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Buttermilk Brownies

Cake style buttermilk brownies without refined sugars.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c honey
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/4 c coconut oil
  • 1/2 c water
  • 1/2 t sea salt
  • 1 1/2 c flour
  • 1 c coconut palm sugar
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c buttermilk
  • 1 t vanilla extract

Frosting/Ganache

  • 1/4 c coconut oil
  • 1/4 c butter
  • 3 T cocoa powder
  • 3 packets stevia
  • 1 T maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, coconut palm sugar, and baking soda. Set aside.

  3. In a medium saucepan over medium heat add cocoa powder, honey, butter, coconut oil, water, and sea salt. Heat until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add to dry ingredients.

  4. Add in eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Pour into prepared cookie sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes. Check at 10 minutes with a toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean remove the brownies from the oven and pour frosting/ganache over the top while hot. Cool completely before cutting into pieces. Store at room temp or in the fridge in an airtight container.

For the frosting/ganache

  1. Heat coconut oil and butter in a microwave safe bowl until just runny. The mixture shouldn't be clear or hot.

  2. Add the cocoa powder, stevia, and maple syrup to the oil and stir until combined. Pour over hot brownies.