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Side view of buckwheat brownie topped with bee pollen.

Healthy Buckwheat Brownies (Refined Sugar Free)

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  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8" x 4" pan 1x

Description

These healthy buckwheat brownies are made with buckwheat flour and sweetened with coconut sugar (refined sugar free).  They're rich and fudgy - a delicious gluten free and dairy free dessert.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (3ozI recommend 60-70% dark chocolate
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil (50g)
  • 1/3 cup buckwheat flour (52g)
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder (22g)
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar (53g)
  • 1 tsp instant coffee (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract


Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" x 4" loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Place the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepan. Melt on the stovetop, over low heat, stirring frequently. (Or melt it in a microwaveable dish in the microwave at 30 second intervals.) Once melted, set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the buckwheat flour cocoa powder, coconut sugar, instant coffee and salt. In a separate, smaller bowl, whisk together the egg, egg yolk and vanilla.
  4. Pour the wet mixtures into the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Combine with a spatula until just mixed. Do not overmix*
  5. Pour the brownie batter into your lined loaf pan and spread it out in a nice even layer.
  6. Place the brownies in your oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

  7. After baking, let the brownies cool in the pan to room temperature. Make sure they are fully cooled before cutting.
  8. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, up to one week.

Notes

*It is super important not to overmix the batter. Overmixing will result in a strange brownie texture. They'll still taste great, but will not look pretty and the texture will be different.