Remember how I said awhile back that part of our whole food journey as a family has been to not eliminate treats completely, but to reinforce to our kiddos that treats are just that, treats? We don’t get them on a daily basis and we don’t eat them from packages much anymore, but that being said, I don’t feel one bit guilty about making a batch of delicious brownies from good, quality ingredients for my family. These brownies. I cannot quit making these brownies. In December, I even made them two days in a row. The first days batch got crumbled and put into our vanilla ice cream mixture and became Brownie Ice Cream… so of course I had to make them the next day to eat with our Brownie Ice Cream… right?!

These guys are super easy to make and they are wheat-free. If you have oatmeal on hand, just blend up 1/4 cup of oats to use or you can buy oat flour in the bulk section of your grocery store.

Delicious, friends. I am warning you. Now you are going to have a brownie problem. Oh, and this is another Sprouted Kitchen inspired recipe. She is awesome.

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 tablespoons Kerrygold Butter – Unsalted
• 9 ounces good quality dark chocolate, like Theo Chocolate Bar, chopped (I use 3 of these bars)
• 1/4 organic natural cane sugar (Next time I am going to try to substitute 100% Pure Maple Syrup and see how that works.)
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon 100% pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup oat flour, or ground oats (be sure to select gluten-free oats if you need GF brownies)
• Pinch of salt
• Maldon Smoked Sea Salt, to sprinkle on top once cooked
• Optional add-in: 1 cup of your choice of lightly toasted diced nuts, our favorite is pecans

METHOD:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350.

2. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat and stir in the chocolate. Stir constantly until mixture is melted and remove from heat.

3. Add in the vanilla and sugar and mix.

4. Whisk in one egg at a time.

5. Add the oat flour and salt and stir vigorously for one whole minute. This step is important to ensure everything is incorporated well.

6. If adding nuts, go ahead and add these next.

7. Pour brownie mixture into a  8 inch glass pan lined with greased parchment paper and bake for 25-30 minutes or until brownies appear set, but be careful not to over cook.

8. Let these guys cool completely before you cut them. Sprinkle with salt.  Enjoy!

*Use organic ingredients whenever possible

**Adapted from The Sprouted Kitchen.

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