Beyond SCD Recipe: Grain-Free Brownie Bites

Name: Grain-Free Brownie Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 medium bananas - very ripe; ½ cup almond butter (make sure no sugar or other additives added besides oil and/or salt); ¼ cup honey; 3 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 3 tbsp cacoa butter - melted; ¼ cup coconut flour; ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

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NOTE: This recipe contains non-Specific Carbohydrate ingredient

When I’m creating a non-SCD recipe I like to keep the non-SCD ingredients limited to only one or two at the most. For this recipe I’m using unsweetened cocoa powder and it is the only non-SCD ingredient.

The primary sweetener is ripe bananas with just a little bit of honey so they are not overly sweet and the rich cocoa flavor really stands out. These are soft with a sponge-cake-like texture. They are a very sastisfying little treat.

I made this as bite-size to keep the portion small. when I have something that isn’t 100% SCD, I like to keep it limited because it can be easy to over-indulge, especially when something is as good as these.

There are a couple donut pan ones because I ran out of room in my mini-muffin pans. You’ll just need to add a few more minutes of baking time if you make them as donuts.

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Grain-Free Brownie Bites

Course Dessert

Cuisine Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo

Keyword almond butter, flourless, gluten free, grain free, gut health, paleo, sugar free

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 30 bites

Author Sherry Lipp

Ingredients

3 medium bananas – very ripe
½ cup almond butter (make sure no sugar or other additives added besides oil and/or salt)
¼ cup honey
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp cacoa butter – melted
¼ cup coconut flour
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F°
Line muffin pans with mini-muffin baking cups (or if using donut pan – lightly oil)
Add bananas, alnond butter, and honey to a large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl
Mix on medium-high speed for a minute until well-blended
Add eggs, vanilla, and melted cacoa butter
Mix on high speed for another minute
Add coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to mixture
Mix on medium speed for a minture until all ingredients are blended
Stir in chopped walnuts if using
Scoop batter into muffin cups until they are about ⅔ full
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean (add 5 – 10 minutes more if using donut pans)
Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes
Remove from pan and cool on wire rack the rest of the way – about 30 minutes
Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days and in freezer for up to a month

Recipe Notes

Non-SCD igredent – Cocoa Powder

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Sherry Lipp

Founder at Happy Gut For Life

Sherry is a Certificed Holistic Gut Practioner, author, and recipe creator. Sherry started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in 2000 and has been creating delicious, grain and gluten-free recipes ever since. She is the author of the Don't Skip Dessert SCD cookbooks.