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Guilt-free Two-bite Brownies
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Guilt-free Two-bite Brownies
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
32 mins
 
These two-bite brownies are made with dates cooked with coffee and cinnamon. The flavors meld together and complement the chocolate, creating a rich chocolate taste with no butter or oil and only a bit of additional sweetener.
Servings: 24 mini brownies
Author: Mary Gillespie
Ingredients
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Grease or line 24 mini-muffin cups.
  3. In small saucepan, combine dates, coffee and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and reduce heat to low. Cook until dates are soft and can be mashed with a spoon. (This should take 5-7 minutes). Watch the mixture carefully to keep if from sticking as the mixture becomes thick.
  4. Add honey and stir to blend.Remove from heat.
  5. While mixture is cooking, prepare cocoa by stirring it together with the boiling water until smooth.
  6. Add cocoa to date mixture and stir to combine thoroughly.
  7. Let cook to lukewarm, then beat in eggs.
  8. Stir together the flour, baking soda and salt and stir into date mixture.
  9. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean. Do not overbake.
  10. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely before serving.
Recipe Notes

For the flour, you can substitute 1/2 cup of oat flour for 1/2 cup of the whole wheat flour for some additional texture. To make oat flour, simply grind some rolled oats in a blender or food processor until very fine.