While not strictly a GAPS recipe as cocoa and carob powder are not permitted on this diet, this grain-free brownies recipe can be enjoyed by people who are semi-GAPS and do not find starches to be a problem like grains and other disaccharides like sugar.
Date sugar and date syrup are allowed on GAPS as both are made only from dates.
These are delicious! My kids love them and it is great as they are so filling that you can only eat one or two squares. With regular brownies made with flour, it seems an easy task to eat most of the pan (at least in my case!).
I’ve added links so that you can see which brands I use.
Check out this no grain nut butter brownies recipe too if you’d like another variation. If you can tolerate grains, this sprouted flour brownie recipe is my personal favorite.
Grain Free Brownies Recipe
Healthy recipe for grain free brownies using whole food ingredients and sweetened with fruit. Satisfies without carbs and sugar!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecan flour finely ground
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder or carob powder
- 1/2 cup date syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup expeller pressed coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp chocolate extract use with carob powder only
- 4 drops stevia extract optional
- 1/4 tsp sea salt finely ground
Instructions
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Mix nut flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and optional baking soda in a pyrex 2 quart bakeware dish.
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Pour in liquid coconut oil (warm it if necessary to liquefy) and mix well.
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Add vanilla extract, chocolate extract, optional stevia and lightly beaten egg(s). Mix again.
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Bake at 350 F/ 177 C for 20 minutes. Take care not to overbake.
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Serve with blueberries and homemade whipped topping for an amazing taste treat.
Recipe Notes
Almond flour may be substituted for the pecan flour if desired.
Use 2 eggs instead of 1 if you prefer cake-like brownies.
Jenny, I'm so glad the brownies are a hit at your house! I will have to try making them with almond flour sometime. I'll bet that combination of flavors is really yummy – I'm thinking chocolate covered almonds? Definitely a good mix of flavors.
I didn't have all these ingredients, so I had to compromise, substituting almond flour for the pecan and grade B maple syrup for the date sugar. My boys are not big fans of coconut flour, but I decided to try it out anyway. (If they didn't want them, there would be more for me! HA!) I had to bake them about 10 minutes extra to get them to set. I took them out of the oven and my boys said "this smells like coconut…is there coconut?" I encouraged them to try a tiny bite, and they loved it! Within 30 minutes of baking, my three kids and I had eaten 3/4 of the pan! They totally loved them, and they all kept commenting on how good they were, asking if I'd make them regularly! Thanks for this great recipe, Sarah.
You know something sarah, i have made a similar recipe back in the day when I was a raw vegan, but it never satisfied me because I had to use the dehydrator to give it that "fake cooked" feel to it. I will try this one because i still have all these ingredients to use up! Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! 🙂 alex@amoderatelife
I'm always happy to see a grain-free recipe. Thank you for sharing at Two for Tuesday.
This is so unlike anything I've ever made…and it sounds delicious!! I may have to venture out of my norm and whip up a batch. Thanks for sharing with Two for Tuesdays this week =)
Sweet! I just did a couple lbs of crispy pecans and had made some cookies with them (http://eatingmyvegetables.blogspot.com/2010/06/cashew-cookies.html) – I can't believe how buttery they are. Hadn't thought of brownies!
Yay, looks like crispy nuts work as flour! Need to try this sometime….
You can't buy pecan flour that I've ever seen. Get yourself 4 cups raw pecans, soak in filtered water plus 2 tsp sea salt for 7 hours or overnight and then drain/dry them on cookie sheets in a warm oven for 12-24 hours until completely dry. Then simply put them in your food processor and grind them to flour.
Where do you get or how do you make finely ground pecan flour?
These look yummy! Will have to try these very soon. I've been missing treats like this.