‘s Big and Rich Brownie recipe. It makes a small batch of rich, chocolatey brownies. I “frosted” the brownies with peanut butter.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup  Olive oil

1/3 cup Cocoa powder

2 Eggs

3/4 cup Honey

1 tsp Vanilla extract

3/4 cup Gluten free flour (I used my blend of corn and rice)

1/3 cup Nuts, if desired (I used slivered almonds)

3/4 cup unsweetened Peanut butter, if desired, for “frosting”

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.

Grease an 8 x 8 (or comparable size) glass baking dish.

Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl. The nuts can be sprinkled on top just before the brownies are put into the oven, or mixed into the batter.

Spread batter in the greased pan. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Because peanut butter is the new required ingredient for baked good in our home (I’m serious when I say this; it was a direct request), I decided to “frost” the brownies with a peanut butter frosting. I Googled recipes, and in the end decided to just do a light “frosting” of plain, natural peanut butter since the brownies themselves were so sweet.

If you don’t have such a strong sweet tooth, you may want to cut the honey in this recipe to 1/2 cup. Even A, who has a huge sweet tooth, remarked “super sweet!” upon taking his first bite.

Enjoy!